Get Me Out Productions

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Get Me Out Productions
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Website getmeoutproductions.com

Get Me Out Productions is a Los Angeles-based company that specializes in unscripted, documentary and docuseries. Their lineup includes the streaming Crackle series Men of West Hollywood , one of the service's most popular original series; it also owns the court show Eye For An Eye . [1]

The company was founded by Akim Anastopoulo, also known as "Judge Extreme Akim" in Eye For An Eye, and Hali Anastopoulo, his daughter. The Anastopoulos are Greek-American from South Carolina. [1]

In addition to his credit on Eye for an Eye, Akim Anastopoulo is a successful trial attorney, named “Best Lawyer/Law Firm” by the Charleston City Paper from 2006 to 2009. [2]

Hali Anastopoulo was raised in South Carolina and Southern California. She says her move and education in Los Angeles put her on the path into the entertainment industry. [3] Hali Anastopoulo is the creator, co-director and executive producer (with her father) of Men of West Hollywood and was named one of Variety’s Reality TV Power Players in 2023 as well as one of Cynopsis Media’s Rising Stars in the media industry. [4] [5]

In April 2023, the company announced it signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation. It is partnered with Passion Distribution and has distributed Men of West Hollywood to Finland’s MTV3, Sweden’s TV4, Belgium’s DPG, Australia’s Foxtel and Quebecois Videotron. [1] In July 2022, Get Me Out announced an agreement with Film Fixers Balkans to focus on the production of unscripted productions in Europe and the opening of an office in Greece. [6] In November 2021 it was reported that Screen Media acquired the ad-supported rights to Men of West Hollywood. [7]

Get Me Out Productions’ reality series, Men of West Hollywood premiered on Crackle on January 20, 2022, and is one of the streaming service's most popular shows. [8] It won third place in 2022 for Marketing of a New Series at the Cablefax Faxie Awards, and received a nomination for Guilty Pleasure Show at the 10th Annual American Reality TV Awards. [9]

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