Hoodlum (production company)

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Hoodlum is an Australian production company founded by Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson, [1] with a main office in Brisbane and a U.S. office in Los Angeles as of 2015. [2] [3] The company also operates in the UK. [4]

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Work

In 2011, Hoodlum produced the FOX8 multi-platform 10-part TV drama series SLiDE , which was nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award. [1] [5]

In 2012 Hoodlum produced The Strange Calls , a six-part narrative comedy series for Australia's ABC. [6] [7] [8] In January 2015, a U.S. adaptation of The Strange Calls was ordered to pilot at NBC. [9] Hoodlum also worked with ABC (U.S.) on a remake of Fat Cow Motel, their 13-part TV comedy series. [3]

In 2014, Hoodlum's television division produced the six-part show Secrets & Lies for Network Ten Australia. [10] [11] It also produced the adaptation Secrets and Lies for ABC (U.S.), which returned for a second season in 2016. [12] [13]

In 2015, the company produced for Disney a teen sci-fi feature film Red Sands, set in the Australian outback. In the same year, it was developing the psychological thriller Exposure for A&E Studios and Lifetime (U.S.), and supernatural drama Tidelands for Netflix.[ citation needed ]

Hoodlum Digital has created many multi-platform [14] experiences for TV and film franchises, including The Bourne Legacy ; Lost (for which they won a Creative Arts Emmy Award [15] ); Spooks (for which they won two BAFTA Craft Awards [16] ); and Primeval . Their online game Primeval Evolved won an International Digital Emmy. [17] [18] Other work includes Salt , Vikings , and Texas Rising .[ citation needed ]

As of June 2023 Hoodlum was working on the film of the book No Friend But the Mountains , by journalist and refugee advocate Behrouz Boochani. [4]

Personnel

Screenwriter and director Lucas Taylor was a creative director at Hoodlum from 2011 or 2012 to 2016. He worked on where he worked on various projects, including The Bourne Legacy, Salt, Dance Academy , Primeval, and Divergent . [19] [20]

As of June 2023, co-founders Robertson and Mayfield share the role of chief creative officer, leading a team of four creatives and two business staff. [21]

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