Jax Media

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Jax Media
Company type Private
Industry Production company
Founded2011;13 years ago (2011) in New York City, New York, U.S.
Founder
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, U.S.
Key people
Brooke Posch (President)
Parent Imagine Entertainment
Website jaxmedia.com

Jax Media is an American film and television production company co-founded by Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, and John Skidmore. [1] [2] [3] It is known for producing long-running series Broad City , Difficult People , Younger , and Inside Amy Schumer .

Contents

In February 2018, Imagine Entertainment acquired a controlling stake in Jax Media. [4] [5]

Filmography

Television

Current

YearTitleNetworkNotesRef.
2018–present The Conners ABC with Mohawk Productions and Werner Entertainment
2020–present Emily in Paris Netflix with Darren Star Productions and MTV Entertainment Studios
2022–present Uncoupled Netflix with Darren Star Productions, Jeffrey Richman Productions and MTV Entertainment Studios
2023–present Everyone Else Burns Channel 4 with Universal International Studios

Former

YearTitleNetworkNotesRef.
2013–2022 Inside Amy Schumer Comedy Central
Paramount+
with So Easy Productions, Irony Point, Comedy Partners and MTV Entertainment Studios
2014–2019 Broad City Comedy Central with 3 Arts Entertainment, Paper Kite Productions and Comedy Partners
2015–2016 The Jim Gaffigan Show TV Land with Fedora Entertainment, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Burrow Owl Productions, Chimichanga Productions, Inc., Sony Pictures Television, TV Land Original Productions
2015–2017 Difficult People Hulu with 3 Arts Entertainment, Paper Kite Productions and Universal Cable Productions
2015–2017 Odd Mom Out Bravo with Rottenberg-Zuritsky Productions, Piro Vision and Left/Right Productions
2015 Eye Candy MTV with Blumhouse Television and MTV Production Development
2015–2021 Younger TV Land
Paramount+ / Hulu
with Darren Star Productions and TV Land Original Productions
2016–2018 Loosely Exactly Nicole MTV
Facebook Watch
with 3 Arts Entertainment
2016–2022 Search Party TBS
HBO Max
with Quiet and Considerate Productions, Semi-Formal Productions. Inc and Studio T
2016–2022 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TBS with Randy & Pam's Quality Entertainment
2016 Netflix Presents: The Characters Netflix with Netflix
2016–2019 The Detour TBS with TBS Productions, Randy & Pam's Quality Entertainment, Studio T and Nomadic Productions
2017–2018 The Rundown with Robin Thede BET with For Better or Words Inc. and Enterprises Inc.
2017–2019 Nobodies TV Land
Paramount Network
with On the Day Productions
2018–2022 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman Netflix with Worldwide Pants, RadicalMedia, and Zero Point Zero Production
2018 Roseanne ABC with Mohawk Productions and The Carsey-Werner Company
2019–2023 The Other Two Comedy Central
HBO Max
with Broadway Video, Comedy Partners and MTV Entertainment Studios
2019–2022 Russian Doll Netflix with Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television
2019–2022 Desus & Mero Showtime with Bodega Boy's Original and Chopped Cheese
2019–2022 South Side Comedy Central
HBO Max
with HBO Max
2019–2023 A Black Lady Sketch Show HBO with 3 Arts Entertainment, Hoorae Media, and For Better or Words, Inc.
2019–2022 First Wives Club BET+ with Paramount Television Studios and Tracy Yvonne Productions
2019 Living With Yourself Netflix with Likely Story
2020 Wilmore Peacock with Universal Television
2020–2021 Haute Dog HBO Max with HBO Max
2022 Chivalry Channel 4 with Baby Cow Productions
2022 The Pentaverate Netflix with Netflix
2022 Partner Track Netflix with Netflix
2022 Wedding Season Star with Disney Platform Distribution and Dancing Ledge Productions

Films

YearTitleDirectorGross
(worldwide)
NotesRef.
2014 Top Five Chris Rock $26.1 millionwith IAC Films and Scott Rudin Productions
2015 A Very Murray Christmas Sofia Coppola with American Zoetrope, Departed Productions and South Beach Productions
2017 I Love You, Daddy Louis C.K. with Pig Newton, Inc.
Unreleased
2022 Fire Island Andrew Ahn with Searchlight Pictures
2022 Wedding Season Tom Dey with Samosa Stories and Imagine Entertainment
2023 The Slumber Party Veronica Rodriguezwith Imagine Kids+Family

Specials

YearTitleDirectorNotesRef.
2015 I'm Brent Morin Lance Bangs with Netflix
2015 Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo Chris Rock with HBO
2017 Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for JokesSeth Barrish
Mike Birbiglia
with Netflix
2018 John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City Alex Timbers with Netflix
2018 Chris Rock: Tamborine Bo Burnham with Netflix

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References

  1. "About". Jax Media. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. Rose, Lacey (2022-01-11). "Jax Media Elevates Brooke Posch to President". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. White, Peter (2022-01-10). "Jax Media's Tony Hernandez & Lilly Burns Promoted To Presidents Of Imagine Entertainment, Will Oversee Film & TV". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (20 February 2018). "Imagine Entertainment Takes Controlling Interest In Comedy Series Producer Jax Media". Deadline. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. Littleton, Cynthia (21 February 2018). "Imagine Entertainment Acquires Tony Hernandez's Jax Media". Variety. Retrieved 17 May 2018.