{"id":113663,"date":"2023-11-15T20:17:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/15\/the-north-road-company-acquires-jason-hehirs-little-room-films-deadline\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T20:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:17:24","slug":"the-north-road-company-acquires-jason-hehirs-little-room-films-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/15\/the-north-road-company-acquires-jason-hehirs-little-room-films-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"The North Road Company Acquires Jason Hehir\u2019s Little Room Films \u2013 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tEXCLUSIVE<\/strong>: The North Road Company<\/a>\u2019s funding drive continues.<\/p>\n

\n\tPeter Chernin<\/a>\u2019s firm has acquired Little Room Films<\/a>, the manufacturing firm established by Jason Hehir<\/a>, the director behind the hit basketball docuseries The Last Dance<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tIt marks Chernin\u2019s newest funding within the non-fiction area, having invested in Words+Pictures, the corporate began by former ESPN content material chief Connor Schell.<\/p>\n

\n\tHehir has labored intently with Words+Pictures; along with producing and directing The Last Dance, <\/em>which due to unimaginable footage and Michael Jordan\u2019s participation turned ESPN\u2019s most-watched documentary ever, which was exec produced by Schell and Libby Geist, Hehir additionally directed and exec produced Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space<\/em>, the Netflix docuseries that was produced by Words+Pictures. He additionally labored intently with 30 for 30 co-creator Schell throughout his time at ESPN.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tJason Hehir (Little Room Films)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tLittle Room Films was based by Hehir in 2021, within the wake of the success of The Last Dance.<\/em> Hehir can also be the director of HBO\u2019s Andre The Giant<\/em> documentary and his slate contains Murder in Boston: Roots,<\/em> Rampage & Reckoning,<\/em> a documentary collection for HBO produced in affiliation with The Boston Globe that’s popping out in December. He additionally has tasks within the works with Netflix.<\/p>\n

\n\tHehir has gained a variety of Emmys through the years together with Outstanding Directing For A Documentary\/Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series for The Last Dance<\/em>. He will stay President of Little Room Films. <\/p>\n

\n\tIt is The North Road Company\u2019s newest funding in a busy interval. The firm not too long ago invested a \u201csignificant\u201d stake in Two One Five Entertainment<\/a>, based by Questlove and Black Thought of The Roots, earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn the non-fiction aspect, it continues to increase the businesses working beneath Words + Pictures. Last 12 months, it acquired Jonathan Hock\u2019s Hock Films and, in May, acquired an possession stake in Peyton Manning\u2019s Omaha Productions.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe North Road Company nonetheless has plenty of funding at its fingertips; it acquired $800 million final 12 months together with $500M from Providence Equity Partners and $300M in debt financing from Apollo Advisors, by means of its managed associates, in addition to an\u00a0additional $150 million earlier this 12 months from the Qatar Investment Authority.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tWords+Pictures\u2019 slate features a docuseries for Netflix in regards to the U.S. Women\u2019s National Soccer staff\u2019s 2023 World Cup run, The Yankees Win<\/em> for ESPN, HBO\u2019s The Lionheart <\/em>in regards to the late champion motorsports driver Dan Wheldon and an upcoming documentary in regards to the late Christopher Reeve. The firm additionally produces stay reveals by way of its Full Day Productions banner together with The Netflix Cup.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAll of us at Little Room Films are thrilled to join forces with The North Road Company. Peter [Chernin] and David [Nevins] are building a creative powerhouse, and we are excited to be a part of it going forward. I\u2019m also looking forward to continuing a long and successful partnership with Connor Schell, Libby Geist, and the incredible team they\u2019ve built at Words + Pictures. Connor is a visionary leader and a trusted collaborator. I\u2019m excited for the possibilities ahead and grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such talented partners,\u201d stated Hehir.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSchell stated, \u201cHaving worked with Jason so many times, we have seen firsthand his ability to consistently tell the most compelling, high-end, and broadly resonant stories. Little Room is a perfect fit in the North Road portfolio, and we are so excited\u00a0to offer the resources to help support its continued growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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