Secret Hideout
IndustryEntertainment, Movies and Television, Animation, Books, Games, Music
PredecessorK/O Paper Products
FoundedApril 22, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-04-22)
FounderAlex Kurtzman
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California
Key people
  • Aaron Baiers (President of Television)
  • Robyn Johnson (Director of Development)
Products
  • Television series
  • Motion pictures
  • Animation
  • Music
  • Books
  • Video Games

Secret Hideout is a film and television production company founded in 2014 by Alex Kurtzman. It is notable for the recent incarnations of the Star Trek franchise with Roddenberry Entertainment.

History

In 2014, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci announced that they would dissolve the partnership in motion pictures in order to focus solely on television.[1]

Later that year, the company signed a three-year production deal with Universal Pictures to produce its feature films. Secret Hideout's first film was The Mummy. They hired Jeb Brody, who was formerly an employee of Focus Features, and Bobby Cohen, who was a former K/O Paper Products staffer, to join the company, along with Kim Rosen, who served as head of digital and interactive.[2]

In 2016, it was announced that Roberto Orci was not attached to CBS All Access' revival of Star Trek: Discovery and that Kurtzman had signed a new deal with CBS Television Studios to produce Discovery along with Salvation. They hired former K/O staffers Heather Kadin and Aaron Baiers to join the company to manage its TV shows.[3]

In 2018, they signed a new deal with CBS Television Studios to expand the Star Trek franchise with new incarnations.[4]

In 2019, Robyn Johnson was hired as a development executive for Secret Hideout.[5]

In 2021, Kurtzman and Secret Hideout extended their overall deal with CBS Studios through 2026.[6] Baiers was also promoted to President of Television in late 2021, following Kadin's departure from the company.[7][8]

Filmography

Television

Release Title
2017–2018 Salvation
2017–present Star Trek: Discovery
2018–2020 Star Trek: Short Treks
2018–2019 Instinct
2020–2023 Star Trek: Picard
2020–present Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 The Comey Rule
2021 Clarice
2021–present Star Trek: Prodigy
2022–present Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Film

Year Title
2017 The Mummy

References

  1. ^ Drew, Brian. "Orci and Kurtzman to end film partnership; Orci lobbying to direct Trek 3". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. ^ Yamato, Jen (2014-09-02). "Alex Kurtzman's Secret Hideout Inks 3-Year Universal Deal". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. ^ "'Star Trek's' Alex Kurtzman Inks New CBS Deal, Splits With Roberto Orci". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2018-06-19). "Alex Kurtzman To Shepherd 'Star Trek' Franchise Expansion Under New 5-Year Overall Deal With CBS TV Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (2019-01-07). "Alex Kurtzman's Secret Hideout Ups Robyn Johnson To Development Executive". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 1, 2021). "Alex Kurtzman Inks Mega New Overall Deal With CBS Studios". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 13, 2021). "Heather Kadin Exits Secret Hideout After 12-Year Collaboration With Alex Kurtzman". Deadline Hollywood.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 13, 2021). "Alex Kurtzman's Secret Hideout Elevates Aaron Baiers To President Of Television". Deadline Hollywood.

External links

Alex Kurtzman
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