North Road unites global production leaders under a top executive team.
With a portfolio of companies which includes scripted leader Chernin Entertainment, non-scripted chart-topper Kinetic Content, premium nonfiction company Words + Pictures, and much more, North Road is one of the world’s largest global independent content suppliers.
Who we are
Chernin Entertainment, founded by Peter Chernin in 2009, is a premium Film and TV production company based in Los Angeles. With more than 40 productions across film and television and nearly $5bn in global box office, Chernin Entertainment is a leading brand in premium scripted content.
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Founded in 2010, Los Angeles-based Kinetic Content creates and produces content for the global market. Led by founder and CEO Chris Coelen, Kinetic produces the top-rated series for multiple platforms including multiple global smash hits. Kinetic’s slate includes projects for multiple partners including Netflix, Lifetime, Prime Video, Hulu, Bravo, E!, ABC, HBO Max, and Peacock.
Founded in partnership with Connor Schell in 2021, Words + Pictures is a production studio with a mission to produce high-end, culturally-relevant nonfiction content. Their films and series have premiered at the top film festivals in the world, from Sundance to Toronto to Cannes, and have earned the most prestigious honors in media and entertainment – Academy Awards, Peabodys, Emmys, BAFTAs, and more.
Founded by Emmy-nominated producers Sarah Wetherbee and Emre Sahin, Istanbul- and LA-based Karga Seven is a multinational production company that produces scripted and non-scripted content for theatrical, broadcast and streamers in Turkey and across the world.
Perro Azul is a Mexican production company founded in 2019 by renown producers Alexis Fridman and Juan Uruchurtu. Their first productions, “Who Killed Sara?” and “Daughter From Another Mother,” remain two of the most-watched series in Mexico and internationally, each running successfully for three seasons. Perro Azul has on-going projects with some of the most notable writers and directors in Latin América, and are currently developing and producing shows for several streamers.
Founded by Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman, Left/Right creates television and film projects that illuminate the drama and comedy of real life by blending the conventions of documentary filmmaking with the look and feel of scripted television. The company has a diverse client base across an eclectic mix of genres ranging from hard-hitting documentaries to comedies. Their shows have been nominated for over 15 Emmy Awards and have won multiple awards, including the Emmy for Best Nonfiction Series.
Founded by Rasha Drachkovitch and Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch, 44 Blue Productions is an award-winning producer of non-fiction and unscripted content whose series have aired on more than 20 domestic television networks and in more than 120 countries worldwide. Currently, the company has more than 20 projects in production.
Founded by former football quarterback Peyton Manning in 2020, Omaha Productions is an American entertainment company known for producing Manningcast, an alternate live television broadcast of ESPN's Monday Night Football hosted by Peyton and his brother Eli. The company's branded content business produces live events, digital series, social campaigns and commercials.
Founded by Academy® Award winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Two One Five Entertainment's work includes a wide breadth of projects ranging from feature films and television specials to documentaries, animated series, podcasts, and digital programming. The company is the driving force behind Academy Award-winning documentary “Summer of Soul,” Sam Pollard’s “The League” and the award-winning historical documentary “Descendent.”