Secret Hideout is a film and television production company founded in 2014 by
Alex Kurtzman
Alexander Hilary Kurtzman (born September 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the ''Star Trek'' franchise since 2009, co-writing the scripts to ''Transformers (film), Transformers'' (2007), ''Transformers: Revenge ...
. It is notable for the recent incarnations of the ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' franchise with
Roddenberry Entertainment
Eugene Wesley "Rod" Roddenberry Jr. (born February 5, 1974) is an American television producer and the chief executive officer of Roddenberry Entertainment. He is the son of ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett and is an exec ...
.
History
In 2014,
Alex Kurtzman
Alexander Hilary Kurtzman (born September 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the ''Star Trek'' franchise since 2009, co-writing the scripts to ''Transformers (film), Transformers'' (2007), ''Transformers: Revenge ...
and
Roberto Orci
Roberto Gaston Orcí (born July 20, 1973) is a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. He began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Together they have been employed on television s ...
announced that they would dissolve the partnership in motion pictures in order to focus solely on television.
Later that year, the company signed a three-year production deal with
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
to produce its feature films. Secret Hideout's first film was ''
The Mummy
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Mummy or The Mummy may also refer to:
Places
*Mummy Range, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States
*Mummy Cave, a rock shelter and archeological site in Par ...
''. They hired Jeb Brody, who was formerly an employee of
Focus Features
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, and
Bobby Cohen
Bobby Cohen is an American film producer whose credits include ''The Cider House Rules'' and ''Memoirs of a Geisha''.
Life and career
Bobby Cohen was born on February 8, 1970, in New York state. Cohen's parents are both attorneys. After graduatin ...
, 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.
In 2016, it was announced that
Roberto Orci
Roberto Gaston Orcí (born July 20, 1973) is a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. He began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Together they have been employed on television s ...
was not attached to
CBS All Access
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' revival of ''
Star Trek: Discovery'' and that Kurtzman had signed a new deal with
CBS Television Studios
CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. It was formed on January 17, 2006, by CBS Corporation as CBS Paramount Television, as a renaming of the o ...
to produce ''Discovery'' along with ''
Salvation
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''. They hired former K/O staffers
Heather Kadin
Heather Kadin (born August 7, 1972) is an American television producer and film producer. She co- executive produces '' Star Trek: Discovery''.
Life and career
Kadin was born on August 7, 1972, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Before being President o ...
and Aaron Baiers to join the company to manage its TV shows.
In 2018, they signed a new deal with
CBS Television Studios
CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. It was formed on January 17, 2006, by CBS Corporation as CBS Paramount Television, as a renaming of the o ...
to expand the ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' franchise with new incarnations.
In 2019, Robyn Johnson was hired as a development executive for Secret Hideout.
In 2021, Kurtzman and Secret Hideout extended their overall deal with CBS Studios through 2026. Baiers was also promoted to President of Television in late 2021, following Kadin's departure from the company.
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
Secret Hideouton IMDb
{{Alex Kurtzman
Film production companies of the United States
Television production companies of the United States
American companies established in 2014
Entertainment companies established in 2014
Companies based in Beverly Hills, California
Entertainment companies based in California
2014 establishments in California