MWM (formerly known as Madison Wells Media) is an American diversified entertainment company. Founded by

Gigi Pritzker Gigi Pritzker (born 27 July 1962) is an American billionaire and film producer who is a member of the Pritzker family. Pritzker is co-founder of the film production and financing company Odd Lot Entertainment, producing several films including ' ...

and Clint Kisker in 2015, MWM produces film, television, live theater, podcasts, and interactive experiences.

History

Pritzker sought to "take advantage of a landscape that was rapidly changing and valuing 'content' in new ways," to "focus on storytellers in a way content never has before." MWM intended to create films, theater productions, and VR experiences under one umbrella to "expand and grow the IP that was born in any one of those units" through cross-pollination. Named after Madison and Wells Streets in Chicago, where Pritzker's great-grandfather sold newspapers when he was 12, MWM launched in November 2015. At the time of its founding, MWM operated under the banners of OddLot Entertainment (film and television), Reality One (interactive), and Relevant Live (theater). In 2017, to streamline its operations and increase flexibility across its multiple platforms, the divisions were brought together, and Reality One and Relevant Live were rebranded respectively as MWM Interactive and MWM Live. In November 2017, Oddlot was renamed MWM Studios. MWM Universe, an IP-focused division of MWM that acquires and develops properties across media including film, TV, gaming, comics and books, was established in 2018 when they partnered with Chicago-based artist Hebru Brantley and his Angry Hero Productions to create fully immersive storyworlds.

MWM Studios

MWM Studios, a division of MWM, teams with storytellers to produce feature films and television programming and develops, finances and arranges global distribution for its original content. The studio, led by Rachel Shane, CCO, and COO Adrian Alperovich, has produced films such as the

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-nominated ''Hell or High Water'' and the Emmy Award-winning television series ''Genius''. Its adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's ''

Motherless Brooklyn ''Motherless Brooklyn'' is a 2019 American neo-noir crime film written, produced, and directed by Edward Norton, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Jonathan Lethem. Set in 1957 New York City, the film stars Norton as a private invest ...

'' (written by, directed, and starring

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) was released in November, 2019.

Filmography

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'' My Spy''
'' Hell or High Water''
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'' Genius: Aretha''
'' The Eyes of Tammy Faye''
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MWM Universe

Established in 2018, the IP-focused division of the company, MWM Universe, acquires IP and builds out franchisable story worlds, acts as a strategic partner to MWM investment companies including Wonderstorm.

Projects

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''Nevermore Park''

MWM Interactive

The interactive division, previously known as MWM Immersive, created and published video games and produces virtual reality experiences. MWM announced its expansion into video game publishing on September 4, 2019 and closed its doors on June 28, 2022.

VR Projects

''War Remains''
''Chained: A Victorian Nightmare''
''Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son''
''SoKrispy Daydreams''

Game Titles

''Creature in the Well'' ''Mundaun''

MWM Live

MWM Live is the live global entertainment division of MWM. It is led by executive producer Jamie Forshaw, formerly the VP of Production for Andrew Lloyd Weber's

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. MWM Live has developed and produced projects such as the Broadway musical, ''Hadestown,'' and ''Million Dollar Quartet'', which inspired the CMT series ''

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Plays and musicals

Hadestown ''Hadestown'' is a musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Anaïs Mitchell. It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice, a young girl looking for something to eat, goes to work in a hellish industrial vers ...

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'' The Inheritance''
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''(2021 revival)''
'' ''Red Roses, Green Gold''
''Snapshots''

Selected awards and nominations

Academy Awards

British Academy Film Awards

Emmy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

References

External links

Madison Wells Media official site
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