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'' (2007), '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' and ...

. It is notable for the recent incarnations of the ''

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'' franchise with

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History

In 2014,

and

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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

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to produce its feature films. Secret Hideout's first film was ''

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''. They hired Jeb Brody, who was formerly an employee of

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, and

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, 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

was not attached to

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' revival of '' Star Trek: Discovery'' and that Kurtzman had signed a new deal with

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to produce ''Discovery'' along with ''

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''. They hired former K/O staffers

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and Aaron Baiers to join the company to manage its TV shows. In 2018, they signed a new deal with

to expand the ''

'' 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

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