Rideback produces premium film and television content for global audiences. As a production company, Rideback supports and empowers visionary storytellers who share our passion for entertaining audiences in delightfully surprising ways. Our focus on originality and excellence unites the creative ambitions of writers and directors with the financial interests of studios, streaming platforms, networks and brands. We seek out courageous partners interested in telling fresh, compelling stories and lead them toward a common goal: groundbreaking content that draws people in.
Rideback’s expertise is in creating cultural events such as the “LEGO,” ”Sherlock Holmes,” and “IT” franchises. The company’s films have grossed $6 Billion in worldwide box office. The company produced the live-action box office hit “Aladdin” for Disney, the highly-acclaimed “The Two Popes” for Netflix, and the hit sequel “IT: Chapter 2” for New Line. Rideback additionally develops television series for network, cable and OTT, and currently produces Netflix’s acclaimed live-action series “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” The CW’s “Walker,” a reimagining of the hit series “Walker, Texas Ranger” starring Jared Padalecki, now in its fourth season, and Hulu’s upcoming “Interior Chinatown.”
We help forward-thinking brands find the essence of their brand story by harnessing the creative power of the Rideback community.
Whether it’s a consumer or corporate brand or an individual client, we help uncover the most powerful narrative opportunities by pairing our proprietary brand concept and development services with the industry’s most visionary storytellers.
Rideback brings brand stories to life across film, television and digital media, allowing companies to better connect with audiences, enhance their core promise and delight their customers.
Jonathan Eirich
Co-CEO
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Michael LoFaso
Co-CEO
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Lindsey Liberatore
EVP of Television
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Ryan Halprin
Senior Vice President, Production
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Nick Reynolds
Vice President, Film
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Courteney Tarantin
Vice President, Television
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Ciao Zhao
Executive Assistant, Film Team
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Mar 07 2024
Avatar: The Last Airbender, the anime-inspired live-action series, will be able to tell the story of the four nations: Water. Earth. Fire. Air after Netflix renewed it for a further two seasons. The streamer has handed the show a two-season renewal order to conclude the story of Aang’s journey to become the Avatar. It comes…
Apr 21 2023
Chris Sanders is in final negotiations to voice the character of Stitch in Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Tia Carrere, who originally voiced Nani in the first film, will also play the newly created Mrs. Kekoa, while Amy Hill will star as a new character named Tūtū. Sanders, who wrote…
Apr 17 2023
Lena Khan (“Flora and Ulysses”) is set to direct the Bollywood comedy “Best of the Best.” The Amazon Studios project, formerly titled “For the Culture,” chronicles the highly competitive world of collegiate Bollywood dance competitions. Comedian Hasan Minhaj, best known for his Peabody Award-winning Netflix series “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” wrote the project with…
Feb 17 2023
Zach Galifianakis has closed a deal to star in Lilo & Stitch, Disney’s live-action remake of its cult 2002 animated movie. Dean Fleischer Camp, the filmmaker behind indie darling and best animated feature Oscar nominee Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, is directing the feature that is intended to be a major release on Disney+.…
We support and empower visionary storytellers who share our passion for entertaining audiences in delightfully surprising ways.
When you fall, somebody will be there to pick you up. When you’ve gone as far as you think you can go, somebody will be there to show you a different path. And when you’ve succeeded, there will always be somebody for you to circle back and bring along.
Everybody in. Everybody forward. Everybody up.
We bring people and ideas together to elevate the potential of both. We open doors people may never have seen, to stories they didn’t know they could tell, to places they never thought possible.
Our goal is to develop emerging talent, create opportunities for a more diverse mix of voices, and inspire change. Programs have included the inclusion-focused writer residency Rideback TV Incubator, formed in partnership with leading film and TV studio MRC, which provided a curated group of talented writers from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to create their own shows for cable and streaming in a collaborative, mentor-based environment. Rideback also partnered with production shingle Thinking Hat to form the Rideback Thinking Hat Campfire, which gave underrepresented voices the opportunity to develop shows for broadcast. In 2022, Rideback CEO Dan Lin announced the launch of Rideback Rise, a 501c3 non-profit BIPOC content accelerator, independently funded and separate from Rideback, to support experienced creators in making mainstream film and television in order to advance racial equity. Rise is supported by prominent organizations including the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and Doris Duke Foundation, among others.
Our new home is Rideback Ranch, a creative campus in Historic Filipinotown that brings together diverse storytellers in a unique setting to inspire collaboration and innovation. Designed to pioneer new ways of working, the space gives writers, directors and other creatives an opportunity to learn from each other, push boundaries and explore new ideas.
We‘re an active member of the community we now call home. We reach out and give back, offering our time, talents, and energy in support of local organizations that share our commitment to lifting people up. Our goal is to build relationships and develop partnerships that bring everyone in the community forward. Our current partnerships include a Young Storytellers program at Union Elementary, the largest elementary school for first-time immigrants to Los Angeles, and regular events with the Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children. In 2018, Rideback worked closely with then-Mayor Eric Garcetti and filmmaker Ava DuVernay to launch the Evolve Entertainment Fund (EEF), which sought to bring more people from underserved communities into our industry.
Rideback and Rideback Ranch are proudly located in Historic Filipinotown
1660 Beverly Boulevard | Los Angeles, CA 90026
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