Wheelhouse just found a production company that’s in it’s, well, wheelhouse. So it bought it.
Wheelhouse has acquired Anomaly Entertainment, which was founded in 2017 by producers and former Discovery Channel commissioners Matthew Kelly and Michael Sorensen. Anomaly has produced 40 Shark Week shows (Shaq Does Shark Week, Great White Abyss, Jaws Awakens, Legend of Deep Blue, Jackass Shark Week, Shark Trip: Eat, Pray, Chum, etc.) over the previous nine years; in addition to Discovery, Anomaly has created content for TLC, ID, HGTV, Food Network, Netflix, HBO Max, ESPN+ and NFL Films.
Anomaly is currently producing KPop Shark Heroes starring Ken Jeong (Community) and Rei Ami (KPop Demon Hunters). Its non-shark programming includes Rob Riggle: Global Investigator, Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, Caught!, The Visitors, Code of the Wild, Battle of the Beards, McEnroe’s Places and Extraordinary Stories Behind Everyday Things.
“Few folks in our world have had the success that Matt and Mike have on both sides of the aisle, buyers and sellers,” said Wheelhouse CEO Brent Montgomery. “We see not just a great cultural fit, especially with their broad work with athletes, entertainers and creators, but also new muscles brought to the Wheelhouse ecosystem.
