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\n\tWheelhouse<\/a> just found a production company that\u2019s in it\u2019s, well, wheelhouse. So it bought it.<\/p>\n \n\tWheelhouse has acquired Anomaly Entertainment<\/a>, which was founded in 2017 by producers and former Discovery Channel commissioners\u00a0Matthew Kelly\u00a0and\u00a0Michael Sorensen. Anomaly has produced 40 Shark Week<\/a> shows (Shaq Does Shark\u00a0Week<\/em>,\u00a0Great White Abyss<\/em>,\u00a0Jaws Awakens<\/em>,\u00a0Legend of Deep Blue<\/em>,\u00a0Jackass Shark Week<\/em>,\u00a0Shark Trip: Eat, Pray, Chum<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n \n\tAnomaly is currently producing KPop Shark Heroes<\/em>\u00a0starring\u00a0Ken Jeong (Community<\/em>) and Rei Ami (KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>).\u00a0Its non-shark programming includes Rob Riggle: Global Investigator<\/em>,\u00a0Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, Caught!<\/em>,\u00a0The Visitors<\/em>,\u00a0Code of the Wild<\/em>,\u00a0Battle of the Beards<\/em>, McEnroe\u2019s Places\u00a0<\/em>and Extraordinary Stories Behind Everyday Things<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFew folks in our world have had the success that Matt and Mike have on both sides of the aisle, buyers and sellers,\u201d said Wheelhouse CEO Brent Montgomery. \u201cWe see not just a great cultural fit, especially with\u00a0their\u00a0broad work with athletes, entertainers and creators, but\u00a0also\u00a0new muscles brought to the Wheelhouse ecosystem.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAnomaly was looking for a partner that could help us scale and grow strategically for the future, and for us to land at Wheelhouse is a full circle moment,\u201d Kelly and Sorensen in a joint statement. \u201cWe\u2019ve known Brent a long time and, for us, not only did he and Wheelhouse recognize the value of the business we\u2019ve created, but they also saw synergy in our vision, which is to produce content that elevates talent, especially today\u2019s leading creators and sports figures, and tell their stories in exciting, authentic ways. We\u2019re thrilled to be part of the Wheelhouse family and eager to expand Anomaly across new platforms, while offering even greater capabilities to our clients and collaborators.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDuring their time as buyers and producers at Discovery, Kelly and Sorensen oversaw hit series like Gold Rush<\/em>,\u00a0Amish Mafia<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Skywire Live<\/em>\u00a0with Nik Wallenda. They also oversaw the development of\u00a0Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, Bering Sea Gold<\/em>,\u00a0Killing Fields<\/em>,\u00a0Coopers Treasure\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Yukon Men<\/em>. \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAnomaly is currently in production on series for Discovery, TLC, HGTV and Food Network, and is in development on potential series elsewhere.<\/p>\n \n\tWheelhouse and its subsidiary labels have produced Netflix\u2019s\u00a0Million Dollar Secret<\/em>,\u00a0King of Collectibles<\/em>,\u00a0Unknown Number: The High School Catfish<\/em>,\u00a0America\u2019s Sweethearts<\/em>, A&E\u2019s\u00a0Duck Dynasty<\/em> and other series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hollywoodreporter.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wheelhouse just found a production company that\u2019s in it\u2019s, well, wheelhouse. 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