| Hyphenate Media Group | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Production company |
| Founders: | Eva Longoria Cris Abrego |
| Location: | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Key People: | Eva Longoria (CCO) Cris Abrego (CEO) |
| Subsid: | UnbeliEVAble Entertainment |
Hyphenate Media Group is an American film and television production company founded in October 2023 by actress, producer, and director Eva Longoria, and television producer, writer, and media executive, Cris Abrego. It is known for producing the film John Wick (2014), and the television series Ready for Love, Telenovela, and Grand Hotel.
In October 2023, the company acquired Longoria's production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, which was founded in 2005, and became a subsidiary of the company.
In 2005, American actress, producer, and director Eva Longoria founded the production company, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, in California, United States.[1] In 2012, the company signed a first-look development deal with Universal Television.[2]
In August 2016, the company signed a two-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures from 2016 to 2018.[3] Also in August 2016, Will Rack joined the company as vice president. Before joining the company, Rack was an associate producer at 21 Laps Entertainment.[3] Rack left the company in March 2020.[4]
In September 2020, the company signed a three-year first-look deal with 20th Television.[5] In April 2021, Adriana Martínez Barrón joined the company as vice president of film,[6] until January 2022.[7] In April 2022, Sandra Condito joined the company as president of television and film,[8] succeeding Ben Spector who left the company also in April 2022.[9] Before joining the company, Condito was the senior vice president of International Production and Development at Sony Pictures.
In March 2022, the company partnered with My Cultura Podcast Network, a iHeartMedia owned podcast network, to create multiple scripted and unscripted podcasts. Podcasts launched through the partnership include: Connections With Eva Longoria, a guests based podcast hosted by Longoria, Sisters of the Underground, a podcast that follows the true story of the Mirabal sisters, and Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejón, a food podcast hosted by Longoria and American author Maite Gomez-Rejón.[10] [11]
In September 2022, the company partnered with short-form video social network TikTok, and media company MACRO, to create a content creator incubator called the "Latinx Creatives Grant", which helps selected Latinx content creators on TikTok financially, and with "educational programming and networking opportunities".[12]
In October 2023, Hyphenate Media Group was co-founded by Longoria, and television producer, writer, media executive, and chairman of the Americas at Banijay, Cris Abrego.[13] [14] Longoria will serve as Hyphenate's co-founder and chief creative officer, and Abrego will serve as co-founder and CEO.[14] Banijay also has a strategic investment in the company. Longoria's UnbeliEVAble Entertainment and it's filmography was acquired by Hyphenate Media Group, and is now a subsidiary of the new company.[13]
In March 2024, it was announced that Jada Miranda had joined the company as the company's president of television, Karla Pita Loor had joined as chief strategy officer, and Alex Chang joined as chief operating officer.[15] Before joining the company, Miranda was president of scripted television and production at STX Entertainment, and both Loor and Chang join the company from Banijay Americas.[15]
In June 2024, it was announced that Rachelle Mendez had joined the company as head of unscripted, overseeing the development and production of new unscripted television series.[16] Mendez is an 8-time Emmy Award winner.[16]
| Year | Title | Director | Gross (worldwide) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | John Wick | Chad Stahelski | $86 million | with Summit Entertainment, Thunder Road Films, 87Eleven Productions, MJW Films, DefyNite Films, and Company Films | [17] | |
| 2018 | Reversing Roe | Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg | with Lincoln Square Productions and Break Thru Films | [18] | ||
| 2021 | Burros | Jefferson Stein | with Ten to the Six Pictures and Artless Media | [19] | ||
| 2022 | La Guerra Civil | Eva Longoria Bastón | with DAZN Originals | [20] |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ready for Love | NBC NBC.com/Hulu | with Renegade 83 Entertainment and Universal Television | [21] | |
| 2015–2016 | Telenovela | NBC | with Tall and Short Productions and Universal Television | [22] | |
| 2019 | Grand Hotel | ABC | with BT's Fishing Team and ABC Studios | [23] | |
| 2021 | Let's Get Merried | VH1 | with Blue Ice Pictures and MTV Entertainment Studios | [24] | |
| 2022 | Gordita Chronicles | HBO Max | with Osprey Productions, Cinestar, Bons Mots Emporium Inc., Sony Pictures Television, and HBO Max Originals | [25] | |
| 2024–present | Land of Women | Apple TV+ | with Bambu Studios | [26] |
| Year | Title | Host(s) | Provider | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Connections with Eva Longoria | Eva Longoria | My Cultura Network/iHeartMedia | Guest, society, culture | |||
| 2022–present | Sisters of the Underground | My Cultura Network/iHeartMedia | History | with School of Humans Audio Productions | [32] | ||
| 2022–present | Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejón | Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejón | My Cultura Network/iHeartMedia | Food | [33] |