Don Cheadle Launches Production Venture

Actor, director and producer Don Cheadle has founded Radicle Act, a new production company that will work across TV and film.

The company promises to push a diverse slate of TV and film content from new and emerging talent into the media landscape. As part of its launch, Radicle Act has partnered with Industrial Media to produce TV and digital programming through an exclusive first-look deal. On the film side, through Radicle Act, Cheadle has set up the adaptation of the book Amari and the Night Brothers with Universal Pictures, which he will produce alongside Mandeville and Genius Productions.

Mika Pryce will join the company as senior VP and head of development to lead Radicle Act’s efforts to produce innovative content for all platforms. Pryce joins Radicle Act after serving as a creative executive at Universal Pictures.

Most recently, Cheadle received an Emmy Award nomination for his starring role in the Showtime comedy series Black Monday. He also starred in Showtime’s House of Lies, for which he was also executive producer and stepped behind the camera as director.

“With the advent of Radicle Act, we hope to live up to the namesake and seed the landscape, producing new and exciting material across multiple platforms,” said Cheadle. “Mika and I are looking very forward to rolling up our sleeves and getting to work with Industrial Media and many others ASAP.”

Eli Holzman, CEO of Industrial Media, added, “In addition to being an immensely talented actor, Don is also an accomplished producer going back to the Academy Award-winning Crash and continuing with television hits like House of Lies and Black Monday. We feel privileged to have landed this deal with Don and Mika. Radicle Act will be a driver for us as we expand our efforts in scripted television and as we seek to support and collaborate with up-and-coming talent and new voices.”

Pryce said, “I’m incredibly excited to be working with Don on a number of amazing projects across television and film, but especially excited to help curate projects that will center marginalized voices of all kinds within these spaces.”