All3Media America & Charles Wachter Unveil Hard North Media

All3Media America has partnered with Emmy Award-winning executive producer and showrunner Charles Wachter to launch the new unscripted venture Hard North Media.

Hard North Media will focus on creating and producing multi-genre unscripted content for broadcast, streaming and cable networks in the U.S. The company’s output will include entertainment formats, competition series, game shows and live events.  

Over the course of his career, Wachter has produced over 35 television series. In addition to executive producing and showrunning all four seasons of the award-winning Holey Moley on ABC, his other credits include Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (ABC), King of the Nerds (TBS) and the reboot of Fear Factor (MTV).  In 2021, Wachter also executive produced and was showrunner for ABC’s The Celebrity Dating Game, Youtube’s Copy That! and has pilots in development at Netflix and the CBC in Canada. 

“Charles is one of the most successful unscripted creators and showrunners in the business and joins us at a time when demand in this space has never been stronger,” said Jane Turton, All3Media CEO. “His fantastic credentials and relationships with leading networks and platforms perfectly complement our core unscripted business in the U.S., and we are thrilled to have him join the All3Media family.”

“I can’t think of anywhere better to launch a new venture like Hard North Media,” said Wachter.  “All3Media is a place that empowers creative talent and is home to some of the most successful unscripted series in the U.S.  I’m excited to get started and have Hard North play a part in their continuing success story.”