Serial Maven Merges with Cantina Media

Serial Maven Studios is combining with the production company Cantina Media, with an expanded slate of over 350 hours of premium unscripted programming across a broad range of genres.

The merged business will retain the name Serial Maven Studios, with Cantina Media becoming its production label. The new company will focus on delivering a bespoke 360-degree approach to co-financing, co-production and distribution and content solutions tailored to the needs of the international marketplace.

“This merger underscores our optimism and forward-thinking drive to tell stories with global relevance,” said Solange Attwood, CEO of Serial Maven Studios. “By combining the creative and production expertise of our production label Cantina Media with our global financing and distribution capabilities, we are positioned to deliver even greater value to our platform partners and audiences worldwide.”

“We’re thrilled to bring together our complementary talents,” said Cantina co-founder Michael Kot. “We’re building a flexible and adaptive company that is uniquely positioned for an ever-evolving media landscape. Our merger embraces the new market and audiences with innovation, efficiency and reach.”

Cantina Media was founded in 2024 by Kot and Betty Orr. Under their former label, Saloon Media, the pair delivered award-winning productions for a range of services. Kot and Orr’s credits include acclaimed productions such as Canada’s Drag Race (Crave), Hoarders (A&E), Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer(Amazon Prime), Life Below Zero (National Geographic & Cottage Life) and See No Evil (Discovery ID).