Eureka Productions
Australian-American unscripted television production company
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Eureka Productions is an Australian-American television production company majority-owned by Fremantle. Launched in 2016 by former Endemol Shine Australia executives Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin with backing from Fremantle, the company primarily develops and produces non-scripted and reality programming in Australia and the United States.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 2016 |
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| Headquarters | |
Area served | Australia United States |
| Owner | Fremantle (2021–present) |
| Website | www |
Fremantle acquired a majority stake in Eureka in 2021. Since 2022, Eureka has been responsible for Fremantle's non-scripted output in Australia.
History
The company was formed by Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin, both executives with Endemol Shine Australia, setting up Los Angeles and Sydney offices in 2016.[2] The company also formed a partnership with Fremantle to co-produce international projects, with the studio taking an investment in Eureka.[3] In 2018, Eureka signed a deal with Lionsgate to be the exclusive distributor and producer of Lionsgate entertainment and unscripted series in Australia.[4]
In 2021, Fremantle acquired a majority stake in Eureka. In 2022, Fremantle restructured its Australian operations to make Eureka responsible for all of its non-scripted output, assuming production duties for existing series such as Australian Idol from Fremantle Australia (which will primarily focus on scripted dramas and factual programming under new CEO Greg Woods).[5][6]
Productions
Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.
| Title | Network | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Employables | SBS | 2016 | |
| Behave Yourself[7] | Seven Network | 2017–2020 | |
| The Voice Australia | Nine Network/Seven Network | 2017–present | Co-production with ITV Studios Australia; season 6 onwards. Earlier Nine Network iteration co-produced by Talpa Media Group and Shine Australia. |
| The Chefs' Line | SBS | 2017–2018 | |
| The Single Wives | Seven Network | 2018 | |
| Drunk History Australia | Network 10 | 2018–2020 | |
| Australian Spartan | Seven Network | 2018–2019 | |
| Pick, Flip and Drive | Facebook Watch | 2018 | |
| The Launch | CTV (Canada) | 2018–2019 | Co-production with Bell Media and Insight Productions |
| Crikey! It's the Irwins | Animal Planet Discovery+ | 2018–2022 | |
| Deadly Cults | Oxygen (United States) | 2019–2020 | co-production with The Intellectual Property Corporation |
| Dating Around | Netflix | ||
| Thrones 360 | Foxtel | 2019 | |
| Holey Moley | ABC (United States) | 2019–2022 | Co-production with Unanimous Media |
| The Real Dirty Dancing | Seven Network | 2019 | |
| The Amazing Race Australia | Network 10 | 2019–present | Season 4 onwards. Earlier Seven Network iteration produced by Active TV (seasons 1 & 2) and Seven Productions (season 3). |
| The Farmer Wants a Wife | Seven Network | 2020–present | Co-production with Fremantle Australia; from Season 10 onwards. Earlier iterations produced by FremantleMedia Australia. |
| Full Bloom[8] | HBO Max | 2020–2021 | |
| Name That Tune | Fox (United States) | 2021–present | Co-production with Prestige Entertainment and Fox Alternative Entertainment. Filmed in Sydney for the U.S. market.[9] Subsequent seasons were co-produced by BiggerStage, Prestige and Fox Alternative Entertainment and filmed in Ireland.[10] |
| Holey Moley (Australia) | Seven Network | 2021 | Co-production with Unanimous Media. |
| Luxe Listings Sydney | Amazon Prime Video | 2021–2022 | co-production with Amazon Studios and Kentel Entertainment |
| Frogger | Peacock | 2021 | Co-production with Konami Cross Media NY |
| Making It Australia | Network 10 | Co-production with Matchbox Pictures | |
| Finding Magic Mike[11] | HBO Max | Co-production with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television | |
| Twenty Somethings: Austin | Netflix | ||
| Parental Guidance | Nine Network | 2021–present | |
| The Real Dirty Dancing (United States) | Fox (United States) | 2022 | Co-production with Lionsgate Television Based on the Australian series of the same name.[12][13] |
| Byron Baes | Netflix | Co-production with Superreal. | |
| The Real Love Boat (Australia) | Network 10 | ||
| The Real Love Boat (United States) | CBS/Paramount+ | ||
| The Mole (US) | Netflix | 2022–present | Earlier ABC (United States) iteration produced by Stone Stanley Entertainment. |
| Kitchen Nightmares Australia | Seven Network | ||
| The Parent Test | ABC (United States) | 2022–2023 | Co-production with Walt Disney Television Alternative. Based on the Australian series Parental Guidance.[14] |
| Stars on Mars | Fox (United States) | 2023 | [15] |
| Australian Idol | Seven Network | 2023–present | Previous seasons on Network 10 co-produced by FremantleMedia Australia and 19 Entertainment. |
| Million Dollar Island | |||
| Farmer Wants a Wife | Fox (United States) | Previous seasons on The CW co-produced by FremantleMedia North America and Super Delicious Productions. | |
| The Floor | 2024–present | Co-production with Talpa and BiggerStage[16][17] | |
| The Quiz with Balls | Co-production with Talpa[18][19] | ||
| Restoration Australia | ABC | Co-production with Fremantle Australia; from Season 6 onwards. Earlier iterations produced by FremantleMedia Australia. | |
| Grand Designs Australia | Co-production with Fremantle Australia; from Season 11 onwards. Earlier iterations produced by FremantleMedia Australia. | ||
| The Secret DNA of US | SBS | 2025–present | [20] |
| The Floor (Australia) | Nine Network | Co-production with Talpa | |
| KPopped | Apple TV+ | Co-production with CJ ENM[21] | |
| Grand Designs Transformations | ABC | 2026–present | Season 2 onwards. Earlier iteration produced by FremantleMedia Australia. |
| Wonka: The Golden Ticket | Netflix | [22] | |
| Caught in the Middle | Seven Network | Co-production with Talpa[23] | |