Blue Ant Studios

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Blue Ant Studios

Company overview

Blue Ant Studios is an international production studio and rights business with offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, London, Singapore and Sydney. The company’s diverse production slate spans scripted comedy and drama, unscripted entertainment, formats, high-impact documentaries, live-action kids + family, and animation. The studio is anchored in original storytelling, with award-winning series that include Blown Away (Netflix), Canada’s Drag Race (Crave), the scripted teen comedy series, Davey and Jonesie’s Locker (Hulu and Prime Video), Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies (Peacock), Drink Masters (Netflix), Race Against the Tide (CBC), The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (Prime Video), 9/11 Kids (CBC), See No Evil (Investigation Discovery US), and the adult-animated series, Gary and His Demons (Prime Video, Amazon Freevee). The company’s recent feature-length documentary, Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (Prime Video), was awarded the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award for Best Documentary in 2023. Blue Ant Studios’ distribution arm has a vast catalogue of over 7,000 hours of premium programming from the studio and third-party, top-tier producers around the world. Blue Ant Studios is a subsidiary of the global media company, Blue Ant Media.

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Blue Ant charting collaboration course

06-05-2025

Diane Rankin and Lilla Hurst of Blue Ant Studios outline how collaboration and coproduction are increasingly central to the company’s agenda

Since its launch in 2011, Blue Ant Media has grown to become a major player in the global content business, active across production, distribution and channels. Through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, it has established a leadership position in areas like factual, unscripted and FAST, with scripted slowly gaining momentum. There have been several notable traits that have enabled it to continue expanding in what has been a complex and fiercely competitive market. Producing great content is a given, but the firm has also retained a keen awareness of the importance of collaboration and customer focus. It has also been careful not to overreach in terms of content investment.

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Mark Bishop Co-President, leads all studio business across development, production & distribution, to deliver world-class content to partners around the globe.
Blue Ant Studios

Matt Hornburg Co-President, leads all studio business across development, production & distribution, to deliver world-class content to partners around the globe.
Blue Ant Studios

Diane Rankin EVP Content Development & Commercial Strategy. Oversees development and commercial strategy across Blue Ant Studios portfolio of unscripted, scripted, kids, family, and animation content.
Blue Ant Studios

Ben Barrett Global Head of Content Financing & Partnerships, oversees co-productions and pre-sales financing for Blue Ant production studio and global content partners, and works across acquisitions of third party content.
Blue Ant Studios

Featured playlist: Blue Ant - Playlist May 2025

He Said, She Said: Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni Blue Ant Studios

It’s the legal battle that all of Hollywood is talking about. Blake Lively has accused It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni of sexual misconduct on set, and he has countersued for defamation. Follow the twists and turns of this scandalous battle in HE SAID, SHE SAID: BLAKE LIVELY VS. JUSTIN BALDONI. MORE

The "A" Word: America's War On Women Blue Ant Studios

In THE A-WORD, we meet those most vulnerable to America’s abortion bans, and the medics who risk committing felonies to save them. Abortion - a word so stigmatised that it has become impossible to say - has divided this nation. Two years on, the fight over the “A-Word” has become a battle for freedom, equality and healthcare itself. MORE

Last Night Out Blue Ant Studios

LAST NIGHT OUT explores the tragic consequences of seemingly ordinary nights that spiral into devastating crimes. This true crime series examines real-life cases where lives were lost during what should have been carefree moments—nights out with friends, family celebrations, and intimate evenings with loved ones. MORE

Jack The Ripper: Written In Blood Blue Ant Studios

From leading producer Nutopia, JACK THE RIPPER: WRITTEN IN BLOOD is a gripping drama-documentary series that reveals a shocking new angle on the infamous Whitechapel murders. MORE

Never Get Busted! Blue Ant Studios

Barry Cooper is an expert at hiding drugs, evading police, and raising hell! But once upon a time he was a decorated narcotics officer at the forefront of the War on Drugs in Texas. After a botched raid leaves a family destroyed, his conscience flips, and he quits the force. Using stolen police tapes, he creates a series teaching drug users how to hide their stash. MORE

Much Ado About Shakespeare Blue Ant Studios

MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE follows Steven Wadlow, a window cleaner who believes that a painted portrait that has been hanging above his family’s television set for over half a century may be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Over eleven years, Steven embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about the portrait. MORE

Paranormal Evidence: You Can't Deny It Blue Ant Studios

PARANORMAL EVIDENCE: YOU CAN'T DENY IT is a thrilling series that presents undeniable evidence of the spirit world’s existence. Each episode takes viewers to some of the world's most notorious haunted locations - from diners to maximum security prisons - where paranormal entities have terrorized those who dare to enter. MORE

I Am A Stalker Blue Ant Studios

I AM A STALKER takes a chilling, first-of-its-kind look at the disturbing crime of stalking - told through the eyes of both perpetrators and survivors. Across eight episodes, convicted stalkers speak candidly about the twisted path from attraction to obsession, while survivors share powerful accounts of the trauma they endured and the fight for justice. MORE

Earth Oven Blue Ant Studios

Acclaimed actor Temuera Morrison (Star Wars' Jango and Boba Fett) hosts EARTH OVEN, a cultural, round-the-world adventure that explores the earth oven - a way of cooking that transcends location and time. MORE

Engineering By Catastrophe Blue Ant Studios

ENGINEERING BY CATASTROPHE explores how today’s most advanced structures are shaped by the disasters of the past. From spacecraft and skyscrapers to tunnels and flood barriers, each episode unpacks the engineering innovations behind modern marvels - and the catastrophic failures that inspired them. MORE

Secrets of the Lost Cities Blue Ant Studios

SECRETS OF THE LOST CITIES unearths the hidden mysteries behind the world’s most legendary ancient metropolises - how they rose, why they fell, and what they left behind. MORE

World War II: History On Trial Blue Ant Studios

As WWII ended and the full scale of its atrocities came to light, the world faced a pressing question: who would be held accountable? WORLD WAR II: HISTORY ON TRIAL explores the global pursuit of justice in the aftermath of humanity’s most devastating conflict. MORE

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Company overview

Campaign Profile

Blue Ant charting collaboration course

Contacts

Mark Bishop Co-President, leads all studio business across development, production & distribution, to deliver world-class content to partners around the globe. Blue Ant Studios

Matt Hornburg Co-President, leads all studio business across development, production & distribution, to deliver world-class content to partners around the globe. Blue Ant Studios

Diane Rankin EVP Content Development & Commercial Strategy. Oversees development and commercial strategy across Blue Ant Studios portfolio of unscripted, scripted, kids, family, and animation content. Blue Ant Studios

Ben Barrett Global Head of Content Financing & Partnerships, oversees co-productions and pre-sales financing for Blue Ant production studio and global content partners, and works across acquisitions of third party content. Blue Ant Studios

Featured playlist: Blue Ant - Playlist May 2025

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Mark Bishop Co-President, leads all studio business across development, production & distribution, to deliver world-class content to partners around the globe.
Blue Ant Studios

Matt Hornburg Co-President, leads all studio business across development, production & distribution, to deliver world-class content to partners around the globe.
Blue Ant Studios

Diane Rankin EVP Content Development & Commercial Strategy. Oversees development and commercial strategy across Blue Ant Studios portfolio of unscripted, scripted, kids, family, and animation content.
Blue Ant Studios

Ben Barrett Global Head of Content Financing & Partnerships, oversees co-productions and pre-sales financing for Blue Ant production studio and global content partners, and works across acquisitions of third party content.
Blue Ant Studios

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