Original Productions

If reality shows about aspiring chefs and catty fashion designers are a bit too tame for your taste, Original Productions should satisfy your moreIf reality shows about aspiring chefs and catty fashion designers are a bit too tame for your taste, Original Productions should satisfy your more adventurous cravings. The company produces non-fiction, often danger-laden television series for broadcast networks and cable channels, including the documentary series Deadliest Catch, about the dangerous lives of King Crab fisherman; Ice Road Truckers; and Ax Men, a show about loggers in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to TV production, the company provides all the music for its programs through subsidiary Amygdala Music. Original Productions was founded in 1999 by producer Thom Beers. UK-based FremantleMedia owns a 75% stake in the business.