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The jackal Group "About Us"
Founded in 2014 by Gail Berman, The Jackal Group is a production company specializing in scripted and unscripted television, feature films, and live theater. Jackal has produced such varying projects as the cultural phenomenon TIDYING UP WITH MARIE KONDO for Netflix and THE ADDAMS FAMILY and THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 animated hit films for MGM. Berman’s successful film ELVIS premiered to great acclaim and eight Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, and Berman’s series THE PERFECT COUPLE, starring Nicole Kidman, was #1 on Netflix last fall.
The Jackal Group currently has a number of television projects on air. These include WEDNESDAY for Netflix and GRIMSBURG, an animated comedy starring Jon Hamm for FOX. Jackal currently has both the MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE (Disney+) and BUFFY (20th/Hulu) reboots in production. At present, The Jackal Group has an overall deal with Sony Television.
Gail Berman is Chairman and CEO of The Jackal Group. She is recognized as one of the most prolific content creators in the entertainment business, having launched award-winning properties for television, film, digital and the Broadway stage. She is one of the few media executives to hold the top posts at both a major film studio and a broadcast television network, having served as the President of Paramount Pictures and President of Scripted Programming at Fox, where she was responsible for developing iconic hits such as AMERICAN IDOL, 24, HOUSE, and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. Prior to that, she produced global hit shows such as BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL, and MALCOLM AND THE MIDDLE.