Matchbox Pictures

Film and television production company

Matchbox Pictures

Company type| Subsidiary
Industry| Television
Genre| Television production
Founded| 2008
Founders|

* Tony Ayres
* Penny Chapman
* Helen Bowden
* Michael McMahon
* Helen Panckhurst

Headquarters|

Sydney

Australia

Area served

| Australia

Key people

| Alastair McKinnon
(managing director)
Services| Film and television program production
Parent| Universal International Studios (2011–present)
Subsidiaries| Big & Little Films
Tony Ayres Productions[1]
Website| matchboxpictures.com

Matchbox Pictures is a film and television production company headquartered in Sydney with production houses in Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore.[2][3] It was formed in 2008 by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Panckhurst. In 2011, NBCUniversal took a majority stake in Matchbox Pictures, and full ownership by January 2014.[4]

Matchbox Pictures is led by Alastair McKinnon (managing director), Matthew Vitins (COO), Debbie Lee (Director of Scripted Development), Penny Chapman (Producer), Helen Panckhurst (Head of Production), Michael McMahon (Producer), and Kate O'Connell (Finance Director).

On 16 July 2018, Matchbox Pictures and NBCUniversal backed co-founder Tony Ayres' new company, Tony Ayres Productions.[1]

## Productions

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Current or upcoming productions are listed in bold text.

### Film

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* The Home Song Stories (2007)
* Saved (2009) (TV movie)
* Lou (2010)
* The Turning – Cockleshell (2013)
* Cut Snake (2014)
* Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows (2016)
* Ali's Wedding (2016)

### Television

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Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.

Title  | Network  | Years  | Notes

|
|
|

Anatomy | ABC TV | 2008–2013 |
Darwin's Lost Paradise | — | 2009 | Documentary
Saved | — | Tele-movie
My Place | ABC Me | 2009–2011 |
Miss South Sudan Australia | ABC TV | 2010 |
Leaky Boat | 2011 |
Sex: An Unnatural History | SBS |
The Slap | ABC TV |
The Straits | 2012 |
Underground: The Julian Assange Story | Network Ten | Tele-movie
Next Stop Hollywood | ABC TV | 2013 |
Camp | NBC | co-production with BermanBraun, Selfish Mermaid and Universal Television
Formal Wars | Seven Network |
Zuzu & the Supernuffs | KidsCo |
Nowhere Boys | ABC Me | 2013–2018 |
Young, Lazy and Driving Us Crazy | Seven Network | 2014 |
Old School | ABC TV | 2014 |
Devil's Playground | Showcase | 2014 |
The Real Housewives of Melbourne | Fox Arena | 2014–present |
The Slap US | NBC | 2015 | co-production with Universal Television, P+M Image Nation and Scratchpad Productions
Room 101 | SBS |
Maximum Choppage | ABC TV Plus |
Deadline Gallipoli | Fox Showcase | Limited series. Co-production with Full Clip Productions
Glitch | ABC TV | 2015–2019 | Second season co-production with Netflix[5]
The Family Law | SBS | 2016–2019 |
Wanted | Seven Network | 2016–2018 | co-production with R&R Productions
Secret City | Fox Showcase | 2016–2019 |
The Real Housewives of Auckland | Bravo | 2016 |
The Real Housewives of Sydney | Arena
Binge | 2017, 2023–present |
Mustangs FC | ABC Me | 2017–present |
Australian Spartan[6] | Seven Network | 2018–2019 |
Safe Harbour | SBS | 2018 |
Everyone's a Critic | ABC TV |
The Heights | 2019–2020 | co-production with For Pete's Sake Productions
Stateless | 2020 |
Hungry Ghosts | SBS |
Young Rock | NBC | 2021–2023 | co-production with World Wrestling Entertainment, Grit & Superstition, Fierce Baby Productions, Seven Bucks Productions and Universal Television
Clickbait | Netflix | 2021 | Filming suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Co-production with Tony Ayres Productions, Heyday Television and NBCUniversal International Studios
Making It Australia | Network 10 | co-production with Eureka Productions
Fires | ABC TV | co-production with Tony Ayres Productions and NBCUniversal International Studios
La Brea | NBC | 2021–2024 | co-production with Bad Apple, Keshet Studios and Universal Television
Joe vs. Carole | Peacock | 2022 | co-production with Universal Content Productions and Wondery
Irreverent[8] | Netflix
Peacock[9] |
Bad Behaviour | Stan | 2023 |
Class of '07 | Amazon Prime Video | 2023–present
Turn Up The Volume[10] | ABC Me | co-production with Film Camp

## References

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1. ^ a b "NBCUniversal International Studios, Matchbox Pictures Back Glitch Producer Tony Ayres' New Label". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
2. ^ Groves, Don. "Matchbox Venture into Asia". If.com.au. If. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
3. ^ Groves, Don. "The Slap Producers Open Queensland Office". If.com.au. If. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
4. ^ Roxborough, Scott (29 January 2014). "NBCUniversal Takes Full Control of Australia's Matchbox Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
5. ^ Petski, Denise (14 October 2016). "'Glitch' Gets Second Season For Global Distribution On Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
6. ^ Carmody, Broede (3 August 2017). "Seven Network poised to capitalise on Nine's Australian Ninja Warrior success". Sydney Morning Herald. No. Online. Fairfax media. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
7. ^ Knox, David (16 March 2020). "Netflix drama Clickbait halts production in Melbourne". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
8. ^ "Irreverent to shoot at Mission Beach". TV Tonight. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
9. ^ "Australia-Set Crime Drama 'Irreverent' Gets Straight-To-Order At Peacock, Co-Pro With Netflix Australia". Deadline. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
10. ^ "Cameras roll on Turn Up The Volume for ABC Me". TV Tonight. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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