Argonon Sets Up First U.S. Joint Venture With Former ‘Duck Dynasty’ Producer and Spoke Studios Executive Joe Weinstock
variety.comManori Ravindran International EditorArgonon, the super-indie behind “The Masked Singer U.K.” and “Hard Cell,” has launched a new U.S.
production company that marks its first joint venture Stateside.The new outfit, Rose Rock Entertainment, is a JV with producer and former Spoke Studios executive Joe Weinstock, whose executive producer credits include reality hit “Duck Dynasty” for A&E and “Assembly Required” with “Home Improvement” star Tim Allen for History Channel.Launching with offices on the West Coast and Oklahoma, Rose Rock will focus on delivering “cinematic Americana factual content” with an entertainment edge.
The company will lean on Weinstock’s extensive track record finding talent in the heart of America, and build on his expertise of male-skewed factual.
The banner becomes the ninth global label in the group and underlines Argonon’s ambitions to boost its U.S. growth, build on its growing West Coast presence and long-term East Coast base, while opening new headquarters in Oklahoma.Weinstock was most recently co-president at Wheelhouse Entertainment-backed Spoke Studios, where he oversaw the Emmy-nominated series “Becoming” for Disney+, “River of No Return” for Discovery, “Assembly Required” and “Inn the Works” for Magnolia Network.
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