Podcast Studio Cadence13 Hires Patton Valentine To Bolster TV & Film Adaptations

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EXCLUSIVE: Cadence13, the podcast studio behind series such as Once Upon A Time… In The Valley, is looking to get into the TV and film adaptations game.The Audacy-owned company has hired TV veteran Patton Valentine to oversee this push of adaptating its audio IP for the small and big screen.It comes as podcasts continue to a gold mine of IP for TV and film following the success of shows such as Starz’ Gaslit and Amazon’s Homecoming.Valentine has been tasked with setting up TV and film projects based on its podcasts from both its C13Originals documentary studio and its podcast movie studio C13Features.Deadline understands that a number of projects are already in the works.

Shows that are being eyed for adaptation include cult series The Sunshine Place, which comes from Robert Downey Jr., true-crime series Gone South, psychological thriller Ghostwriter, which starred Kate Mara and Adam Scott as well as its franchises such as Gangster Capitalism, which has covered topics such as the NRA and Jerry Falwell Jr., horror series Treat, which starred Kiernan Shipka, and Wizard of Oz heist story No Place Like Home.In 2020, when Cadence 13 launched its C13 Features division, which focused on feature-length stories, it partnered with Endeavor Content.The number of audio companies looking to grow their TV and film output is increasing; earlier this month, Deadline revealed that Amazon-owned Audible had hired Jackie Levine to oversee its audio-to-screen pipeline, and the likes of Spotify, with its deal with Chernin Entertainment, and Wondery, with its deal with Apple TV+, have also been aggressive in this space.Valentine joins Cadence13 from Ley Line Entertainment, where he served as Head of Television, launching the Everything