Wooden Horse is a leading independent television and film production company with a focus on distinctive, provocative and bold storytelling for global audiences.
The company was founded in December 2019 by former industry executives Jude Troy and Richard Finlayson, who brought their extensive international and local networks together to build a legacy brand that collaborates with the best creative talent on and off screen.
Wooden Horse has offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, developing and producing a carefully curated slate of premium scripted and documentary series and feature films with partners including Disney, SBS, Stan, ABC and Warner Bros alongside exciting, globally recognised creatives.
In 2024, Wooden Horse was named Breakthrough Business of the Year at the Screen Producers Australia Awards, where the company also won Miniseries Production of the Year for The Clearing (the first major commission for Disney+ in Australia), and was nominated for Production Business of the Year, Comedy Program or Series Production of the Year for Mother and Son and Feature Documentary Production of the Year for The Cape.
Stories we love
Since its inception in 2019, Wooden Horse has produced:
The critically acclaimed, award-winning eight-part psychological thriller The Clearing for Disney+ globally (Hulu in the USA) starring Teresa Palmer, Miranda Otto and Guy Pearce.
The reimagining of the iconic Australian classic hit comedy Mother and Son, written by and starring Matt Okine, alongside Denise Scott with a second season shooting late 2024.
Two seasons of the hit factual series Stuff the British Stole with award winning journalist Marc Fennell, in partnership with WildBear Entertainment and Cream Productions for ABC Australia and CBC in Canada.
Feature documentary Rose Gold, the story of The Boomers, the Australian men’s basketball team, and how best friends and NBA stars, Patti Mills and Joe Ingles built a team culture that finally secured a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Feature documentary The Cape, based on a stranger than fiction true crime that took place in Australia’s deep north. Directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Michael Ware (Only the Dead) and now in development as a major scripted series with Stan.
Two seasons of The Other Guy for Stan & Hulu in partnership with Aquarius Films and created by, written by and starring Matt Okine alongside Harriet Dyer, Valene Kane and Christaan Van Vuuren.
Executive Produced Waltzing the Dragon with Benjamin Law for the ABC.