Madison Wells

Named after a street corner in Chicago, Madison Wells is an award-winning independent production company built on grit, curiosity, humor, and heart. These qualities define our projects and the people who make them. Shining a light on women and unlikely heroes, our work has garnered two Academy Awards®, five Emmy Awards®, 21 Tony Awards®, and one BAFTA®.

Recent film and television credits include the Oscar®-winning The Eyes of Tammy Faye; Netflix's Emmy-nominated global #1 hit Nonnas; the two-time Emmy Award-winning and Sundance Audience Award-winning Prime Minister (HBO/CNN); the Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize-winning The Baddest Speechwriter of All (Netflix); National Geographic's anthology series Genius; and the Emmy-nominated HBO Original Miss You, Love You.

Madison Wells Live credits include Broadway productions Hadestown (Tony Award, Best Musical), Swept Away, Jaja's African Hair Braiding (Tony-nominated, Best Play), and Shucked (Tony-nominated, Best Musical), with additional projects presented Off-Broadway, on tour, and on the West End.

Madison Wells strategically partners with leading entertainment companies, including Breakwater Studios and the global streaming platform MUBI, to widen the aperture for bold storytelling and innovators advancing independent film.