Rachel Shane
Rachel Shane has a passion for identifying inspiring and diverse projects. Shane oversees all aspects of feature film and television development and production for Madison Wells. A member of the Madison Wells team since 2013, she has built a robust and award-winning pipeline of film and television projects, including having served as Executive Producer on the Academy Award®-nominated HELL OR HIGH WATER (starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster) and Producer on Warner Bros. Golden Globe-nominated MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN (written, directed by and starring Edward Norton, as well as Alec Baldwin, William Dafoe, Bruce Willis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw).
Additionally, Shane was a Producer on THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield) as well as Executive Producer on ARETHA (starring Cynthia Erivo), in addition to PICASSO and EINSTEIN, the Emmy® award-winning and Golden-Globe nominated series GENIUS (in conjunction with Imagine, Fox 21 and National Geographic), and upcoming film NONNAS (Vince Vaughn and Susan Sarandon), TV series ALL ADULTS HERE (written by Emma Straub), TELL (Nanette Burstein directing) and GRAINNE (starring Caitriona Balfe) with Searchlight TV. Through MWM’s partnership with STX, Shane served as Executive Producer of 21 BRIDGES (starring Chadwick Boseman and produced by Joe and Anthony Russo) and MY SPY (directed by Pete Segal).
Shane began her tenure at Madison Wells as President of Production at OddLot Entertainment (aka MW) which produced and financed high-profile indie films, including THE WAY WAY BACK starring Steve Carell, DRIVE starring Ryan Gosling, and Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, ROSEWATER as well as Gillian’s Robespierre’s sophomore debut LANDLINE.
Prior to Madison Wells, Shane served as Executive Vice President of Production at Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment. At Red Wagon, she Executive Produced the international YA franchise DIVERGENT and star-studded thriller, LAWLESS (starring Tom Hardy, Shia LeBeouf and Jessica Chastain).
Furthering her contributions to the entertainment industry, Shane is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Producers Guild of America, Women In Film, Women at Sundance, Film Independent and the Entertainment Division of the Anti-Defamation League.
