Harvest Hill Signs Four Top Creators
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- Harvest Hill Entertainment signed creator/showrunner/executive producer April Blair for representation in all areas.
- Harvest Hill Entertainment signed writer/director Michael Yuchen Lei for representation in all areas.
- Harvest Hill Entertainment signed writer/director Mina Rhodes for representation in all areas.
- Harvest Hill Entertainment signed writer/director/actor Nick Funess for representation in all areas.
- April Blair most recently created Netflix’s romantic Western "Ransom Canyon", which premiered last April and returns for its second season on July 23, and she is overseeing the writers’ room for a potential Season 3.
- Michael Yuchen Lei is an award‑winning Chinese‑born filmmaker whose documentary "A Taste of Sky" premiered at Tribeca, and his latest film "Mushroom Dad" premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, executive produced by Lena Waithe.
- Harvest Hill Entertainment was founded by Jake Weiner in February after 25 years with Chris Bender, and its client roster includes Allison Schroeder, David Robert Mitchell, Kirill Sokolov, Jennifer Weiner, Julian Higgins, Clay Tweel, and Jake Emanuel & Will Block; it also has upcoming projects "The End of Oak Street" (Warner Bros., out Aug 14) and the It Follows sequel "They Follow" for Neon.
Why it matters: The signings give Harvest Hill a broader slate of experienced writers and directors, positioning the firm to develop more diverse projects for networks like Netflix, HBO Max, and Warner Bros., while the creators secure a dedicated representation platform for upcoming work.
