Season 8 Episode 5:
Anna Halberg's Journey from Horror to Hollywood and the Impact of Streaming
Anna Halberg is a Japanese American who has worked with many of the industry’s leading film and television studios including Walt Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Brothers, Amblin and Lionsgate.
Recently, Anna completed her debut feature film as a co-director,co-writer and executive producer, “TAROT” (Sony) starring Jacob Batalon (“SPIDER-MAN”) and Avantika (“MEAN GIRLS”).
Upcoming, Anna has 2 feature films being released – “DISTANT” (Amblin / Universal), a sci-fi thriller starring Anthony Ramos and Naomi Scott, which she produced. “HOUSE/WIFE” (Netflix), a suspense thriller starring Alice Braga, which she co-wrote and executive produced.
Last year, Anna was an executive producer on the feature film, “EXPEND4BLES” (Lionsgate) and she wrapped production on an original television series, “BALLISTIC” (New Regency), starring Jennifer Carpenter, which she wrote, created and served as co-showrunner.
In 2022, Anna’s narrative podcast, “CLASSIFIED” (QCode, starring Wyatt Russell), which she created, wrote, produced and directed, was released. She is currently adapting the show into a television series with UCP and showrunner Patrick MacManus (“DR. DEATH” / “HOMECOMING”). Additionally, her short format project, “BLINK” (Sony) premiered at the SXSW film festival.
Most recently, Anna finished writing feature project, “THE WAND” for Amblin based on an original idea by Steven Spielberg, and is attached to write and produce feature project, “TUF VOYAGING,” based on a novel by George RR Martin. Anna is currently writing original feature, “RAINDROP” for Amazon and the TV series “RAT QUEENS” for Tomorrow Studios, which is based on the #1 NYT bestselling series.
Previous television projects include “STAY” (FreeForm / WBTV, with director Jon Turteltaub, starring Skeet Ulrich and Sosie Bacon), “THE DARK SIDE” (ABC Signature / Black Label, with director Joseph Kosinski), “FABLED” (Legendary Pictures, starring Tom Hardy), “EPIPHANY” (CW / WBTV, with director Lee Toland Krieger), “MYTHOS” (USA / UCP and Charlize Theron’s Denver & Delilah) and unscripted series “MACKLEMORE’S BIG SURPRISE” and “NICK CANNON’S BIG SURPRISE” (E! / eOne).
Previous feature projects include “THE GATEWAY” (Lionsgate), starring Olivia Munn, Frank Grillo and Bruce Dern, which Anna executive produced, and Netflix feature film, “EXTINCTION” (Netflix), starring Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan, which she co-produced.
Additionally, after graduating from the University of Southern California’s prestigious Film and Television Production program Anna produced over 100 commercial campaigns for brands including Facebook (directed by Michel Gondry), Gap, Marvel, Visa, McDonalds, Smirnoff, American Express and Chevy.
She is repped by Scott Henderson and Bryant Barile at CAA, and lives and works in Los Angeles.
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