Bad Idea

Bad Idea is an independent American film and television production company founded in 2016 by producers Jason Tamasco and Jerry Careccio. Commonly credited as Bad Idea Films, the Los Angeles company develops and produces narrative features, scripted television, documentaries and emerging digital formats. Its work combines creative development with production packaging, financing arrangements and physical production.

The company's approach centers on developing distinctive filmmaking voices and bringing story-driven projects to audiences through production and distribution partnerships. Its capabilities include screenplay development, script doctoring, line production and physical production supervision. Its genre interests encompass supernatural comedy, psychological horror and thrillers, alongside crime drama and character-led comedy.

Film and television

Bad Idea's television work includes a production association on El Chapo, the crime drama made with Univision and Netflix that ran from 2017 to 2018, followed by the Netflix drama Tijuana in 2019. These projects sit alongside an independent feature slate spanning comedy, horror and dramatic material.

Its feature productions include Deadtectives (2018), Tony West's horror-comedy starring Chris Geere and Martha Higareda. The film premiered at the Sitges Film Festival before being acquired for distribution by Shudder. The company also produced The Bad Guys (2018), a comedy-drama directed by Carlos Rincones and starring Glen Powell.

For A Lot of Nothing (2022), Bad Idea partnered with Mansa Productions, Yoruba Saxon and Anonymous Content. The film marked Mo McRae's feature directorial debut, starred Y'lan Noel and Cleopatra Coleman, and had David Oyelowo as an executive producer. It premiered at SXSW in March 2022.

Jerry Careccio has continued developing and directing projects under the Bad Idea banner. The company's later slate includes The Ballad of Juggy Gales, directed by Careccio and produced with Leaving Normal Productions and Velvet Horizon Films. The supplied October 2026 research identifies the film as being in post-production.