IDW Entertainment

IDW Entertainment is an American television and film production studio that develops, finances, produces and distributes content for streaming services, broadcast networks and theatrical release. Launched in October 2013, it adapts comic books, graphic novels and selected third-party properties into screen entertainment, combining creative development with production packaging and financing.

The studio is a direct subsidiary of IDW Media Holdings, Inc. It operates separately from sister company IDW Publishing, whose comic books and graphic novels provide a source of adaptation material. Its remit extends beyond publishing into scripted series, feature films and the development of stories across multiple entertainment formats.

Screen productions

Its television work includes Locke & Key, which ran for three seasons on Netflix, and Wynonna Earp, which ran for four seasons on Syfy and CTV Sci-Fi Channel before continuing with the 2024 special Wynonna Earp: Vengeance. Other productions include Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency for BBC America and Netflix, the Netflix series V-Wars and October Faction, and Surfside Girls for Apple TV+.

These productions involve collaborations with other production companies. Partners have included Carlton Cuse Productions, Genre Arts and Circle of Confusion on Locke & Key; SEVEN24 Films and Cineflix Studios on Wynonna Earp; and High Park Entertainment on V-Wars and October Faction. This collaborative approach connects the studio's development and adaptation work with production partners and distribution platforms.

Development and adaptation

IDW Entertainment's capabilities span script development, executive production, co-financing, rights management and international co-productions. Its reported development slate includes a feature adaptation of Dark Spaces: Dungeon with Spooky Pictures and television adaptations of Brutal Nature, Family Time and Strangehaven.

Based in the Los Angeles area, the studio previously operated in Studio City before moving to Sherman Oaks. Its production history and development slate reflect an emphasis on bringing distinctive published stories and characters to screen audiences.