Wildside

What Wildside does

Wildside is an Italian film and television production company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rome, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fremantle, the global media conglomerate. The company produces premium Italian-language and international scripted content — feature films, television series, and shorts — for global streaming platforms, pay-TV broadcasters, and Italian public television. Its portfolio includes prestige titles such as The Young Pope and My Brilliant Friend (HBO), The Good Mothers (Berlinale Series Award 2023), The Eight Mountains (Cannes Jury Prize 2022), There's Still Tomorrow (most-watched Italian film of 2023), and the Monster of Florence franchise (Netflix). Wildside's core operational model is co-production financing: it secures commissions or pre-sales from broadcasters and streamers, layers in European tax credits and Italian Ministry of Culture funding, and partners with co-producers such as Indigo Film, Element Pictures, AlterEgo, and Vision Distribution. Its customer base spans international streamers (Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime Video), Italian broadcasters (RAI, Sky), and theatrical distributors (Vision Distribution, Warner Bros Italy). In 2025 the company formally launched Production Services for international films shooting in Italy, including Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt, and Edward Berger's Conclave.

Wildside generates revenue primarily through production fees, co-production equity, broadcaster and streamer pre-sales, European and Italian audiovisual tax credits, and theatrical distribution participation. It does not sell a product at a unit price; rather, each title is a project-financed venture with revenue recognized on delivery and exploitation. The company is led by CEO Sonia Rovai and operates with a small stated share capital (€90,000), reflecting that Wildside functions as a project-financed production entity within the much larger Fremantle group rather than a capital-intensive balance sheet business. Its competitive position rests on relationships with A-list European directors (Paolo Sorrentino, Saverio Costanzo, Marco Bellocchio, Lucia Calamaro, Daniele Luchetti) and Fremantle's global distribution and financing infrastructure.

Name

Wildside

Legal name

WILDSIDE SRL

Website

https://wildside.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Wildside is a Rome-based Italian film and television production company and Fremantle subsidiary that produces premium scripted films and series for global streamers (Netflix, HBO, Amazon), Italian broadcasters (RAI, Sky), and theatrical release, financed via co-production deals, European tax credits, and broadcaster pre-sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Budgeting, Scheduling & Line Producing (MPADAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Finished Program Sales & Window Licensing (Domestic/International) (MPABANAB)

Keywords

• Film production services
• Television production
• Co-production services
• Scripted content production
• Italian cinema production

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Co-production fees and financing: Wildside generates revenue through co-production fees, pre-sales to broadcasters and streaming platforms, European film tax credits, and theatrical distribution partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wildside is an Italian film and television production company that develops, finances, and produces feature films, TV series, and documentaries for international streaming platforms and broadcasters. The company also provides production services for international productions filming in Italy, leveraging Italian creative talent, European co-production financing models, and tax credits.

Product overview

Wildside is an Italian film and television production company founded in 2009 and now a subsidiary of Fremantle. The company produces award-winning films and TV series, functioning as both a content creator and production services provider. Their portfolio includes feature films (Gli occhi degli altri, La vita va così, Una famiglia sottosopra, Antartica – Quasi una fiaba), television series (Prima di noi, The Good Mothers, My Brilliant Friend, The Young Pope), and offers production services for international productions in Italy. The company has collaborated with major platforms including Netflix, HBO, Sky, and Amazon Prime Video, and works with notable talent such as Paolo Sorrentino, Luca Guadagnino, and Daniele Luchetti.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gli occhi degli altri (The Eyes of Others) A feature film directed by Andrea De Sica, freely inspired by the chronicles of 1960s Italy, exploring complicity, transgression, sex and power on an island owned by a wealthy marquis. Produced for distribution to Italian theatrical and broadcast audiences.
• La vita va così (Life is Life) A feature film directed by Riccardo Milani, inspired by a real story about a Sardinian shepherd defending his land from a luxury resort development. Produced for Italian theatrical release.
• Una famiglia sottosopra (Upside Down Family) A comedy film directed by Alessandro Genovesi about a family that wakes up switched into each other's bodies after a theme park birthday party. Produced for Italian theatrical distribution.
• Antartica – Quasi una fiaba (Antarctica - Almost a Fairy Tale) A feature film directed by Lucia Calamaro about scientists at an isolated Antarctic base, featuring Silvio Orlando and Barbara Ronchi. Produced in collaboration with Sky and distributed by Vision Distribution in Italy.
• Prima di noi (Before Us) A 10-episode television series directed by Daniele Luchetti and Valia Santella, based on Giorgio Fontana's novel, tracing 20th-century Italian history through three generations of the Sartori family. Produced for RAI broadcast.
• Production Services

Quantifiable outcome

• The Young Pope won multiple awards and achieved international critical acclaim
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• NetflixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 26 June 2026Netflix commissioned and streams Wildside-produced content including the Monster of Florence true crime series. Wildside serves as production company for Netflix original series.
• AlterEgocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026AlterEgo co-produces the Monster of Florence series with Wildside for Netflix.
• Element PicturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElement Pictures is co-producing The Marriage Portrait with Wildside, a film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel.
• Indigo FilmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigo Film is a recurring co-production partner with Wildside on multiple films including Antartica and The Eight Mountains.
• Vision DistributioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVision Distribution handles Italian theatrical distribution for Wildside productions.
• SkycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSky collaborates with Wildside on productions including Antartica and We Are Who We Are series.
• FremantleflagshipOthersWildside is a company of Fremantle group, one of the largest creators, producers and distributors of television products in the world. Fremantle provides global distribution network and production infrastructure.
• Sony Pictures International ProductionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSony Pictures International Productions co-produced Una Famiglia Sottosopra with Wildside.
• Gardaland ResortminorOthersGardaland Resort provided product placement for Una Famiglia Sottosopra film.
• Our Films (Mediawan Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOur Films, company of the Mediawan Group, co-produces with Wildside including Life is Life film.
• PiperFilmminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPiperFilm handles distribution for Life is Life film.
• Medusa FilmminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMedusa Film is associated with Life is Life production.
• Circle OneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircle One co-produced Life is Life with Wildside.
• Warner BroscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWarner Bros has collaborated with Wildside on multiple productions including Like a Cat on the Highway and Attenti al Gorilla films.
• HBOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHBO commissioned The Young Pope series produced by Wildside.
• RAIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRAI collaborates with Wildside on Italian TV series productions including Prima di noi.
• Amazon Prime VideominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmazon Prime Video distributes some Wildside productions including Kidz.
• The ApartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Apartment (Fremantle company) co-produced Kidz with Wildside.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Beta Film: German-based global production and distribution group. Comparable as a European scripted producer-distributor competing for the same international streamer commissions.
• Fremantle: Parent company and global TV production/distribution giant. Overlaps with Wildside as a producer-distributor but operates at vastly larger scale and breadth across multiple genres and territories.
• Banijay Group: Largest European content producer/distributor (parent of Endemol Shine). Operates in similar scripted and unscripted production globally and competes for streamer commissions.

Emerging players

• Element Pictures: Irish production company (Normal People, The Marriage Portrait co-producer with Wildside). Comparable as a co-production partner on prestige literary adaptations and European co-productions.

Direct peers

• Indigo Film: Naples-based Italian production company (The Eight Mountains co-producer with Wildside). Direct peer in premium Italian film production and European co-productions.
• Palomar: Italian production company known for Detective Montalbano and award-winning TV films. Direct peer for Italian-language scripted series sold to RAI and international buyers.
• Fandango: Italian film production and distribution company with similar auteur/scripted profile. Direct peer competing for Italian talent, festival slots, and theatrical releases.
• The Apartment (Fremantle): Sister Fremantle company co-producing with Wildside (e.g., Kidz). Closely comparable Italy-based premium scripted production label under the same parent.
• Our Films (Mediawan Group): Italian production company within Mediawan, co-producing 'Life is Life' with Wildside. Direct peer in premium Italian film and European co-production activity.
• Cattleya: Leading Italian film and TV production company (Gomorra, Suburra, ZeroZeroZero). Direct competitor for Italian auteur projects, streamer commissions, and festival-circuit films.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wildside-srl

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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