You’ve seen our work;

you just didn’t know it.

As showrunners and producers, we’ve produced thousands of hours of unscripted television across broadcast, cable, streaming, and documentary. Beachtown brings that experience into a smaller, more nimble development company focused on generating original ideas, discovering unforgettable characters, and making the kind of projects we actually want to watch.

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KATY DIERKS

Emmy Award-winning showrunner, producer, and development executive with 20+ years of creating and leading unscripted television and documentary projects across broadcast, cable, and streaming.

Meet Katy
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james agiesta

Showrunner and Executive in Charge of Production with 15+ years of leading large-scale unscripted series from development through production and delivery.

Meet James

HOW WE WORK

FIND THE STORY

We look for the character, world, conflict, or idea that makes us want to lean in, then figure out what the project really is.

SECURE ACCESS

The best unscripted and documentary ideas only work if you can get inside the world. We build relationships, earn trust, and ensure real access to the people and the story.

MAKE IT REAL

We turn the idea into something executable — shaping the format, story, production plan, and pitch with the experience to know what will actually work on screen.