About Us
Twist Media is the newest production label to be introduced under the Wheelhouse banner, founded in June 2024. Led by veteran television executive Jane Latman, Twist’s mission is to dive into and uncover the truth behind today’s most compelling stories, with a focus on crime and investigation.
What We Do
We partner with experts, celebrities, journalists, directors, podcasters, and producers on our projects to bring the highest level of quality and credibility to our work.
Twist seeks layered true stories that pique curiosity, take audiences on a twisty-turny journey, and both ask and answer the big questions.
Our Values
We are committed to authentic voices, integrity above all, and honestly representing the people brave enough to share their stories.
Twist is based in New York and works closely with all of the creatives and producers across Wheelhouse, in Los Angeles, Connecticut, and London.
Meet the Team
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Jane Latman
PRESIDENT
Prior to Wheelhouse and Twist, Latman was on the founding team of true crime cable network Investigation Discovery – the #1 network for women for 7 years running – where she led creative development, research and strategy for the growing channel. Jane launched many of the ID’s top hits over 12 years, including Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda, On the Case with Paula Zahn, Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen, A Crime to Remember, Disappeared, Vanity Fair Confidential, Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall, and In Pursuit with John Walsh. She also developed the critically acclaimed documentary film, Into the Abyss, and subsequent television series On Death Row with legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog, as well as Killing Richard Glossip with Joe Berlinger.
During her 20-year tenure at Discovery, she rose to become president of both HGTV and Food Network. At HGTV, Jane's content strategy delivered buzzworthy tentpole series and expanded the roster of franchises and fan favorites with new hits including Hometown Takeover, Celebrity IOU, Rock the Block, and more. -
Haruka Wakimoto
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Haruka is a producer and executive with a passion for developing lean-in, story-driven programming. Haruka has years of experience creating unscripted concepts and premium documentaries at the industry's top production companies, including DIGA Studios, Half Yard Productions – production company behind Netflix's I Just Killed My Dad by award-winning director Skye Borgman – and most recently, Part2 Pictures – known for This is Life with Lisa Ling (CNN), Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu), Age of Influence (ABC News Studios/Hulu), World Eats: Bread (Nat Geo). As Director of Development, Haruka oversees Twist’s dynamic slate of projects and vast array of partnerships from beginning to end, ensuring everything we bring to the world is true to the Twist brand of integrity and humanity.
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Hannah MacCormack
MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT
Hannah is a producer and storyteller who particularly enjoys diving deep into and uncovering those stranger-than-fiction stories that the world needs to hear. She has multiple years of experience in both the development and production of several genres of television, but true crime has her heart. Prior to Twist, Hannah worked as a Development Coordinator for Jimmy Kimmel’s production company, Kimmelot, as well as on the production teams of DailyMailTV as an Associate Producer and The Drew Barrymore Show as a Production Assistant. As Development Manager, Hannah keeps the wheels of Twist’s diverse slate turning, searching for and building out what narratives we’ll chronicle next.