Hartbeat Independent, a division of comedian Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat content production company, is focused on developing comedy-themed original movies and documentaries across multiple platforms, including Hulu’s coming-of-age teen movie Prom Dates, which debuted in May.
Hartbeat Independent co-head Luke Kelly-Clyne says the film is part of the division’s mandate to create original content sitting at the intersection of comedy and culture. (Kelly-Clyne is one of the emerging executives set to be honored June 18 at the B+C Multichannel News 40 Under 40 event in Los Angeles.)
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“Our core goal is servicing the larger company goal at Hartbeat, which is to keep the world laughing together, but doing so in a way that’s sometimes surprising and outside the norm,” he said.
Click below to hear more of the interview with Kelly-Clyne on the latest episode of the “Content Spotlight” podcast.
