Reese Witherspoon is buying back Hello Sunshine, the production company she founded, in partnership with French entertainment group Mediawan.
The agreement brings the company behind Big Little Lies, The Morning Show and Daisy Jones & The Six into a growing international network of independent producers. It also reconnects Witherspoon with some of the people who supported Hello Sunshine from the beginning.
The move comes five years after Candle Media acquired a controlling stake in a transaction that valued the business at approximately $900 million. Financial terms of the new acquisition have not been disclosed.
Witherspoon invests in the next chapter
Witherspoon will invest alongside Mediawan, working with the group’s co-founder and CEO, Pierre-Antoine Capton, and his team.
“Mediawan has built a global, independent studio by putting creators first,” Witherspoon said, describing that approach as central to her own vision for Hello Sunshine.
Following the acquisition, Hello Sunshine co-founder Seth Rodsky will join the company’s board alongside Witherspoon and Mediawan representatives.
For Witherspoon, the partnership also has a personal significance. Peter Chernin and Jesse Jacobs backed Hello Sunshine through The Chernin Group when it launched in 2016. With Chernin Entertainment now part of Mediawan’s network, the new arrangement brings those early connections back into the story.
A company built around women’s stories
Hello Sunshine was established with a clear ambition: to put women at the centre of the stories it develops and produces.
Its film and television work has since included Big Little Lies, The Morning Show, Little Fires Everywhere, Daisy Jones & The Six and Where the Crawdads Sing.
Across those projects, the company has built a recognisable identity through complex female characters, literary adaptations and casts that give established stars substantial roles.
More recent releases include Prime Video’s Elle, the Legally Blonde prequel series, and Apple TV’s Lucky. They extend a catalogue that spans television drama and feature films while maintaining the company’s focus on women’s experiences.
Reese’s Book Club remains central
The acquisition also brings Reese’s Book Club into Mediawan’s wider creative ecosystem.
The reading community is an important part of Hello Sunshine’s identity, connecting the company directly with an engaged audience while helping build its book-to-screen pipeline.
That relationship gives Hello Sunshine a presence beyond individual productions. Readers encounter stories through the club, discuss them as a community and, in some cases, later see those books adapted for the screen.
Mediawan has highlighted that direct audience connection as one of the company’s distinctive strengths.
Hello Sunshine joins a global production network
Mediawan’s portfolio includes Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment and See-Saw Films, alongside labels such as Kinetic Content, Drama Republic and Palomar.
The group’s approach is to give producers access to a wider pool of talent, stories and resources while preserving each company’s creative independence.
For Hello Sunshine, the partnership is intended to open up more storytelling formats and distribution opportunities, connecting its work with audiences internationally.
Witherspoon’s next chapter as a producer will therefore unfold within a larger creative network, with the company’s original identity remaining central to the partnership.
“The best is still ahead,” she said.
