Original Bear, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, is a TV and film production company passionately committed to creating content that sparks roars of admiration from audiences worldwide. We combine the nimble agility of an independent studio with a rich, expansive media portfolio that’s far from hibernating. Our work blends a striking range of genres—primarily unscripted—crafted to captivate audiences and defy convention. Driven by a relentless passion, we push the boundaries of entertainment to deliver bold, moving, and unforgettable stories.

From our coastal den, we do more than produce—we ignite creativity by financing projects in development and offering bridge financing for those already underway. We empower visionaries throughout the production journey, ensuring groundbreaking ideas roar louder in today’s ever-shifting media landscape. Spanning development, distribution, and commercialization, we innovate across the entertainment value chain, redefining how properties are built, shared, and monetized in the digital era—with a grizzly determination to lead the pack. 🧸📺

Founded by Erik Felderhof in 2020. Erik Felderhof is an award winning producer and the founder of Original Bear, a film and television production company. Erik is best known as the creator of the one-of-kind reality series The Journey (2025), co-produced by pop-icon SIA, and for producing the award-winning PBS interview series The Way Out with Jurriaan Kamp (2019) which is famous for reporting on groundbreaking planet solutions and it's renowned guest line-up. Other notable producer credits include the compelling feature-length documentary The Alzheimer Code that delves into the relentless quest for a cure to Alzheimer's disease and In the eye of the storm: the political odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis (2022) a six-part documentary series about one of the foremost intellectuals and political figures of our age, Yanis Varoufakis.