We make the hard stuff easy.

Stand-up specials, documentaries, indie films, and digital media — produced for Netflix, Lionsgate, Comedy Central, MTV, and more.

01

Vision

Every great project starts with a creative spark. We help you find it, sharpen it, and bring it to the screen — bigger and better than you imagined.

02

Range

Stand-up specials. Feature documentaries. Independent films. Digital media. We work fluently across every format and genre today's industry demands.

03

Experience

Two decades producing for Netflix, Comedy Central, Lionsgate, Sony, MTV, History Channel, and beyond. Big-picture vision, surgical attention to detail.

04

Integrity

Honesty, relationships, trust. The kind of work that earns repeat clients — and the kind of clients who keep coming back.

About Us

Peak Curiosity was built around a simple belief: great content shouldn't be hard to make. We develop the creative, manage the production, hire the talent, and handle the thousand details in between — so you can focus on the story.

Operating from Los Angeles and the New York metro area, we work with clients throughout the country. Series, specials, features, and digital originals are currently in development at major US broadcast, cable networks, and streamers.

Clients

Netflix Hulu Starz TV One MS History Vimeo CBS Chevrolet Discovery Funny or Die GO90 Hefty Jash Lionsgate MTV Phish Sony Trojan VH1 Wingstop Xbox YouTube

Testimonials

As a producer, AJ's talents are second to none. He over-delivered under impossible circumstances and was a key player in getting a pilot pick-up for the series.

Michael Ross
Head of Development, Hasbro Studios

AJ is one of the few producers with a diverse and extensive skill-set in production and creative development. His connections and ability to multi-task make him highly sought after in our business. With experience in scripted, unscripted, features, digital and more, AJ has built his business on true hands-on experience at the highest levels.

Jean Shi
Fremantle Media

AJ was the line producer for the first project I ever directed. I could not imagine having been able to accomplish all that we did without his expertise. If the opportunity arises, I would definitely use AJ again.

Kevin Pollak
Actor / Director

AJ is dedicated, hard working and attentive to the endless details involved in putting together a large enterprise.

Woody Woodhall
President / CEO, Allied Post Audio

Founder

AJ Tesler

AJ Tesler

Founder & President

AJ is the founder and president of Peak Curiosity. An award-winning director and producer, he's spent more than two decades producing for Netflix, Comedy Central, Lionsgate, Sony, FTVS, VH1, MTV, History Channel, CBS Studios, and more.

AJ began his career in comedy and has worked with many of the biggest names in the field. He created the Netflix series Historical Roasts, has produced stand-up specials for Whitney Cummings, Ian Edwards, and Jessica Kirson, and headed production for Jash — the digital collective founded by Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, and Adam Carolla.

His directorial debut, Magnolia's Hope — a documentary chronicling his family's journey following daughter Magnolia's Rett Syndrome diagnosis — was released in 2020. His narrative debut, Hero Mode, starring Mira Sorvino and Sean Astin, is on Starz.

Let's make something.

We'd love to hear about your next project.

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