Josh Wakely

Josh Wakely is an Australian director, screenwriter, and producer. He created the Netflix original animated series "Beat Bugs."

Wakely secured rights to three of the world’s most prestigious music publishing catalogues – The Beatles, Motown, and Bob Dylan – for the purpose of creating film and television projects based off them.

Wakely was raised in Newcastle, a coastal city two hours north of Sydney on the East Coast of Australia. He studied acting at Australia’s Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) before transitioning behind the camera and into the world of storytelling.

Wakely is a principal partner at Grace: A Storytelling Company, his film and television production company, based in Sydney and Los Angeles.

Wakely is the creator, director and producer of the children’s animated series “Beat Bugs,” which Netflix premiered globally on August 3, 2016. Australia’s Yahoo7 premiered the series on July 25, 2016 on 7Two. Netflix will premiere Season 2 of the show on November 18, 2016.

Inspired by music by The Beatles, the series tells uplifting and life-affirming stories filled with hope and melody. For the show, Wakely acquired the worldwide rights in a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing to record covers of the entire Lennon/McCartney ‘Northern Songs’ music catalogue. He enlisted featured artists to cover songs in the show who include: Pink, Eddie Vedder, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams, Aloe Blacc, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Sia, The Shins, James Bay, Chris Cornell and Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers.

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