‘The Two Popes’ Producer Mark Bauch Launches Film & TV Company One Day’s Walk

EXCLUSIVE: Producer Mark Bauch is opening the doors to One Day’s Walk, a film and television production company dedicated to championing visionary filmmakers, bold original storytelling, and entertainment with substance.

The new banner arrives with a slate of film and television projects, including collaborations with Netflix, Artists Equity, Working Title, Rideback, Bosque Ranch, and Jigsaw Entertainment, spanning action thrillers, true stories, literary adaptations, and character-driven dramas and comedies.

Among the upcoming projects for One Day’s Walk are Orlando von Einsiedel’s A Speck in the Sea, which we first told you about; that pic starring Oscar nominees Josh Brolin and Jeremy Renner. That project recently launched at the American Film Market.

One Day’s Walk is also developing several projects with Netflix, including The Brotherhood written by Ozark creator Bill Dubuque and directed by Cal McMau, and Duty Honor Country, written by veteran and West Point graduate Max Adams, which Bauch will produce alongside Rideback.

The company’s additional projects include The Prize, an original action thriller written by Adam Cozad (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit), alongside Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity; Bearfoot, an original adventure romance conceived by Bauch, with Taylor Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch; and The List, an original romantic comedy conceived by Bauch, with Maika Monroe attached to star and produce.

In production, One Day’s Walk is collaborating with Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Entertainment on a confidential documentary feature.

“I’ve always been drawn to stories that take risks, challenge expectations, and have something meaningful to say,” said Bauch. “Whether it’s an extraordinary true story, overlooked source material, or a completely original idea, I want to bring projects to life that are deeply entertaining, emotionally resonant and visually arresting. One Day’s Walk is about building a home for inspired approaches to storytelling, working with filmmakers who have a distinct point of view, and creating the freedom to pursue ideas that might not fit neatly into a box.”

Bauch executive produced the 3x Oscar nominated The Two Popes, National Geographic’s News and Documentary Emmy-nominated Lost and Found, and the Netflix documentary The Lost Children. Most recently, Bauch produced Antoine Fuqua’s Troublemaker, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

Prior to founding One Day’s Walk, Bauch spent more than a decade working alongside such producers as Dan Lin at Lin Pictures and Ron Howard and Brian Grazer at Imagine Entertainment, where he held senior leadership positions across film and television. Prior to his Hollywood career, Bauch was a snowboard photographer in Europe, before moving to Los Angeles in 2006 to direct content for Nike’s action sports divisions.