Founded by established leaders from entertainment and technology, Wonder Project is dedicated to building a trusted brand that serves a vast but underserved audience with courageous stories that restore faith in things worth believing in.
Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten
Chief Executive OfficerKelly Merryman Hoogstraten is the CEO of Wonder Project, an entertainment brand that produces and curates premium theatrical films and series for the global faith and values audience. Under her leadership, Wonder Project has raised more than $100 million from investors, released its first series, HOUSE OF DAVID, on Amazon Prime and launched its subscription service on Prime Video.
Over the past 20 years, Hoogstraten has held senior leadership roles at major media organizations, such as Netflix and YouTube. At Netflix, she spearheaded the company’s international expansion and at YouTube, she served as Vice President of Content where she led the Americas business, including the launch of YouTube TV.
Hoogstraten lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and three children.
Jon Erwin
FOUNDER & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICERJon Erwin is an acclaimed, multi-GMA Dove Award-winning director, writer, producer and entrepreneur. He is the creative force behind HOUSE OF DAVID and serves as Chief Creative Officer for Wonder Project. He is also the first and only director to receive an A+ CinemaScore® four times. His 2023 film JESUS REVOLUTION grossed $52M worldwide and was a breakout hit for Lionsgate.
Along with his brother Andrew, Jon co-wrote, produced and co-directed films like MOMS’ NIGHT OUT, WOODLAWN, and the surprise hit I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, which became the #1 independent film of 2018, earning more than $83 million at the box office. In 2019, Jon and Andrew launched Kingdom Story Company. The first film from that venture was I STILL BELIEVE, a biopic about CCM megastar Jeremy Camp which was released by Lionsgate in 2020, followed by AMERICAN UNDERDOG in 2021, which told the story of NFL MVP and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner.
