John W. Hyde

John W. Hyde (born March 29, 1941, in Jackson, Michigan) is a veteran producer whose credits span feature film, television, and animation.

His production credits include Short Circuit, Flight of the Navigator, 8 Million Ways to Die, The NeverEnding Story, Mighty Mouse, Homicide: Life on the Street, 9½ Weeks, UHF, and the award-winning Das Boot.

Hyde was responsible for organizing these acquisitions and subsidiaries and creating an infrastructure to give IDT Entertainment a cohesive production and distribution system for motion pictures, cable, DVD, and television.

Hyde oversaw all operations of IDT Entertainment day-to-day and led team handling the due diligence, sale, and integration into Starz/Liberty Media.

Hyde also served as Vice Chairman of Image Entertainment the leading U. S. independent distributor of DVD, digital and broadcast rights with a catalog of nearly 4000 titles.

He also executive produced Walk Among The Tombstones, based on the motion picture 8 Million Ways to Die and the Lawrence Block book series.

In August 2020, Apple TV+ announced the animated remake of Harriet the Spy starring Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch with Hyde and Kelton attached as Executive Producers.