Deeply influenced by Gervais, Wertheimer gave particular focus to French New Wave Cinema and the impact of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and others is still readily apparent in his work.
In 2004, his first television series as co-creator and showrunner, Charlie Jade, commenced production in Cape Town, South Africa.
It was designed to echo Jensen's themes of corporate greed and arrogance and the futility of continuing to pursue an impersonal, materialist agenda on a global scale.
In addition to South Africa, Charlie Jade has been broadcast in Canada, Japan, Eastern Europe, France and the United Kingdom.
[1] Wertheimer's next creative effort was the television series Across the River to Motor City which he co-created with Denis McGrath.