Jonah Bekhor & Jonas Bell Pasht

With roots as independent film producers, former American Film Institute classmates Jonah Bekhor and Jonas Bell Pasht built Citizen Jones as a destination for best-in-class non-fiction storytelling and a creative safe haven for Hollywood’s best talent.  

Bekhor and Bell Pasht are the creators and executive producers of the Peter Dinklage-narrated How To Become a Tyrant, which became an international hit for Netflix upon its release and spawned successors How To Become a Cult Leader and How to Become a Mob Boss which debuted as the streamer’s #1 series. Among their many credits are Issa Rae’s Insecure: The End for HBO, the acclaimed The Redemption Project with Van Jones for CNN, and upcoming 2025 releases for Hulu, Max, History Channel.

Combining veteran experience on both sides of the US-Canada border, Bekhor and Bell Pasht blend industry-leading creative sensibilities with savvy production solutions across all genres and formats.