Founders Christopher Raddatz and Caitlin Davis attended rival high schools in the suburbs of North Carolina. Now planted in Los Angeles, they’ve found they do their best work on the same team.
For over seven years, Rival High has worked in tandem with Snap Inc., launching and producing the original series Good Luck, Los Angeles (now in partnership with NBCLA). We’ve produced over thirty episodes for the national franchise Good Luck, America (2.2M+ followers).
In partnership with NBC, Rival High’s recently completed five-part docuseries, titled Palisades and Eaton Fires: From Devastation to Determination, is now streaming on Peacock.
Our four-year collaboration with Seven Bucks Entertainment has brought cinematic polish to campaigns for Teremana, ZOA Energy, and film endeavors like Moana 2 and The Smashing Machine.
In the sports and non-fiction space, we’ve led physical production and post for the inaugural season of the United Football League and chronicled cultural moments, including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s return to WWE as The Final Boss Vs Cody Rhodes. We were privileged to create content that will forever be part of these legacy-defining moments, like the viral “slap heard round the world” and John Cena’s heel turn.
Our portfolio spans work for NASCAR, Disney Animation, Beast Blenders, Meaningful Beauty, and Chevron, with films that have screened at Tribeca, TIFF, and HollyShorts.
As the vertical microdrama format continues to evolve, our experience with Snap Originals, PocketFM, Alta TV, and ReelShort positions us at the forefront of the space — blending traditional story craft with next-generation distribution.
At Rival High, we build long-term partnerships rooted in trust, taste, and execution.
Chris Raddatz is a 20x nominated and 3x Emmy award winner in the competitive New York market.
His work has premiered at prominent film festivals across the world, including NOTFF, Hot Docs, Doc NYC, BAM, Dances with Wolves, and many more. As a cinematographer, he’s worked on everything from indie romance to action films, including Blue Line, starring Tom Sizemore. Chris began his career in documentary and broadcast news in NYC before moving to LA and growing his digital experience with Snap Inc. Within Snap Originals, he advanced from Director of Photography and Editor to Producer, launching shows like Life’s a Tripp, Queen of Styles, Bringing up Bahbi, Move It, Coming Out, and Reclaim(ed).
Caitlin Davis is a multihypenate producer, director, and screenwriter with a background in traditional television and vertical drama.
Caitlin’s credits include Mad About Yuletide for Disney Channel’s Raven’s Home, Noor (CBS Studios/Women in Media/NBCUniversal), and the UCB hit musical Missionary Style, developed as a pilot by Filmbank Entertainment. She created Total Opposites for Funny or Die and was selected for the Shondaland Women Directors Mentorship 2023. In the vertical space, she’s showrun viral series for Pocket FM and ReelShort, including The Forgotten Princess, True Heiress Saves High School, Selling My Virginity to the Mafia King (22M+ views), and The Senator’s Son (100M+ views).