James Hendershot has operated NYC based creative agency & production company, JH Artist Group, for over 20 years as Founder & CEO. The agency has expanded globally to cater to clients that include Diageo, LVMH, Warner Bros. Discovery, Nike, Paper & Packaging Board, Procter & Gamble, and Ritz Carlton to name a few. 

In 2015, JH Artist Group launched his entertainment division, Toilsome Films, with James Hendershot as Executive Producer & Showrunner, and began developing non-fiction and scripted entertainment.  Notably, James developed and was Executive Producer for Attack of the Murder Hornets, launched in February 2021 on Discovery+ Streaming service. The film was one of the highest viewed Documentary Films for Discovery. JH artist group has a number of documentary, docu-series and non scripted projects that are currently in development.

My most recent project, ATTACK OF THE MURDER HORNETS, is the most watched documentary on Discovery+. This story turned a national headline into an absorbing film about successful government and community collaboration, and the way in which our future is guaranteed by science. The film led to the exhibit of America’s first “Murder Hornet” nest in The Smithsonian, and was showcased by Discovery+ at the Television Critic Association’s press tour.

 PRESS

“Attack of the Murder Hornets plays like a spooky true-crime tale. Stephenson’s documentary moves at a thriller’s brisk clip. With so much built-in drama, ambiance, and character. The story is a compelling ecological race against time, with real stakes: When honeybees are in danger, the entire food chain is also at risk.” 

- WIRED

“With an appealing mix of terror and humor, it transforms its report on this national crisis into a portrait of successful government and community collaboration, and the way in which our safety -- and future -- is guaranteed by science.”

- THE DAILY BEAST

“Filmmaker’s not only scores points on style but also substance, revealing the character of a state scientist and citizen scientists as well as the impact of greed on scientific research that comes in a last-act twist.” 

- THE SEATTLE TIMES