
01/02/2023
Our latest release Pirates is now on Showtime. Written and directed by multi-hyphenate , and starring
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Our latest release Pirates is now on Showtime. Written and directed by multi-hyphenate , and starring
Happy Holidays everyone! We are taking a break
Yeeha! Our new 3 part documentary series “Sometimes When We Touch” will Premier on Paramount+ on Jan3! Its the untold story of soft rock, whose artists dominated pop music worldwide in the ‘70s, only to crash and burn in the ‘80s and eventually making an unlikely comeback
Its been a good week! Just heard that our episode of Word + Music on legendary Eddie Vedder “I am Mine” is a finalist for best music podcast. Check it out and preferably vote
A titan of rock ‘n’ roll, storyteller, mother, cancer survivor, and many other things. Her journey. In her own words. is still available on in the US, and on other platforms/networks internationally.
Courtney B. Vance Leads Cast Of ‘Heist 88’ Feature. He & Angela Bassett Produce alongside MTV Entertainment Studios and Gunpowder & Sky
https://deadline.com/2022/08/courtney-b-vance-heist-88-mtv-entertainment-studios-angela-bassett-paramount-media-networks-overall-deal-1235098561/
EXCLUSIVE: Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance have renewed the overall deal with MTV Entertainment Studios for their Bassett Vance Productions, and have set Heist 88, starring Vance, as the first…
Documentary about the prosecution of New York real estate mogul and Trump rival, Leona Helmsley AKA the “Queen of Mean” coming soon.
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/leona-helmsley-documentary-donald-trump-rudy-giuliani-movie-1235277325/
A juicy new documentary about the life and public battles of late real estate mogul Leona Helmsley is currently in production, Variety has learned exclusively. The film will contain never-before-h…
Listen to The Who's legendary guitarist and vocalist Pete Townshend in the newest episode of Words + Music on Audible.
Sheryl is now live on Showtime Networks
Our horror brand ALTER has just launched a FAST channel on all leading OTT platforms, giving genre fans everywhere a new way to experience its highly-curated, cutting-edge content.
https://www.nexttv.com/news/gunpowder-and-sky-scares-up-horror-themed-fast-channel
Studio's Alter channel launches on Samsung TV Plus, Redbox
Teaming up with Paramount+ on two multi-part documentaries about two opposite worlds, chronicling the untold stories of soft rock and 80s hair metal.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/soft-rock-hard-rock-documentary-paramount-plus-1235040591/
The streamer has partnered with production company Gunpower & Sky, headed by former Viacom exec Van Toffler.
The official trailer for LAST EXIT: SPACE is out. Directed by Rudolph Herzog with narration from iconic filmmaker Werner Herzog, our new space-exploration doc launches March 10th on discovery+.
Both episodes of our two-part documentary GAMING WALL ST debut March 3rd on HBO Max.
Our film on music icon Sheryl Crow—SHERYL—will debut at SXSW along with comedy PIRATES by Reggie Yates
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/02/sxsw-2022-feature-lineup-1234695603/
The festival will open with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” Season 3 premieres as the closing night selection.
Great start of the year. We're forming a new pact with MTV, Van Toffler's old stomping grounds.
https://deadline.com/2022/02/mtv-entertainment-studios-multi-picture-deal-gunpowder-sky-van-toffler-1234923452/
EXCLUSIVE: Former MTV topper Van Toffler is back in a formal relationship with the company where he spent almost three decades as an executive. MTV Entertainment Group has signed a multi-picture de…
Psyched to announce that we are bringing a fresh new slate of audio series with JAY-Z’s Roc Nation, home to music icons like Rihanna and Alicia Keys.
https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=329224&title=GUNPOWDER-%2526-SKY%252C-ROC-NATION-PARTNER-FOR-PODCASTS
Van Toffler's Gunpowder & Sky has struck a multiyear partnership with Roc Nation to develop and produce a slate of podcasts. Roc Nation’s diverse roster of A-list talent in music...
“Unscripted content is buzzy, sticky, binge-able, cheaper and quicker to make than scripted...All of the streamers are heavily underweight.”
Our CEO Van Toffler was featured in Bloomberg’s article on the rise of unscripted content and reality TV on streaming services.
Read the full article here:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/netflix-hbo-amazon-buying-up-reality-tv-shows-for-streaming-services
Netflix has grown into the world’s biggest buyer of unscripted programming. Its competitors are following suit.
Our heartwarming postmodern rom-com IT TAKES THREE is now streaming on The Roku Channel!
Stream free: https://bit.ly/3jZ3AdM
When the coolest guy in school discovers that the new girl sees through his popularity and good looks, he enlists the class nerd to take over his social media accounts to add substance to his style.
A gripping, edge-of your seat story that highlights the extreme and urgent dangers that face our wartime allies left behind in Iraq and Afghanistan.
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Budnick’s One Community has optioned Chase Millsap and Charley Dane’s script No Way in Hell, and will produce it for film with Gunpowder & Sky and Mazo Partners. Th…
How to cure heartbreak during the Diwali holidays? From the insanely creative minds of Surina Jindal, Melanie Chandra and Sameer Gardezi alongside Kal Penn comes HOT MESS HOLIDAY. We’re so thrilled to partner with Comedy Central on this buddy comedy. Catch the debut during Comedy Central's “31 Days of Going Home for the Holidays” on Saturday, December 11th at 7 PM.
Comedy Central announced its annual 31-day holiday extravaganza, featuring two new movies: “A Clüsterfünke Christmas,” debuting Dec. 4, and “Hot Mess Holiday,” premiering De…
A special update for our horror fans. G&S is partnering up with Jeremy Passmore, “San Andreas” co-writer, New Line and Adam Goldworm for the upcoming environmental thriller THAW.
Gunpowder & Sky, the banner behind indie horror hit 'Summer of 84' and Sam Raimi’s '50 States of Fright' anthology, is producing with Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.
DUST is your one-stop shop for horror & sci-fi. We’re unleashing ALTER's entire catalog of all the best horror. Exclusive originals. Cult classic favorites. Paranormal series. It’s all here, right on your DUST app. Make sure to visit ALTER to stay up to speed with all the freaky stuff we’ve got going on this month. Happy horror hunting!
https://www.watchdust.tv/alter
Get your scary short films on the go with a new page dedicated to some of the best voices in bite-sized horror.
We’ve added two new members to our G&S Team and we couldn’t be more excited. SVP of Documentary Features and Series, Joanna Swickel and SVP of Unscripted, Art Lyons.
EXCLUSIVE: Gunpowder & Sky, the company behind Hulu’s 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez and Discovery+’s Last Exit: Space documentaries, is expanding its non-fiction team. The company, which has …
"An endorsement for giving a damn about where you live." You can now own KID CANDIDATE on Blu-Ray, courtesy of our friends at Vinegar Syndrome!
Subscribers: This is NOT included in your subscription. If you'd like to purchase it, your 50% off SRP discount codes are:Yearly Subscribers = sub50 / Halfway Subscribers = sub50-halfYou can add most Partner Label, VSA, VSU or Peekarama title that falls within your subscribership to your cart with t...
Our CEO Van Toffler will be co-moderating the Producers Roundtable at The Wrap's annual business conference Sept. 29-30! For more info, visit www.thewrap.com/the-grill-2021/
Join WrapPRO for two days of distinguished programming with a focus on innovators across media, entertainment and tech defining the future of disruptive
"Who doesn’t want to see a John Hughes style take on the classic Cyrano D’Bergerac tale?" Celebrate the long weekend with IT TAKES THREE, now available to rent or own on your favorite digital platform. https://bit.ly/ItTakesThreeFilm
We’re teaming up with Justin Hillian (The Chi), Rick Famuyima (Dope) and Showtime to produce a new series based on the 1999 romantic comedy THE WOOD.
THE WOOD is an honest look at friendship and dating from the perspective of three young Black men born and raised in the gentrifying L.A. suburb of Inglewood.
Showtime has given a pilot order to comedy The Wood, based on the 1999 feature film, from Justin Hillian (The Chi, Snowfall), Rick Famuyiwa (The Chi, Dope) and Showtime sibling Paramount Television…
When the coolest guy in school discovers that the new girl sees through his popularity and good looks, he enlists the class nerd to add substance to his style. Check out the new trailer for the YA rom-com IT TAKES THREE, available on digital September 3!
Listen up! We’re partnering with Audible on two new podcasts - LIGHTERS IN THE SKY and SHELVED - that will explore epic gigs, unlikely collaborations, and untold stories from the most groundbreaking artists in music. Plus new episodes of WORDS + MUSIC, coming soon!
EXCLUSIVE: Gunpowder & Sky, co-founded and run by former MTV chief Van Toffler, is laying down more tracks in the music podcast space with a pair of documentary series for Audible. The company …
Experience the immersive, inspiring AWAKEN in theaters for one night only! From EP Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) and narrated by Liv Tyler, AWAKEN is a globe-spanning journey filmed in stunning 4K over 5 years and in 30 countries. Visit awaken.watchdust.com to find showtimes near you!
Excited to share that we are partnering with Miramax to develop THE MASSEUSE based on the DUST short directed by Tan Ce Ding! Stay tuned for more info on this thought-provoking sci-fi thriller.
Miramax and Gunpower & Sky’s science fiction label Dust are teaming up to develop the sci-fi thriller, “The Masseuse.” “We’re fired up that Bill Block and the Miramax te…
We're celebrating five years of DUST with a whole lot of special promotions and new content - incl. some beautiful claymations from Joseph Brett. Keep an eye out for new ones each week!
This incredible Star Trek claymation clip celebrates the 5-year anniversary of the sci-fi site Dust.
Delighted to announce that we're partnering with the Jim Morrison estate to bring the poetry and artistry of the iconic The Doors' frontman to life in a new documentary. You can read more about it at Billboard!
Doors frontman Jim Morrison will be the subject of a new, feature-length documentary that will focus on the totality of his artistry.
"In a world of increasing consolidation, independent creators should be nurtured and amplified"
Check out our CEO Van Toffler's guest blog in The Wrap!
In a world of increasing consolidation, independent creators should be nurtured and amplified, Gunpowder & Sky CEO writes
Watch Hayden Pedigo make an unorthodox run for Amarillo city council after his spoof campaign video goes viral. KID CANDIDATE is now available on digital! https://bit.ly/KIDCANDIDATEfilm
We're thrilled to share that our latest production LAST EXIT: SPACE, from legendary filmmakers Werner and Rudolph Herzog, will stream later this year on discovery+! This out-of-this-world documentary will take you on a spectacular voyage across our planet and explore mankind’s push to colonize space.
Discovery+ has acquired Last Exit: Space, a documentary from Werner Herzog and his son, Rudolph Herzog, about mankind’s push to colonize space. The film promises to take audiences on a voyage ...
After 13 years of failing to get justice, a young man sets out for Honduras to find, capture, and deliver his father's killer to federal prison. Produced by Meredith Vieira and G&S, AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA is now available on digital.
Hayden Pedigo, a 24 year-old artist and musician in Amarillo, TX makes an unorthodox run for city council in a time when young Americans increasingly feel cut off from politics and traditional institutions. Available on Digital July 2nd.
Huge news! We’re thrilled to announce we’re bringing you even more amazing documentaries and docu-series with HBO Max and HBO. Stay tuned!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/gunpowder-sky-first-look-doc-deal-hbo-max-hbo-1234720421/
EXCLUSIVE: HBO and HBO Max are eyeing more stories of larger-than-life rock stars and social issues with a first-look deal with Gunpowder & Sky. The two-year agreement will see the WarnerMedia …
Congrats to our YouTube series RELEASED for its renewal. Season 2 kicks off tonight, with featured artist PontiacMadeDDG. With upcoming episodes featuring Sub Urban, Demi Lovato, and more!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/youtube-released-season-2-demi-lovato-sub-urban-1234717343/
YouTube has renewed its music series Released for a second season. The new season will kick off with rapper DDG, with upcoming episodes featuring Demi Lovato and Sub Urban to follow. A revival of M…
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The official trailer for LAST EXIT: SPACE is out. Directed by Rudolph Herzog with narration from iconic filmmaker Werner Herzog, our new space-exploration doc launches March 10th on discovery+.
Gunpowder & Sky is a fast growing independent global entertainment company, creating premium content unrestricted by format, as well as genre-specific destinations for the streaming generation.
Since its inception in 2016, Gunpowder & Sky has released more than 30 feature films and series, as well as hundreds of short films theatrically, on TVOD as well as in partnership with leading platforms such as HBO, Netflix, MTV, Hulu, Sky, Showtime, DirecTV, Amazon, Facebook, YouTube, and soon Quibi and HBO Max.
With in-house development, production, marketing and distribution capabilities, the company operates as a full 360-studio and oversees a library of more than 1500 titles. Notable films and series include The Little Hours, Cam, Hearts Beat Loud, Lords of Chaos, Her Smell, Tragedy Girls, Summer of 84, Villains, Hounds of Love, “50 States of Terror” and “Drawn and Recorded”.
With an audience of more than 50M monthly unique visitors, Gunpowder & Sky’s current streaming networks include DUST, a sci-fi brand that presents thought-provoking visions of the future; ALTER, a new horror brand that explores the human condition through warped perspectives; and CUT, an unscripted comedy brand that is home to “Truth or Drink” and “Grandmas Smoking Weed”. DUST, ALTER and CUT are presently distributed on HBO, Vizio TV, Comcast FLEX, Roku, YouTube, Facebook, AT&T, DirecTV, Sinclair, Samsung TV Plus and Instagram.
Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York and London, Gunpowder & Sky was founded by Van Toffler and Floris Bauer, in partnership with The Chernin Group and AT&T.
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