Hyperobject Industries
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Hyperobject Industries is an American film and television production company founded by director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian Adam McKay on October 25, 2019.
History
Hyperobject Industries was founded on October 25, 2019, by director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian Adam McKay. McKay created the company after leaving Gary Sanchez Productions in April 2019, a production company he co-founded with Will Ferrell in 2006. In October 2019, the company entered an exclusive five-year first-look television deal with Home Box Office, Inc., developing content for HBO and its on demand streaming service, HBO Max.
In November 2019, the company entered a first-look feature film deal with Paramount Pictures. Also in November 2019, Hyperobject Industries formed a multi-year agreement, joint venture with Adam Davidson, Laura Mayer, and Sony Music Entertainment to create Three Uncanny Four Productions, a podcasting company. Hyperobject Industries and the joint venture's partnership will create, develop, produce, and distribute original podcasts.
In July 2021, the company entered an exclusive multi-year first-look production deal, specifically scripted feature films, with Apple Inc.
In December 2021, the company's debut film, Don't Look Up, began its limited theatrical release on December 10, 2021, and begin streaming on Netflix on December 24, 2021. The film became the second most-watched film on Netflix within 28 days of release.
Filmography
Film
In development
- Five (with TriStar Pictures)
- Flesh of the Gods (with Mad Gene Media)
- Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel (with Princess Pictures and A24)
- Monsanto (with Zurich Avenue)
- Untitled DeSean Jackson documentary film (Go Deep (wt); with CoverStory and Amazon Prime Video)
- Untitled Michael Shanks sci-fi comedy film (with 1.21 Pictures and Sony Pictures)
Television
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2023 | Succession | HBO | with Gary Sanchez Productions, Project Zeus, Hot Seat Productions, and HBO Entertainment | |
| 2020–2022 | Motherland: Fort Salem | Freeform | with Gary Sanchez Productions, Well Underway, and Freeform Studios | |
| 2020 | 537 Votes | HBO | with Rakontur and HBO Documentary Films | |
| 2021–2023 | Painting with John | HBO | ||
| 2021 | Q: Into the Storm | HBO | with Hyrax Films and HBO Documentary Films | |
| 2021 | The Oxy Kingpins | CBC Gem | Premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival with Second Nature Films, Syd York, TYT Productions, and XRM Media | |
| 2022–2023 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | HBO | with HBO Entertainment, Steeplechase Amusements, Jim Hecht Productions, and Jason Shuman Productions | |
| 2022–2023 | Game Theory With Bomani Jones | HBO | ||
| 2022 | The Invisible Pilot | HBO | with Ample Entertainment | |
| 2022 | God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty | Hulu | ||
| 2025–present | The Chair Company | HBO | with Zanin Corp and HBO Entertainment |
In development
- Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story (with Sony Pictures Television)
Podcast
| Year | Title | Host(s) | Genre | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Staying In with Emily and Kumail | Emily V. Gordon | Comedy | with Three Uncanny Four Productions | |
| Kumail Nanjiani | |||||
| 2021–present | Death At The Wing | Adam McKay | Sports, politics, socioeconomics | with Three Uncanny Four Productions | |
| 2021–present | Things You Don't Need to Know | Ari Cagan | Trivia, Knowledge | with Three Uncanny Four Productions | |
| 2022–present | Réunion: Shark Attacks in Paradise | Daniel Duane | Knowledge | with Little Everywhere and Sony Music Entertainment | |
| 2022–present | Bedtime Stories With Adam McKay | Adam McKay | Comedy | with Sony Music Entertainment |