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Nine Stories Productions is a New York–based film, theater and television production company founded by Riva Marker andJake Gyllenhaal in 2015. Nine Stories has a first-look deal withBold Films, the company behindWhiplash,Drive, andNightcrawler, the latter of which Gyllenhaal starred in and produced. Gyllenhaal won an Independent Spirit Award for producingNightcrawler and was an executive producer onDavid Ayer'sEnd of Watch. Marker producedCary Fukunaga's critically acclaimed child soldier dramaBeasts of No Nation and was an executive producer on Academy Award nominatedThe Kids Are All Right.

Following the deal with Bold Films, Gyllenhaal explained: "[They choose] to tell stories that I love—unflinching yet entertaining. I look forward to making movies that are successful both artistically and financially. That's what [Bold CEO] Gary [Michael Waters] and [Chairman] Michel [Litvak] do. They are nonconformists who have already proven to be terrific partners on 'Nightcrawler'—protecting stories and the artists who tell them." Litvak added: "We are thrilled to be back in business with Jake. I truly enjoy our artistic collaboration. His impeccable taste in projects and deep knowledge of how to make high quality films make him a formidable producer."^[1]

Nine Stories aims to develop and produce provocative, character-driven material at both the studio and independent levels. The company's first film,David Gordon Green'sStronger, is inspired by the true story of Boston Marathon bombing survivorJeff Bauman and based on theNew York Times bestseller of the same name. The film premiered at the 2017Toronto International Film Festival and was released to critical acclaim on September 22, 2017, byLionsgate andRoadside Attractions.

Nine Stories producedWildlife,Paul Dano's directorial debut in which Gyllenhaal stars oppositeCarey Mulligan. The company produced the documentaryHondros about war photographerChris Hondros—who was killed on assignment in Libya—which premiered at the 2017Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary.^{[citation needed]}

Nine Stories is currently in development on a number of titles, includingJo Nesbø's critically acclaimed novelThe Son, whichDenis Villeneuve will direct;David Leitch's adaptation of Ubisoft's post-apocalyptic video gameThe Division, in which Gyllenhaal will also star, and a scripted limited series for A&E centered on cults throughout history. The company is also developing Seth Harp'sRolling Stone article "The Anarchists vs. the Islamic State" for the screen, andTheater of War, based on an episode ofThis American Life with directorAlex Timbers for the stage and screen.

In the spring of 2017, the company produced its first Broadway show with a revival ofStephen Sondheim'sSunday in the Park with George at the newly reopenedHudson Theatre, starring Gyllenhaal and Tony winner,Annaleigh Ashford. The production was the first commercially successful run of a Sondheim musical^{[citation needed]}.

On April 2, 2024, the company signed a three-year first-look deal withAmazon MGM Studios, with a film adaptation of the musicalFun Home, which they acquired the rights to years before, announced to still be in development at the studio.^[2]

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