Story Syndicate is an Americanfilm production andtelevision production company founded in 2019 byLiz Garbus andDan Cogan . The company primarily featuresdocumentary films and television series.
They have produced such films asAll In: The Fight for Democracy Fauci Becoming Cousteau Take Care of Maya Titan: The OceanGate Disaster The Innocence Files I'll Be Gone in the Dark Nuclear Family Harry & Meghan Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer
In June 2019, it was announcedLiz Garbus andDan Cogan would launchStory Syndicate , a production company, producingdocumentary and narrative film and television series.[ 1] [ 2]
The company has produced such films asAll In: The Fight for Democracy [ 3] Fauci Janet Tobias ,[ 4] Becoming Cousteau [ 5] Britney vs. Spears (2021), directed byErin Lee Carr ,[ 6] Mayor Pete Jesse Moss .[ 7]
The company has also produced multiple documentary series includingHarry & Meghan Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence [ 8] Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer One Night in Idaho: The College Murders [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
In October 2023, Story Syndicate launched a scripted film and television division, signing a first-look deal withTomorrow Studios .[ 12]
In August 2023, it was announced employees of Story Syndicate had secured voluntary union recognition, to be represented by theWriters Guild of America East andMotion Pictures Editors Guild .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] Lilly Wachowski ,John Walsh ,Tom Fontana , andJosh Gondelman .[ 16]
In June 2025, Motion Pictures Editors Guild held a protest at the premiere ofTitan: The OceanGate Disaster Tribeca Festival , distributing fliers bringing attention to alleged anti-union conduct by Story Syndicate. Motion Pictures Editors Guild previously in March 2025, brought charges against Story Syndicate to theNational Labor Relations Board , accusing the company of refusing to bargain and bad faith bargaining.[ 17]
^ Thompson, Anne (June 17, 2019)."Documentarians Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus Launch New Production Company — Exclusive" .IndieWire Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. RetrievedAugust 29, 2021 . ^ Vlessing, Etan (June 17, 2019)."Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan Launch Production Company" .The Hollywood Reporter . RetrievedAugust 29, 2021 . ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 17, 2020)."Amazon Studios Acquires Stacey Abrams Untitled Voting Rights Documentary; Eyes Theatrical Release Before Election" .Deadline Hollywood . RetrievedSeptember 26, 2021 . ^ Hipes, Patrick (February 1, 2021)."Dr. Anthony Fauci Documentary In Works At Nat Geo From Oscar And Emmy Winners; Watch First Trailer" .Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2021 . ^ "National Geographic Documentary Films and Picturehouse to Release Liz Garbus' "Becoming Cousteau" on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021" .BusinessWire Archived from the original on October 5, 2024. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2021 .^ Patten, Dominic (September 21, 2021)."Britney Spears Conservatorship Documentary From Netflix Declares "It's Enough" In First Trailer" .Deadline Hollywood .Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2021 . ^ Vlessing, Etan (February 22, 2021)."Pete Buttigieg Doc 'Mayor Pete' Lands at Amazon Studios" .The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2021 . ^ Mass, Jennifer (November 28, 2022)."Hulu Sets Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult Docuseries as 'God Forbid' Becomes Its Most-Watched Doc Film Ever (EXCLUSIVE)" .Variety Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. RetrievedJuly 4, 2023 . ^ "HBO Original Docuseries LAST CALL: WHEN A SERIAL KILLER STALKED QUEER NEW YORK Debuts July 9" .Warner Bros. Discovery Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. RetrievedJuly 4, 2023 .^ Richards, Amanda (January 17, 2024)."Untitled Gilgo Beach Doc Series Will Shed Light on a Case Unfolding in Real Time" .Netflix . RetrievedFebruary 26, 2025 . ^ Jones, CT (June 12, 2025)."New Docuseries Reveals the Untold Story of the Idaho Murders" .Rolling Stone . RetrievedJune 12, 2025 . ^ Otterson, Joe (October 12, 2023)."Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan's Story Syndicate Launches Scripted Division Led by Nellie Reed (EXCLUSIVE)" .Variety . RetrievedDecember 7, 2024 . ^ Cho, Winston (August 8, 2023)."Story Syndicate Workers Win Voluntary Union Recognition From Management" .The Hollywood Reporter . RetrievedJune 7, 2025 . ^ "Workers at Story Syndicate Successfully Unionize" .Writers Guild of America East . RetrievedJune 7, 2025 .^ Campione, Katie (June 24, 2025)."WGA East Ratifies First Union Contract With Nonfiction Producer Story Syndicate Nearly 2 Years After Organizing Workers" .Deadline Hollywood . RetrievedJune 24, 2025 . ^ Campione, Katie (November 14, 2024)."WGA East & Motion Picture Editors Guild Petition 'Harry & Meghan' Producers Story Syndicate To Finalize Fair Contract" .Deadline Hollywood . RetrievedJune 7, 2025 . ^ Campione, Katie (June 6, 2025)."Editors Guild Protests Against Nonfiction Producer Story Syndicate At Tribeca Premiere Of OceanGate Submersible Documentary 'Titan' .Deadline Hollywood . RetrievedJune 7, 2025 .
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