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BlackBoxTV is a commercial YouTube channel and production studio founded by director Tony E. Valenzuela.[1] It was launched on August 17, 2010[2] and relaunched on April 13, 2012[3] as part of YouTube's $150 million original channel initiative.[4] The channel, which has collaborated with Wes Craven,[5] Guillermo del Toro[6] and Anthony E. Zuiker,[7] is home to BlackBoxTV Presents, which Variety called "the longest-running scripted drama online" in March 2016.[8]

History

The channel originally launched in August 2010 with one scripted series - BlackBoxTV Presents, a horror anthology featuring a cast of YouTube creators including Philip DeFranco, Justine Ezarik and Shane Dawson.[9]

In October 2011, it was announced[10] that BlackBoxTV was among 100 entities YouTube had partnered with as part of a $150 million investment in television-style programming.[11] The channel relaunched on April 13, 2012, with four new series: Silverwood, Black Friday, True Stories and Anthony E. Zuiker Presents, produced in collaboration with CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker and Collective Digital Studio.[12]

In 2014, Legendary Entertainment partnered with the channel to produce Versions of Elloise for the “YouTube Space House of Horrors: A Legendary Halloween short film contest.”[13] The film was selected among ten finalists by Guillermo del Toro.[14] Also in 2014, Alpine Labs (formerly Ketchum Labs)[15] partnered with BlackBoxTV to distribute the reality competition series Fight of the Living Dead.[16]

Programming

Year Title Featuring Notes Status
2010–Present BlackBoxTV Presents Bree Essrig
Nikki Limo
Horror anthology series in the vein of The Twilight Zone created by Tony E. Valenzuela.[17] Current
2012–2013 BlackBoxTV: Silverwood Brea Grant
Drake Bell
Eleven-part scripted horror anthology series set in the remote mountain town of Silverwood, California.[18] Concluded
2012-2013 Black Friday Various Weekly news magazine hosted by rotating correspondents exploring genre pop culture.[19] Concluded
2012 True Stories Jessica Rose Unscripted reality series focusing on the scary and supernatural, including sleepovers in real haunted houses and exploring frightening places.[20] Ongoing
2012–2013 Anthony E. Zuiker Presents Bill Bellamy
Goran Višnjić
Scripted anthology series featuring 10- to 15-minute episodes developed by Anthony E. Zuiker.[21] Concluded
2013–Present BlackBoxTV Pranks Jesse Wellens Hidden camera series featuring staged pranks and hoaxes based on horror films.[22] Concluded
2015 The Fourth Door Joey Graceffa Twelve-episode scripted supernatural drama series also starring Monique Coleman. Acquired by go90[23]
2015-2016 Fight of the Living Dead Meghan Camarena
Iman Crosson
Reality competition series where 10 YouTube creators try to survive a simulated zombie apocalypse.[24] Acquired by YouTube Red[25]
2015–Present BlackBoxTV Presents: Horror | 360 Monique Coleman
Lenne Klingaman
Virtual reality anthology featuring fictional characters and urban legends from the world of horror. Ongoing
2017-2018 Find Me Madison Lawlor VR/360 narrative series produced in partnership with Collab and the Los Angeles Times featuring visual codes and puzzles for viewers to solve.[26] Ongoing

360/Virtual Reality

In October, 2015 the channel launched BlackBoxTV Presents: Horror | 360, a virtual reality series for mobile devices and VR headsets. The 11-episode first season included collaborations with Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema.[27] On September 26, 2017[28] the series won "Best Immersive Series" for excellence in 360 and VR filmmaking at the 2017 Streamy Awards.[29] In September, 2016 Collab announced[30] it had signed a deal with BlackBoxTV to represent the channel and fund two 360 video projects.[31] In 2017, the channel debuted Find Me, a scripted virtual reality series, mobile app and game produced in partnership with Collab and the Los Angeles Times.[32]

Audio Series

In 2018, Serial Box acquired the rights[33] to produce Silverwood: The Door, a scripted audio series and eBook that will expand the BlackBoxTV: Silverwood universe.[34]

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