BlackBoxTV

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BlackBoxTV
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Channel
Years active2010-present
GenreHorror
Subscribers1.10 million [1]
(August 2018)
Total views204.87 million [1]
(August 2018)
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2012
Last updated: 10 Jul 2022

BlackBoxTV is a commercial YouTube channel and production studio founded by director Tony E. Valenzuela. [2] It was launched on August 17, 2010 [3] and relaunched on April 13, 2012 [4] as part of YouTube's $150 million original channel initiative. [5] The channel, which has collaborated with Wes Craven, [6] Guillermo del Toro [7] and Anthony E. Zuiker, [8] is home to BlackBoxTV Presents , which Variety called "the longest-running scripted drama online" in March 2016. [9]

Contents

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. [10]

In October 2011, it was announced [11] that BlackBoxTV was among 100 entities YouTube had partnered with as part of a $150 million investment in television-style programming. [12] 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. [13]

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.” [14] The film was selected among ten finalists by Guillermo del Toro. [15] Also in 2014, Alpine Labs (formerly Ketchum Labs) [16] partnered with BlackBoxTV to distribute the reality competition series Fight of the Living Dead . [17]

Programming

YearTitleFeaturingNotesStatus
2010–Present BlackBoxTV Presents Bree Essrig
Nikki Limo		Horror anthology series in the vein of The Twilight Zone created by Tony E. Valenzuela. [18] Current
2012–2013BlackBoxTV: Silverwood Brea Grant
Drake Bell 		Eleven-part scripted horror anthology series set in the remote mountain town of Silverwood, California. [19] Concluded
2012-2013Black FridayVariousWeekly news magazine hosted by rotating correspondents exploring genre pop culture. [20] Concluded
2012True Stories Jessica Rose Unscripted reality series focusing on the scary and supernatural, including sleepovers in real haunted houses and exploring frightening places. [21] Ongoing
2012–2013Anthony E. Zuiker Presents Bill Bellamy
Goran Višnjić 		Scripted anthology series featuring 10- to 15-minute episodes developed by Anthony E. Zuiker. [22] Concluded
2013–PresentBlackBoxTV Pranks Jesse Wellens Hidden camera series featuring staged pranks and hoaxes based on horror films. [23] Concluded
2015The Fourth Door Joey Graceffa Twelve-episode scripted supernatural drama series also starring Monique Coleman.Acquired by go90 [24]
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. [25] Acquired by YouTube Red [26]
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
2017-2018Find MeMadison LawlorVR/360 narrative series produced in partnership with Collab and the Los Angeles Times featuring visual codes and puzzles for viewers to solve. [27] 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. [28] On September 26, 2017 [29] the series won "Best Immersive Series" for excellence in 360 and VR filmmaking at the 2017 Streamy Awards. [30] In September, 2016 Collab announced [31] it had signed a deal with BlackBoxTV to represent the channel and fund two 360 video projects. [32] 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 . [33]

Audio Series

In 2018, Serial Box acquired the rights [34] to produce Silverwood: The Door, a scripted audio series and eBook that will expand the BlackBoxTV: Silverwood universe. [35]

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