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The Nacelle Company

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The Nacelle Company is an American diversified media company founded by Brian Volk-Weiss in 2017. Nacelle is a leader in the pop-culture space through scripted and unscripted production, distribution, development, marketing, management, and consumer product divisions. It is the parent of the subsidiary company, Comedy Dynamics, and is home to the Nacelleverse[1], a shared universe reviving beloved brands into new toys, comic books, consumer products, and animated series.

Before founding Nacelle, Volk-Weiss was the senior vice president at the Barry Katz Entertainment Group (BKEG), where he led the talent and production division. The company merged with New Wave Entertainment in 2003. In 2008, he founded New Wave Dynamics (now Comedy Dynamics[2]) In 2017, the Nacelle Company was created as its own stand-alone company.

Nacelle has since produced and distributed many notable shows to various major networks such as Netflix, Disney+, HBO, Amazon, Hulu, Peacock, and The CW. Some of the company's productions include Down to Earth with Zac Efron, The Toys That Made Us, The Movies That Made Us, Behind the Attraction, Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History, Icons Unearthed, and Billy Corgan’s Adventures In Carneyland.

In 2022, the Nacelle Company expanded with a consumer products division reviving beloved toy properties, including Biker Mice From Mars, RoboForce, Sectaurs, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, Power Lords, The Great Garloo, and Big Loo. The aforementioned brands are being revived into new toys, comic books, and animated shows[3] that exist within a shared NacelleVerse. RoboForce: The Animated Series[4] is currently in production and co-produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Seven Bucks Productions. Biker Mice From Mars[5] is in pre-production for an animated series and is co-produced by Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort. Outside of the Nacelleverse, the company has also created action figures from the Amazon TV series, The Expanse.[6]

In 2024, Nacelle announced its partnership with Walmart[7] to bring the NacelleVerse products to stores nationwide. A dedicated end cap in Walmart stores will feature exclusive brands, including Nacelle action figures such as Maxx 89 and Wrecker (RoboForce), Throttle, Vinnie, and Modo (Biker Mice From Mars), as well as Dargon and Stellara (Sectaurs), and limited edition Walmart exclusive action figure variants for RoboForce, Sectaurs, and The Great Garloo.

SHOWS PRODUCED

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Title Network Year Notes
That Guy… Who Was In That Thing Showtime 2012 Documentary
That Gal… Who Was In That Thing: That Guy 2[8] Showtime 2015 Documentary
8989 Redstone [9] 2016 Horror/Thriller
50 Years of Star Trek [10] History 2016 Documentary
There’s… Johnny! Hulu 2017 Docuseries
The Toys That Made Us[11] Netflix 2017 - 2019 Docuseries; 3 seasons
Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History Netflix 2019 Documentary
Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons[12] 2019 Documentary
Mad About You Spectrum 2019 TV Series
The Movies That Made Us Netflix 2019 - 2021 Docuseries; 3 seasons
9/11: The Pentagon 2020 Documentary
All The Way Black [13] BET+ 2020 TV Series
Video Game Box Art [14] 2020 Docuseries
The Holiday Movies That Made Us Netflix 2020 Docuseries
Grant History 2020 Miniseries
How To Fix A Drug Scandal Netflix 2020 Docuseries
Down to Earth with Zac Efron Netflix 2020 - 2022 Docuseries; 2 seasons
A Toy Store Near You[15] Amazon 2020 - present Docuseries; 6 seasons
Action Figure Adventure [16] 2021 Docuseries
Behind the Attraction Disney+ 2021 - present Docuseries; 2 seasons
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek[17] 2021 - 2022 Docuseries;
The Beanie Bubble[18] 2022 Documentary
Belle Vie [19] 2022 Documentary
Icons Unearthed Vice TV 2022 - present Docuseries; 8 season:
  • 1: Star Wars
  • 2: The Simpsons
  • 3: Fast & Furious
  • 4: Marvel
  • 5: James Bond
  • 6: Batman
  • 7: Lord of the Rings
  • 8: Spider-Man
Small Town Strong [20] 2023 Documentary
Gamer’s Journey: The Definitive History of Shenmue [21] 2023 Documentary
Discontinued [22] Fubo 2023 - present Maximum Effort TV series; 2 seasons
Free Outside [23] 2024 Documentary
Shoot Again: The Resurgence of Pinball [24] 2024 Documentary
Fully Torqued [25] 2024 Docuseries; 3 seasons
Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine[26] 2024 Documentary
Up for Auction [27] The CW 2024 Docuseries
Billy Corgan’s Adventures in Carneyland [28] The CW 2024 Docuseries
Thirst with Shay Mitchell[29] HBO 2024 Docuseries
One Way Ticket: The Greg Lutzka Story [30] 2024 Documentary
Dressing Up Halloween: The Story of Ben Cooper, Inc. [31] 2024 Documentary

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS

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Title Network Year Notes
Icons Unearthed Vice TV 2024 Docuseries; seasons 9 & 10
  • 9: Harry Potter
  • 10: Tom Cruise
A Toy Store Near You Amazon 2024 Docuseries; season 7
Igniting the Spark: The Art of Magic: The Gathering [32] TBA 2024 Documentary
RoboForce: The Animated Series TBA 2025 TV animated series; co-produced with Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Seven Bucks Production
Biker Mice from Mars Fubo TV 2025 TV animated series; co-produced with Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort

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