ABC News Studios

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ABC News Studios
Company type Division
Industry Television production
FoundedJuly 26, 2022;3 years ago (2022-07-26)
Headquarters,
United States
Parent ABC News

ABC News Studios is a long-form documentary production unit of ABC News that is part of Disney General Entertainment Content, itself a division of The Walt Disney Company, the division focused on creating premium, narrative non-fiction content like documentaries, series, and specials mainly for Disney own streaming services and networks like ABC and Hulu, including other third-party channels services.

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History

ABC News Studios was founded on July 26 2022, when ABC News announced its expansion to its documentary efforts by launching a dedicated production arm that would bring all of ABC News' documentary and docuseries under a new documentary division. The new documentary studio division would produce original programming for Disney's networks & streaming services and other platforms. [1]

Filmography

Television

TitleYearsNetworkNotes
Wild Crime2021–present Hulu
City of Angels | City of Deathco-production with Highway 41 Productions
Let the World See 2022 ABC co-production with Kapital Entertainment, Roc Nation, Westbrook Studios and Cobble Hill Films
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout MurdersHulu
Have You Seen This Man?
Mormon No More
The Murders Before the Marathonco-production with Anonymous Content and Story Syndicate
Where Is Private Dulaney?2022–presentco-production with Show of Force and Versus Pictures
Death in the Dorms2023–2024co-production with The Intellectual Property Corporation and Yes, Like the River
Web of Death2023co-production with Blink Films
Killing Countryco-production with Kaepernick Media
Still Missing Morgan [2] co-production with Scott Free Productions, 5Star Productions, NLA Productions and Mad Possom Pictures
Daughters of the Cult [3] 2024co-production with Main Event Media
Scam Goddess [4] 2025–present Freeform co-production with The Intellectual Property Corporation
Murder Has Two Faces [5] 2025Huluco-production with Blue Ant Studios and Cortés Filmworks
Not Her First Rodeo [6] 2025Freeform

Film

TitleRelease dateDistributorNotes
Aftershock [7] July 19, 2022 Hulu co-production with Onyx Collective, Impact Partners, JustFilms/Ford Foundation, Malka Films and Good Gravy Films
Brats [8] June 13, 2024 Hulu co-production with Neon and Network Entertainment
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything [9] June 23, 2025Huluco-production with Imagine Documentaries and Latchkey Films

References

  1. "ABC News Launches ABC News Studios With 100+ Programming Hours". Dgepress. July 26, 2022.
  2. White, Peter (February 23, 2023). "Ridley Scott To Produce True-Crime Docuseries 'Still Missing Morgan' For Hulu With ABC News Studios". Deadline. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. White, Peter (December 15, 2023). "Hulu Sets More True-Crime Docuseries From ABC News Studios Including 'Daughters Of The Cult' & Season 2 Of 'Death In The Dorms'". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  4. Cordero, Rosy (July 2, 2024). "Scam Goddess Podcast Being Adapted Into Non-Fiction Series By Laci Mosley & ABC News Studios". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  5. Petski, Denise (2025-04-29). "Robin Roberts To Host 'Murder Has Two Faces' True-Crime Docuseries From Lisa Cortés & ABC News Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  6. "New Freeform Docuseries "Not Her First Rodeo" Premieres May 22" (Press release). Freeform. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via The Futon Critic.
  7. Grobar, Matt (February 15, 2022). "Disney's Onyx Collective & ABC News Acquire Award-Winning Sundance Doc 'Aftershock'; Will Stream On Hulu In U.S." Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  8. Carey, Matthew (January 18, 2024). "Andrew McCarthy To Reunite With Brat Packers Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy & More For Hulu Documentary 'Brats'". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  9. Schneider, Michael (June 25, 2024). "Barbara Walters to Be Subject of Doc Set at Hulu From ABC News Studios, Imagine Documentaries (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved May 12, 2025.