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Company type | Division |
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Industry | Sports |
Founded | October 20, 2021 |
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Jon Weinbach (president) |
Parent | Paramount Pictures |
Website | skydance |
Skydance Sports is a division launched by Skydance on October 20, 2021, which is dedicated to sports films, series, and documentaries. It is led by Jon Weinbach. [1]
In January 2022, Skydance Sports announced a co-production agreement with Meadowlark Media on sports documentaries. The first two productions under this agreement were Good Rivals —a three-part documentary series on the Mexico–United States soccer rivalry for Amazon Prime, and a documentary on women's basketball player Diana Taurasi. [2] [3] [4]
In March 2022, Religion of Sports signed with Skydance Sports to develop, finance, and produce a slate of sports-related shows for multiple platforms, starting with a series called The Owl. It is created and executive produced by Michael Perri and directed by Aurora Guerrero. [5] In April 2022, it was reported that Amazon Studios had partnered with Skydance Sports, Artists Equity, and Mandalay Pictures on a Ben Affleck biographical drama on Nike's Air Jordan shoe line. [6] On October 12, 2022, Kylian Mbappé and his production banner, Zebra Valley, signed a multi-year first-look deal with Skydance Sports. [7]
On November 3, 2022, Skydance Sports announced a behind-the-scenes documentary series following the 2024 America's Cup, produced by Free Solo directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. [8]
In November 2022, the NFL announced a joint venture with Skydance Sports via its NFL Films division and investment arm 32 Equity to create a "premier global multi-sports production studio". [9] The first projects announced under the venture included a documentary miniseries on Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (which was acquired by Netflix in May 2024), [10] [11] the NFL Draft documentary The Pick is In for The Roku Channel, [12] a Jason Kelce documentary for Amazon Prime Video, [13] and the NFL-themed Christmas movie Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story for Hallmark Channel. [14]
Release | Title | Co-production companies | Distributor(s) | Notes |
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April 5, 2023 | Air | Mandalay Pictures, Studio 8 and Artists Equity | Amazon Studios (U.S. distribution) Warner Bros. Pictures (International distribution) | |
November 30, 2024 | Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story | NFL Films and Hallmark Media | Hallmark Channel | TV movie |
Release | Title | Co-production companies | Distributor(s) | Ref(s) |
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TBA | Mr. Irrelevant | Megamix and Blackjack Films | TBA | [15] |
Title | Years | Network | Co-production |
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Good Rivals [2] | 2022 | Amazon Prime Video | Prime Video Sports, Meadowlark Media and Ocellated Media |
NFL Draft: The Pick Is In [16] | 2023–present | The Roku Channel | NFL Films |
They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce | 2025–present | ESPN | NFL Films and Wooderboy Productions |
WWE Unreal [17] | Netflix | NFL Films, Omaha Productions and WWE | |
The Kingdom [18] | ESPN | NFL Films, Words + Pictures, 2PM Productions and Foolish Club Studios | |
America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys | 2025 | Netflix | NFL Films and Stardust Flames Productions |
The Home Team: NY Jets [19] | Amazon Prime Video | Prime Video Sports, NFL Films, New York Jets, VaynerWATT |