The Nacelle Company

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The Nacelle Company is an American diversified media company founded by Brian Volk-Weiss in 2017. It is known for producing scripted and unscripted content for film and television, as well as publishing comic books and manufacturing consumer products related to its shared universe, the NacelleVerse. [1] [2] [3] It is also the parent company of the stand-up comedy production and distribution company Comedy Dynamics. [4] [5]

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History

The Nacelle Company was established as an independent entity in 2017, when New Wave Entertainment spun Comedy Dynamics into a stand-alone entity. [4] [5]

Nacelle has produced and distributed shows across major networks including Netflix and Disney+, such as The Toys That Made Us , [6] The Movies That Made Us, [7] Behind the Attraction and Icons Unearthed. [8] [9]

In 2020, Nacelle released the documentary series A Toy Store Near You on multiple platforms. [10] In 2021, Nacelle launched its publishing wing in collaboration with Ingram Publishing, which it used to publish books on pop history. [11]

In 2022, Nacelle expanded by introducing a consumer products division focused on reviving established toy properties, [12] [13] such as Biker Mice from Mars , RoboForce, [14] [15] [16] Sectaurs, [17] [18] Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa,and The Great Garloo. [19] [20] These brands  received new toy lines, comic books, and animated series within the shared Nacelleverse. [14] [21] Nacelle produced  RoboForce: The Animated Series, which was co-produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Seven Bucks Productions, [22] and Biker Mice From Mars, which was co-produced by Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort. [23] [14] In addition, the company has produced action figures for the Amazon TV Series The Expanse +. [24] [25]

In 2024, Nacelle announced a partnership with Walmart to distribute Nacelleverse products in stores nationwide. [26] [27] The partnership includes exclusive brands in Walmart stores, featuring action figures such as Maxx 89 and Wrecker (RoboForce), Throttle, Vinnie and Modo (Biker Mice From Mars), Dargon and Stellara (Sectaurs) Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa and Power Lords. [28]

Shows Produced

TitleYearNetworkNotes
That Guy… Who Was In That Thing 2012 Showtime Documentary
That Gal… Who Was In That Thing: That Guy 22015ShowtimeDocumentary
8989 Redstone2016Horror/Thriller
50 Years of Star Trek2016HistoryDocumentary
There’s… Johnny! [29] 2017 Hulu Docuseries
The Toys That Made Us 2017 - 2019NetflixDocuseries; 3 seasons
Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History 2019NetflixDocumentary
Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons [30] 2019Documentary
Mad About You [31] [32] 2019SpectrumTV Series
The Movies That Made Us 2019 - 2021 Netflix Docuseries; 3 seasons
9/11: The Pentagon2020Documentary
All The Way Black2020 BET+ TV Series
Video Game Box Art2020Docuseries
The Holiday Movies That Made Us [33] [34] 2020NetflixDocuseries
Grant2020HistoryMiniseries
How To Fix A Drug Scandal [35] 2020NetflixDocuseries
Down to Earth with Zac Efron 2020 - 2022NetflixDocuseries; 2 seasons
A Toy Store Near You [36] 2020 - presentAmazonDocuseries; 7  seasons
Action Figure Adventure2021Docuseries
Behind the Attraction 2021 - present Disney+ Docuseries; 2 seasons
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek [37] [38] 2021 - 2022Docuseries;
The Beanie Bubble [39] 2022Documentary
Belle Vie [40] 2022Documentary
Icons Unearthed2022 - present Vice TV Docuseries; 10  seasons
Small Town Strong [41] 2023Documentary
Gamer’s Journey: The Definitive History of Shenmue2023Documentary
Discontinued [42] [43] 2023 - present Fubo Maximum Effort TV series; 2 seasons
Free Outside2024Documentary
Shoot Again: The Resurgence of Pinball2024Documentary
Fully Torqued2024Docuseries; 3 seasons
Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine [44] [45] 2024Documentary
Up for Auction [45] [46] 2024The CWDocuseries
Billy Corgan’s Adventures in Carneyland [47] [48] 2024 The CW Docuseries
Thirst with Shay Mitchell [49] [50] 2024 HBO Docuseries
One Way Ticket: The Greg Lutzka Story [51] 2024Documentary
Dressing Up Halloween: The Story of Ben Cooper, Inc.2024 Amazon Documentary
Igniting the Spark: The Art of Magic: The GatheringTBDTBADocumentary
RoboForce: The Animated SeriesTBDTBATV animated series; co-produced with Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Seven Bucks Production
Biker Mice from Mars TBDFubo TVTV animated series; co-produced with Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort

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