Story Syndicate is an American film production and television production company founded in 2019 by Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan. The company primarily features documentary films and television series.
They have produced such films as All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020), Fauci (2021), Becoming Cousteau (2021), Take Care of Maya (2023), and Titan: The OceanGate Disaster (2025). They have also produced the television series The Innocence Files (2020), I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020–21), Nuclear Family (2021), Harry & Meghan (2022), Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York (2023), and Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (2025).
History In June 2019, it was announced Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan would launch Story Syndicate, a production company, producing documentary and narrative film and television series.
The company has produced such films as All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) directed by Garbus and Lisa Cortés, Fauci (2021), directed by John Hoffman and Janet Tobias, Becoming Cousteau (2021), directed by Garbus, Britney vs. Spears (2021), directed by Erin Lee Carr, and Mayor Pete directed by Jesse Moss.
The company has also produced multiple documentary series including Harry & Meghan (2022), Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023), Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York (2023), Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (2025), One Night in Idaho: The College Murders (2025), and Dynasty: The Murdochs (2026).
In October 2023, Story Syndicate launched a scripted film and television division, signing a first-look deal with Tomorrow Studios.
In November 2025, Story Syndicate launched a equity fund to finance documentary film and television projects.
Filmography Films Title Year Distributor 2020 All In: The Fight for Democracy Amazon MGM Studios Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You Netflix2021 Fauci National Geographic Documentary Films Becoming Cousteau National Geographic Documentary Films Britney vs Spears Netflix Convergence: Courage in a Crisis Netflix Mayor Pete Amazon MGM Studios 2022 To the End Roadside Attractions The Conspiracy I Am Vanessa Guillen Netflix 2023 Justice Take Care of Maya Netflix The Barber of Little Rock The New Yorker The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring HBO Documentary Films 2024 Power Netflix Love to the Max The New Yorker2025 Engima HBO Documentary Films Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna Hulu Her/Mine Titan: The OceanGate Disaster Netflix2026 Give Me the Ball! ESPN Films Maternal Instinct Netflix Love, Rendered Google Rapinoe HBO Documentary Films
Television Title Year Network 2020-2021 I'll Be Gone in the DarkHBO 2021 Nuclear Family 2022 Children of the Underground FX The Murders Before the Marathon Hulu Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga Netflix Harry & Meghan 2023 Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence Hulu Unknown Netflix Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York HBO 2024 Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney Oxygen 2025 Number One on the Call Sheet Apple TV Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer Netflix One Night in Idaho: The College Murders Amazon Prime Video2026 Dynasty: The Murdochs Netflix A Killer Story HBO
Controversy In August 2023, it was announced employees of Story Syndicate had secured voluntary union recognition, to be represented by the Writers Guild of America East and Motion Pictures Editors Guild. The deal with Writers Guild of America East was finalized in June 2025. In November 2024, following eight months of bargaining, a petition by the unions stressed the company to finalize a fair deal for employees, with signatures from Lilly Wachowski, John Walsh, Tom Fontana, and Josh Gondelman.
In June 2025, Motion Pictures Editors Guild held a protest at the premiere of Titan: The OceanGate Disaster at Tribeca Festival, distributing fliers bringing attention to alleged anti-union conduct by Story Syndicate. Motion Pictures Editors Guild previously in March 2025, brought charges against Story Syndicate to the National Labor Relations Board, accusing the company of refusing to bargain and bad faith bargaining.
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