Lyrical Media is an American independent film production company founded in 2021 by Alex Black. The company is best known for producing films Bruiser (2022), How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022), and Mother, Couch (2023). It also opened its own gaming and animation divisions in 2025.
History Founded by Alex Black in 2021, the company's first films Bruiser and How to Blow Up a Pipeline had their world premieres at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and were acquired by Onyx Collective and Neon, respectively. On February 2024, Lyrical Media has invested seven figures to James Tynion IV to his production studio Tiny Onion, focusing on the development, packaging, marketing and cross-platform promotion of graphical books as well as spreading beyond into film, television, gaming and even animation.
As part of a first-look deal with Ryder Picture Company in May 2024, other projects for the company have included Mother, Couch, Elevation, with an adaptation of the short story "Purgatory Games" in development as of 2023.
On June 5, 2025, they start to focus on television projects with their first focusing on the young adult novel series Powerless with Olive Bridge Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios. In August 4, they launched Lyrical Games a privately funded indie game publisher led by Blake Rochkind. Later that year, on November 17, they acquired Line Mileage and turned them into a division called Lyrical Animation with a focus on adult animation features.
On January 15, 2026, Lyrical Media partners with Tiny Onion to develop two horror films based on the comics of Exquisite Corpses and Room Service.
Filmography Release date Title Distribution/Co-Production Notes February 24, 2023 Bruiser Onyx CollectiveHuluRyder Picture CompanySilent R ManagementToula67 Entertainment Streaming film April 7, 2023 How to Blow Up a Pipeline NeonChronoSpacemaker Productions Based on the book of the same name by Andreas Malm July 5, 2024 Mother, Couch Film MovementMemoryFilm i VästSnowglobeFat CitySuris/Bishop Films Based on the 2020 Swedish novel by Jerker Virdborg November 8, 2024 Elevation VerticalGrinder MonkeyJohn Glenn Entertainment June 19, 2026 The Death of Robin Hood A24Ryder Picture Company Based on 17th-century ballad Robin Hood's Death by Anonymous September 4, 2026 Onslaught A24Ryder Picture CompanyBreakaway Civilization828 Productions
Upcoming/In Development Release date Title Distribution/Co-Production Ref(s) 2026 The Young People NeonPhobosRange TBA Funny Story NetflixRyder Picture Company TBA Butcher & Blackbird Ryder Picture Company TBA The Troop Paramount PicturesParamount Primal
Television Release date(s) Title Network/Co-Production Ref(s) TBA Powerless Amazon MGM StudiosOlive Bridge Entertainment
Lyrical Animation Lyrical Animation, originally known as Line Mileage, is an American animation studio and division of Lyrical Media, founded by Jacob Robinson on November 2025.
Filmography Release date Title Distribution/Co-Production Ref(s) 2028 Godslap Meatier ProductionsPowerhouse Animation Studios TBA Death Stranding: Mosquito (Working Title) Kojima ProductionsABC Animation TBA Hell Followed with Us Powerhouse Animation Studios TBA Bloodborne Columbia Pictures(under Sony Pictures Releasing)PlayStation Productions
Television Release date(s) Title Network/Co-Production Ref(s) TBA Untitled RuneScape series Meatier ProductionsJagex
Lyrical Games Lyrical Games is an American video game studio founded by Blake Rochkind in 2025.
Published Release date Title Developer Platforms Ref(s) October 13, 2026 Valor Mortis One More Level PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S 2026 Erosion Plot Twist PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S TBA Untitled game Blackbird Interactive TBA TBA Untitled game The Chinese Room TBA
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