BlackBoxTV
Channel Years active 2010-present Genre Horror Subscribers 1.10 million
[1] (August 2018) Total views 204.87 million
[1] (August 2018) Associated acts
Joey Graceffa
Bree Essrig
Shane Dawson
100,000 subscribers 2012
Last updated: 10 Jul 2022
BlackBoxTV is a commercial
YouTube channel and production studio founded by director
Tony E. Valenzuela .
[2] It was launched on August 17, 2010
[3] and relaunched on April 13, 2012
[4] as part of YouTube's
$150 million original channel initiative .
[5] The channel, which has collaborated with
Wes Craven ,
[6]
Guillermo del Toro
[7] and
Anthony E. Zuiker ,
[8] is home to
BlackBoxTV Presents , which
Variety called "the longest-running scripted drama online" in March 2016.
[9]
History
The channel originally launched in August 2010 with one scripted series - BlackBoxTV Presents , a horror anthology featuring a cast of YouTube creators including
Philip DeFranco ,
Justine Ezarik and
Shane Dawson .
[10]
In October 2011, it was announced
[11] that BlackBoxTV was among 100 entities YouTube had partnered with as part of a $150 million investment in television-style programming.
[12] The channel relaunched on April 13, 2012, with four new series: Silverwood , Black Friday , True Stories and Anthony E. Zuiker Presents , produced in collaboration with
CSI creator
Anthony E. Zuiker and
Collective Digital Studio .
[13]
In 2014,
Legendary Entertainment partnered with the channel to produce Versions of Elloise for the “YouTube Space House of Horrors: A Legendary Halloween short film contest.”
[14] The film was selected among ten finalists by
Guillermo del Toro .
[15] Also in 2014, Alpine Labs (formerly Ketchum Labs)
[16] partnered with BlackBoxTV to distribute the reality competition series
Fight of the Living Dead .
[17]
Programming
Year
Title
Featuring
Notes
Status
2010–Present
BlackBoxTV Presents
Bree Essrig Nikki Limo
Horror anthology series in the vein of
The Twilight Zone created by
Tony E. Valenzuela .
[18]
Current
2012–2013
BlackBoxTV: Silverwood
Brea Grant
Drake Bell
Eleven-part scripted horror anthology series set in the remote mountain town of Silverwood, California.
[19]
Concluded
2012-2013
Black Friday
Various
Weekly news magazine hosted by rotating correspondents exploring genre pop culture.
[20]
Concluded
2012
True Stories
Jessica Rose
Unscripted reality series focusing on the scary and supernatural, including sleepovers in real haunted houses and exploring frightening places.
[21]
Ongoing
2012–2013
Anthony E. Zuiker Presents
Bill Bellamy
Goran Višnjić
Scripted anthology series featuring 10- to 15-minute episodes developed by Anthony E. Zuiker.
[22]
Concluded
2013–Present
BlackBoxTV Pranks
Jesse Wellens
Hidden camera series featuring staged pranks and hoaxes based on horror films.
[23]
Concluded
2015
The Fourth Door
Joey Graceffa
Twelve-episode scripted supernatural drama series also starring Monique Coleman.
Acquired by
go90
[24]
2015-2016
Fight of the Living Dead
Meghan Camarena
Iman Crosson
Reality competition series where 10 YouTube creators try to survive a simulated zombie apocalypse.
[25]
Acquired by
YouTube Red
[26]
2015–Present
BlackBoxTV Presents: Horror | 360
Monique Coleman Lenne Klingaman
Virtual reality anthology featuring fictional characters and urban legends from the world of horror.
Ongoing
2017-2018
Find Me
Madison Lawlor
VR/360 narrative series produced in partnership with Collab and the
Los Angeles Times featuring visual codes and puzzles for viewers to solve.
[27]
Ongoing
360/Virtual Reality
In October, 2015 the channel launched BlackBoxTV Presents: Horror | 360 , a virtual reality series for mobile devices and VR headsets. The 11-episode first season included collaborations with
Warner Bros. and
New Line Cinema .
[28] On September 26, 2017
[29] the series won "Best Immersive Series" for excellence in 360 and VR filmmaking at the 2017
Streamy Awards .
[30] In September, 2016 Collab announced
[31] it had signed a deal with BlackBoxTV to represent the channel and fund two 360 video projects.
[32] In 2017, the channel debuted Find Me , a scripted virtual reality series, mobile app and game produced in partnership with Collab and the
Los Angeles Times .
[33]
Audio Series
In 2018, Serial Box acquired the rights
[34] to produce Silverwood: The Door , a scripted audio series and eBook that will expand the BlackBoxTV: Silverwood universe.
[35]
References
^
a
b
"About BlackBoxTV" .
YouTube .
^ Young, Aaron (January 13, 2017).
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USA Today . Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Gannett.
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^ Shen, Maxine (April 13, 2012).
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New York Post . Retrieved August 21, 2018 – via NYP Holdings, Inc.
^ Lyons, Dan (November 7, 2011).
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The Daily Beast . Retrieved June 18, 2018 – via The Daily Beast Company.
^
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^ Baldwin, Drew (April 13, 2012).
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^ Hallam, Scott (April 4, 2012).
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Dread Central . Retrieved August 22, 2018 .
^ Baldwin, Drew (April 13, 2012).
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^ Shen, Maxine (April 13, 2012).
"CSI's Anthony Zuiker is back with BlackBoxTV Web fears" .
New York Post . Retrieved June 18, 2018 – via NYP Holdings, Inc.
^
"Extreme photo booth prank a step too far?" . The Telegraph . April 13, 2012. Archived from
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^ Coggan, Devan (October 25, 2015).
"YouTube: The Fourth Door web series trailer starring Joey Graceffa" .
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^ Robinson, Will (August 9, 2016).
"YouTube: Fight of the Living Dead trailer features YouTube stars, zombies" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Meredith Corporation.
^ N'Duka, Amanda (5 August 2016).
" "YouTube Red Making 'Lazer Team' Sequel, Picks Up 'The Thinning' Digital Film- TCA" " . Deadline . Retrieved 11 October 2016 .
^ Sprague, Mike (December 14, 2017).
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^
"Winners 7th Annual Streamy Awards Winners" . Streamy Awards. Retrieved June 18, 2018 .
^ Longwell, Todd (September 29, 2016).
"Collab Signs Horror Channel BlackBoxTV to Network, Partners on 360 Videos" . VideoInk News . Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
^ Weiss, Geoff (September 29, 2016).
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^ Sprague, Mike (December 14, 2017).
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^ Sprague, Mike (July 26, 2018).
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