Story Syndicate

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.

Story Syndicate

Industry	Film industry
Founded	June 2019; 6 years ago (2019-06)
Founder	Liz Garbus Dan Cogan
Headquarters	Brooklyn, New York City
Website	storysyndicate.com

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.^[1][2]

The company has produced such films as All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) directed by Garbus and Lisa Cortés,^[3] Fauci (2021), directed by John Hoffman and Janet Tobias,^[4] Becoming Cousteau (2021), directed by Garbus,^[5] Britney vs. Spears (2021), directed by Erin Lee Carr,^[6] and Mayor Pete directed by Jesse Moss.^[7]

The company has also produced multiple documentary series including Harry & Meghan (2022), Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023),^[8] Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York (2023), Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (2025), and One Night in Idaho: The College Murders.^[9][10][11]

In October 2023, Story Syndicate launched a scripted film and television division, signing a first-look deal with Tomorrow Studios.^[12]

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.^[13][14] The deal with Writers Guild of America East was finalized in June 2025.^[15] 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.^[16]

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.^[17]