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ShadowMachine
American animation studio and production company
ShadowMachine is an American animation studio and production company specialized in film, television, commercials and music videos.
Since its early days producing the stop-motion animation show Robot Chicken, the company has been producing such shows as Moral Orel, Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, The Shivering Truth and Titan Maximum for Adult Swim. Afterwards, the company produced BoJack Horseman, for Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, starring Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, and Amy Sedaris, as well as Tuca & Bertie, starring Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong, and Steven Yeun.
01Filmography
Films
| Release date | Film | Director | Co-producers | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2005 March 17, 2006 |
The Zodiac | Alex Bulkley | Myriad Pictures Blackwater Films |
THINKFilm |
| October 2, 2015 | Hell and Back | Tom Gianas Ross Shuman |
N/A | Freestyle Releasing |
| May 24, 2019 | Booksmart | Olivia Wilde | Annapurna Pictures Gloria Sanchez Productions |
Annapurna Pictures |
| December 9, 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Guillermo del Toro Mark Gustafson |
Netflix Animation Studios Double Dare You! The Jim Henson Company |
Netflix |
| TBA | The Buried Giant | Guillermo del Toro | Netflix Animation Studios Double Dare You! | |
| Bob the Builder | TBA | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mattel Films Nuyorican Productions |
Amazon MGM Studios |
Television series
| Year | Series | Creator(s) | Co-producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12 | Robot Chicken (seasons 1-5) | Seth Green Matthew Senreich |
Stoopid Monkey Williams Street Sony Pictures Digital |
Adult Swim |
| 2005-09 | Moral Orel | Dino Stamatopoulos | Fragical Productions Williams Street | |
| 2009 | Titan Maximum | Matthew Senreich Tom Root |
Stoopid Monkey Williams Street Tom Is Awesome | |
| 2010 | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Dino Stamatopoulos | Fragical Productions Williams Street | |
| 2013 | Good Morning Today | David Javerbaum | The Jim Henson Company | Fusion |
| 2014-16 | TripTank | Various | Comedy Partners | Comedy Central |
| 2014-20 | BoJack Horseman | Raphael Bob-Waksberg | The Tornante Company Boxer vs. Raptor |
Netflix |
| 2016 | Greatest Party Story Ever | N/A | Four Peaks Media Group Den of Thieves |
MTV |
| 2017 | Jeff & Some Aliens | Sean Donnelly Alessandro Minoli |
Video Lou Comedy Partners |
Comedy Central |
| 2018-21 | Final Space | Olan Rogers | Star Cadet Conaco Studio T (Season 1) New Form Digital Jam Filled Entertainment |
TBS (season 1) Adult Swim (seasons 2-3) |
| 2018 | Dallas & Robo | Mike Roberts | N/A | YouTube Red |
| The Shivering Truth | Vernon Chatman | PFFR Williams Street |
Adult Swim (season 1 only) | |
| 2019-22 | Tuca & Bertie | Lisa Hanawalt | The Tornante Company Brave Dummy Boxer vs. Raptor (season 1) Vegan Blintzes (seasons 2-3) Williams Street (seasons 2-3) |
Netflix (season 1) Adult Swim (seasons 2-3) |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries | Chris Bruno David Howard Lee |
Ninjas Runnin' Wild Kirk J. Rudell Productions |
Facebook Watch |
| 2021-23 | Ten Year Old Tom | Steve Dildarian | Work Friends LLC, Tomorrow Studios Insane Loon Productions |
HBO Max (season 1) Max (season 2) |
| 2022 | The Afterparty (episode 6 only) | Christopher Miller | Lord Miller Productions Sony Pictures Television Studios TriStar Television |
Apple TV+ |
| Little Demon | Darcy Fowler Seth Kirschner Kieran Valla |
Jersey 2nd Avenue Evil Hag Productions Harmonious Claptrap Atomic Cartoons FXP |
FXX | |
| 2023 | Praise Petey | Anna Drezen | Gorgeous Horse Productions The Monica Padrick Company Bandera Entertainment 20th Television Animation |
Freeform |
| 2023-24 | Clone High (seasons 2-3) | Phil Lord Christopher Miller Bill Lawrence |
Doozer Lord Miller Productions MTV Entertainment Studios |
Max |
| 2023 | Strange Planet | Dan Harmon Nathan W. Pyle |
Mercury Filmworks Harmonious Claptrap Nathan W Pyle Apple Studios |
Apple TV+ |
| 2023-25 | The Tiny Chef Show (seasons 2-3) | Rachel Larsen Ozlem 'Ozi' Akturk Adam Reid |
Imagine Kids+Family Tiny Chef Productions Dunshire Productions Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
Nickelodeon |
| 2024 | In the Know | Mike Judge Brandon Gardner Zach Woods |
Oregon Film Bandera Entertainment Universal Television |
Peacock |
| 2025-present | Lil Kev | Matthew Claybrooks Michael Price |
Standing Room Only! Entertainment King of France Productions Hartbeat Productions |
BET+ |
| Long Story Short | Raphael Bob-Waksberg | The Tornante Company Vegan Blintzes |
Netflix | |
| TBA | ||||
| Galaga Chronicles | Roberto Orci | Bandai Namco Entertainment The Nuttery Entertainment |
N/A | |
| Milepost 88 | Mark Gustafson | N/A | ||
| Firefly | Tara Butters Marc Guggenheim |
Collision33 20th Television Animation |
Specials
| Release date | Special | Co-producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2007 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars | Lucasfilm Stoopid Monkey Williams Street Sony Pictures Digital |
Adult Swim |
| November 16, 2008 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | ||
| December 19, 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | ||
| December 19, 2014 | BoJack Horseman: Sabrina's Christmas Wish | The Tornante Company Boxer vs. Raptor |
Netflix |
| May 13, 2018 | Chuck Deuce | (failed pilot) | Adult Swim |
| November 26, 2021 | 5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas | Electric Hot Dog Universal Television |
NBC |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artists | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Last Time | Downer | Roadrunner Records |
| 2011 | End to the Lies | Jane's Addiction | Capitol Records |
| Irresistible Force | |||
| Narcissistic Cannibal | Korn | Roadrunner Records | |
| 2012 | Put the Gun Down | ZZ Ward | Hollywood Records |
| 2013 | Xmas Town | Gummibär | Gummybear International |
| 2014 | Blue Moon | Beck | Capitol Records |
Advertising
As the studio has grown, they have also taken on work with various advertising campaigns with high-profile clients such as Honda. It was also honored at the ADDY Awards for an ad campaign with Farmers Insurance, directed by Jed Hathaway.
| Year | Category | Company | Advertisement | Agency | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Online | Farmers Insurance | “Meet the Wongs” | RPA | Jed Hathaway |
| “The Cat Burglar” | |||||
| “Dude of Hazards” | |||||
| “Le Petite Disastre” |
- Pinto Promos for Fuel TV
- Hallmark eCards (Can't Touch This)
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2012)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Snow White for Disney
- Lake Nona for GE with BBH L.A
- Verrado for Cecillian Worldwide
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Boost Mobile Don't Data & Drive for Boost Mobile with 180LA
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- ENOS for Comedy Central Super Bowl Special
- Pinto for Fuel TV
- Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2013)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Red Velvet Oreo for Nabisco with 360i
- Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
- Glide for Oral-B with Publicis
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Farmers for Farmer’s Insurance with RPA
- Centaur and the Late Night Munchie Meal for Jack In The Box with Secret Weapon
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Fire House Subs for Fire House Subs with 360i (New York)
- Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
- Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2014)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- The Work Revolution for Freelancer’s Union
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Boost Mobile ZTE Warp Sync for Boost Mobile with 180LA
- Director: Rohitash Rao
- Omakase for Cartoon Network/Adult Swim with Cutaway Creative
- Director: Jesse Selwyn
- Smores Oreo for Nabisco with 360i
- Director/Producer: Jed Hathaway
- Happy Honda Days Shorts for Honda with Secret Weapon (2015)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Subway for Subway with 360i (New York)
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Oreo for Nabisco with 360i
- Director: Ben Bjelejac
- Red Nose for Walgreens and BuzzFeed
- Director: Michael Langan
- Trolls for M.A.C.
- Director: Tony Kelly
- A Christmas Carol for NBC Sports - SNF
- Director: Jed Hathaway
- Nissan Star Wars
- Director: Tony Stacchi
- Go Deeper for Newport Beach Film Festival
- Director: Jed Hathaway
02Awards and nominations
Film
Television
The studio has received a high level of recognition for their work in Television, including multiple Emmy and Annie Awards on behalf of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ASIFA-Hollywood, respectively.
Sources and credits
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