20th Digital Studio
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film and television production |
| Predecessor | Fox Digital Studio, Zero Day Fox |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Defunct | April 2023 |
| Fate | Closed as part of Disney budget reductions |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles , United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people | David Worthen Brooks (executive vice president) |
| Products | Web series, digital films, short-form genre projects |
| Parent | 20th Century Studios (under Walt Disney Studios) |
20th Digital Studio—previously known as Fox Digital Studio and Zero Day Fox and sometimes referred to as 20th Digital—was a U.S.-based production company specializing in web series and digital films, operating as a division of 20th Century Studios. Established in 2008 as a digital content subsidiary, it functioned under the umbrella of Disney Entertainment through Walt Disney Studios, with a primary focus on financing and creating short-form genre projects developed by emerging directors from digital platforms and film festival circuits.
Among its notable web series were Vin Diesel's The Ropes, Wolfpack of Reseda, Let's Big Happy, Suit Up, Bad Samaritans, and Suit Up 2. The studio also produced feature films such as Shotgun Wedding. Significantly, the series Suit Up, featuring Marc Evan Jackson, became the first to be renewed for an additional season, a production undertaken in collaboration with DirecTV.
Following Disney’s acquisition on March 20, 2019, the company was renamed 20th Digital Studio on August 10, 2020, to clearly separate itself from Fox Corporation. However, in April 2023, Disney discontinued 20th Digital Studio as part of broader organizational budget reductions. David Worthen Brooks, the executive vice president, moved into an independent producing role with a first-look agreement at Hulu—the main platform distributing 20th Digital’s content—and subsequently founded his own production entity, WorthenBrooks.
Films
- Shotgun Wedding (2013)
- How to Be a Man (2013)
- E.T.X.R. (2014)
- Parallels (2015)
- Mono (2016)
- Grimcutty (2022)
- Matriarch (2022)
- Clock (2023)
- Jagged Mind (2023)
- Appendage (2023)
- The Mill (2023)
Television films and series
- The Ropes (2011)
- Wolfpack of Reseda (2012)
- Let's Big Happy (2012)
- Suit Up (2012)
- Bad Samaritans (2013)
- Suit Up 2 (2014)
- Phenoms (2018)
- Small Shots (2018)
- Bite Size Halloween (2020)
Shorts
- Carved (2018); produced in partnership with Harding Films
- The Hug (2018)
- The Rizzle (2018); co-produced alongside Perception Pictures
Logo
The initial Fox Digital Studio emblem was designed in 2007 by Robert Holtby, a motion graphics artist based in the United Kingdom. In 2013, Holtby refreshed the logo to correspond with the rebranding to "'Zero Day Fox" and to harmonize with other 20th Century Fox logos crafted by Blue Sky Studios.
After Disney acquired 21st Century Fox assets in 2019, the "Fox" name was dropped to prevent confusion with Fox Corporation. This led to the creation of a new print logo for 20th Digital Studio that aligned stylistically with the branding of 20th Television.
A finalized version of the updated 20th Digital Studio logo made its debut on December 1, 2022, appearing in promotional material for Hulu’s release of Grimcutty. Shortly before the company’s closure in April 2023, Holtby published an official on-screen introduction along with two alternative variations on his YouTube channel; these designs were inspired by Picturemill’s concept and Blue Sky Studios’ animation work.
External links
- Articles with short description
- Companies founded in California in 2008
- California companies dissolved in 2023
- 20th Century Studios
- American firms established in 2008
- American firms closed in 2023
- Los Angeles-based companies
- Former film and television production firms in the United States
- Acquisitions by Disney
- Disney-owned production studios
- California entertainment enterprises
- United States film production companies
- Mass media enterprises founded in 2008
- Mass media enterprises closed in 2023
- United States television production firms
- Walt Disney Studios division
- 5
- Companies of the United States by year of establishment
- American companies established in 2008