Balboa Productions
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film and television production |
| Founded | May 30, 2018 |
| Founder | Sylvester Stallone |
| Headquarters | United States |
Key people | Sylvester Stallone (Founder), Braden Aftergood (former executive in charge of scripted development), D. Matt Gellar (head of development and production) |
| Products | Films, television series |
Balboa Productions is a film and television production company based in the United States, established and overseen by Sylvester Stallone. The company’s name pays homage to Stallone's iconic character Rocky Balboa from the Rocky series.
History
Balboa Productions was launched on May 30, 2018, through a collaboration between Sylvester Stallone and Starlight Culture Entertainment, with Braden Aftergood appointed as the executive in charge of scripted development. Among their initial ventures was the superhero thriller Samaritan, featuring Stallone, which premiered on August 26, 2022, via Amazon Prime Video following Amazon’s acquisition of MGM. The company also played a role in the production of Rambo: Last Blood, which was released on September 20, 2019.
In October 2019, Balboa Productions entered into a partnership with DAZN to create sports documentary content, launching with One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz. By April 2023, the studio secured a first-look agreement with Amazon Studios. After Braden Aftergood left in early 2025, D. Matt Gellar took over as the head of development and production.
Projects in development
At its inception in May 2018, Balboa Productions revealed plans for several projects including a biographical film about Jack Johnson, adaptations of James Byron Huggins' novel Hunter, and the memoir Ghost by Michael McGowan and Ralph Pezzullo. The studio also intended to produce a Special Operations-themed movie scripted by retired Army Ranger Max Adams, alongside television adaptations of Chuck Dixon's Levon's Trade and Charles Sailor's Second Son. In May 2019, Balboa co-produced an American remake of The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil in collaboration with B&C Group and CA Entertainment, with Don Lee both producing and reprising his role.
In July 2019, additional projects were announced including Corin Hardy’s monster film Arcane, the feature The Bellhop starring Iko Uwais, and a television adaptation of Stallone’s cult favorite Nighthawks, set to be exclusively available on Peacock. The company also contributed to the History Channel Original series The Tenderloin, with Stallone directing several episodes. Balboa Productions aspires to emulate Blumhouse Productions’ model within the action genre.
By June 2019, Balboa had begun production on the television series The International, starring Dolph Lundgren, with Ken Sanzel as showrunner and Stallone directing the pilot episode. This series is scheduled to be broadcast on CBS. In February 2020, plans were underway to produce Rowan Athale’s film Little America, featuring Stallone and financed partly by AGC International. Additionally, the studio is backing Cassandra Brooksbank’s directorial debut My Masterpiece, starring Maria Bakalova. In May 2025, Stallone’s daughter Sophia was announced as both lead actress and producer for a TV adaptation of S.T. Abby’s thriller series ‘Mindf*ck’ for Prime Video.
Films
Television series
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