Skydance

https://skydance.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/skydancemedia

Skydance, a privately owned company headquartered in the US, operates as a diversified media company. Its parent company is Paramount Filmed Entertainment. Founded in 2006, the company operates with approximately 390 employees and reported $197.5M in revenue as of 2025. Skydance specializes in creating entertainment for global audiences across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Annihilation, LIFE, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Star Trek Into Darkness, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and True Grit. Upcoming film releases include Top Gun: Maverick, Gemini Man, The Old Guard, 6 Underground and a new untitled Terminator film. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013, with a slate including Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, and Condor on AT&T Audience Network. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality experiences and video games, debuting its first original title, Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter.

2025 Revenue

Founded

2006

Headcount

386

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Entertainment content rights

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On October 2, 2026, Skydance CEO David Ellison confirmed the combined entity formed by the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery will operate under the name Skydance. Ellison stated this decision aims to maintain the separate identities of the Paramount and Warner Bros. studios. Amid concerns regarding potential job losses and intellectual property shifts within the entertainment industry, reports from the same day indicated the James Gunn-led DCU cinematic project remains secure following the merger. Earlier on October 2, Ellison announced the forthcoming completion of the merger, which establishes a new entity valued at $110 billion and follows two significant acquisitions over the past 18 months. These developments occurred as executive changes were reported, including the departure of Warner Bros. film heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, and the exit of Paramount+ czar Cindy Holland, with HBO’s Casey Bloys stepping into a new role. Ellison had initially posted on X that the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would result in a combined company named Skydance.

Similar Companies

Subscribe for full access to Skydance's profile

Skydance offers 3 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Skydance's product portfolio comprises of entertainment content rights, live events and other media.

Subscribe for full access to Skydance's products in full detail

Skydance's revenues were less than $250M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Skydance's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is entertainment rights and distribution. For full access to Skydance's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

Subscribe for full access to Skydance's revenue in full detail