Kornhaber Brown

Kornhaber Brown is an independent digital video and entertainment production company based in New York City. Its work spans original digital series, documentary content, educational explainers, branded storytelling and virtual reality experiences. The studio translates complex scientific, philosophical and cultural subjects into programming that combines research, writing, live-action production and animation.

Educational and cultural programming

The company began collaborating with PBS in 2011, helping launch PBS Digital Studios through Off Book, a documentary series about arts and digital culture. Its subsequent PBS productions include PBS Idea Channel, PBS Game/Show, PBS Infinite Series, Origin of Everything and PBS Space Time. These projects cover subjects ranging from cultural history and mathematics to philosophy and astrophysics, reflecting the studio's sustained focus on intellectually driven digital entertainment.

For MTV Digital, Kornhaber Brown produced MTV Decoded, which approaches systemic racism and social issues through comedy and explanatory storytelling. Its other MTV productions include MTV Braless and MTV Pants Off, featuring sex educator Laci Green. The studio also developed and produced Riot Games' League of Legends /All Chat, a community talk show highlighting fan art, cosplay and gaming culture.

Production capabilities and newer work

Kornhaber Brown provides concept development, creative strategy, scriptwriting, research, directing and filming. Its animation and motion graphics capabilities encompass both 2D and 3D work, alongside post-production services including editing, sound design and color grading. The company also offers digital series showrunning and distribution consulting.

Its immersive work includes Space Time VR, created with PBS and Oculus to explore astrophysics through virtual reality. In technology communications, the studio has produced OpenAI culture and product videos, including material about DALL-E 2 and the launch of GPT-4. Alongside commissioned digital programming and branded work, Kornhaber Brown has pursued independent narrative filmmaking, with AI-themed thriller projects represented in the research by development-stage table reads.