Director / Founder / Collector Brian Volk-Weiss is here to chat about “The Toys that Made Us” as business school, the future of the NacelleVerse, and of course “Star Trek.”
A collecting aficionado who turned his passion into a business into a brand. He founded Nacelle, who are developing worlds, shows, and consumer products. We chatted about taking inspiration from some of the most successful (and unsuccessful) franchises out there, working with high touch partners, and the care that Nacelle puts into every show and toy.
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More about Brian Volk-Weiss
Brian is an American film and television producer and director. He is the founder and current chief executive officer (CEO) of The Nacelle Company and its subsidiary company, Comedy Dynamics.
Volk-Weiss is the creator, producer, and occasional director of the current Netflix series, “The Toys That Made Us” and “The Movies That Made Us”, along with the television specials, “Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History “and Discontinued (originally on The CW). Through Comedy Dynamics, he has produced and directed numerous stand-up specials and comedy albums for comedians like Kevin Hart, Jim Gaffigan, Ali Wong, Tiffany Haddish, Ilana Glazer, and many others. Volk-Weiss has also produced several television shows including “Join or Die with Craig Ferguson”, “Behind the Attraction” on Disney+, “A Toy Store Near You“, T”he Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek”, and “Down to Earth with Zac Efron“. He also serves as executive producer on the revival of the 1992 TV series, “Mad About You“.
More about Nacelle
Founded by Brian Volk Weiss, The Nacelle Company develops, produces, and distributes feature and documentary films as well as TV shows – both scripted and unscripted. Nacelle’s vast array of partnerships include: Netflix, Amazon, Disney +, HBO, Discovery, BET+, A&E Networks, Hulu, Viacom, and many more. The Nacelle Company has produced the hit Netflix docu-series, “Down To Earth with Zac Efron,” “The Movies That Made Us“, and “The Toys That Made Us“, as well as “Behind The Attraction” for Disney +, Sony’s “Mad About You” reboot, Netflix’s “How To Fix A Drug Scandal”, Netflix’s “Kevin Hart’s Guide To Black History“, “All The Way Black” for BET+, and “Grant” for The History Channel.
