OnLion manages the development and creation of media solutions, financing and content that creates commercial and social value beyond entertainment.
Onlion aims to add pedagogical, social or educational value to the traditional material media values.
Onlion capitalises on the increasing thirst for information and knowledge brought about by the internet revolution.
Here a selection of our past, current, and future projects:
CURRENT
TimeGhost brings history to life with personal and interactive formats, sometimes even in real time. TimeGhost launched in October 2017 with a chronological documentary covering The Cuban Missile Crisis. Current projects include WW2 in Real Time, and War against Humanity. See below for more.
The Great War shows the history of World War One, week by week, 100 years later. With more than 1 million subscribers it’s one of the most successful factual formats on YouTube. OnLion created the format and produced the first two seasons. Indy Neidell singlehandedly wrote and hosted the entire four year story of the war.
The Second World War This natural progression from The Great War is the most extensive video documentary about WW2 ever created. It follows the war week by week in real time for its entire duration of six years. In addition to the OnLion videos the project is a cooperation with museums and institutions worldwide.
War Against Humanity WW2 was in many ways a war against civilians. Not only were ordinary, unarmed people caught in the crossfire of the belligerents, they were targeted with carpet bombing, persecution, incarceration, and mass murdered. This is their story, our story, the story of how war was waged against us… humanity.
BETWEEN 2 WARS A historical journey from 1919 to 1939 through years of dawn, light, and dusk back into the darkness of war. B2W strikes the bridge needed to understand how after ‘The War to End All Wars’ the world instead managed to get embroiled in the most devastating war of all times. Year by year the series covers the central events that led to war.
SABATON HISTORY Sabaton, one of the world’s biggest heavy metal bands make songs about military history. Sabaton History brings you the historical background to all Sabaton songs. Pär and Joakim from Sabaton and Indy Neidell take you on an awesome adventure through the history, the creative process and untold stories behind the Sabaton songs.
The Cuban Missile Crisis Written by Spartacus Olsson and hosted by Indy Neidell, this four hour documentary series covers the thirteen days, day by day when the world almost destroyed itself. The positive reception of the series continues to add thousands of members to the TimeGhost community weekly.
IN DEVELOPMENT
GAME OF GODS Two millennia after the Ancient Olympic Games, in a time of national extremism, class struggle, and terrorism, the ideal of the games fires up the hearts of a few visionaries once again. Now, one man will go head to head with the extremists, as he calls for mankind to put away our differences and compete side by side. Game of Gods is coming to screens worldwide in 2024.
Hyperion A handful successful ‘YouTubers’ invade a summer acting camp in a bavarian monastery, provoking monks, students and teachers to take a path into alternative universes.
Hyperion is an OnLion original project coming to screens in 2020.
REFERENCE PROJECTS
The Simple Club is Germany’s biggest platform for free online tutoring based on videos. TSC reaches over half a million students monthly, to help them to study and prepare for tests.
OnLion helped TSC develop their formats, finance operations and set up promotional structures.
Was Geht Ab!? – an online news channel for youth. In three seasons WGA reached more than 73 million views and generated more online views than any traditional news channels in Germany.
OnLion created the format and managed production of the show.
Techscalibur – a weekly nerd culture actuality show that racked up over 33 million views in three seasons.
OnLion created the format and managed production of the show.
Youlympics Established and new online creators compete with each other in putting ten of the most successful formats on youtube into one great video of 6 minutes.
The winners in 5 different categories fly to Los Angeles to learn from the best in USA.
CokeTV is a branded entertainment and infotainment video channel for the Coca Cola Corporation.
OnLion created the original format and produced the first season for Coca Cola in cooperation with Mediakraft Networks.
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