EXCLUSIVE: Myspace, one of the first social media sites that helped launch the careers of My Chemical Romance, Lily Allen and Katie Perry, is getting the documentary treatment.
Gunpowder & Sky, the company behind docs such as 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez and Everybody’s Everything, is working with Tom Yellin-run The Documentary Group, which is behind series such as Netflix’s Amend: The Fight for America and Freeform’s The Deep End.
Tommy Avallone, who directed the Barney docuseries I Love You, You Hate Me and The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man, will helm the feature doc.
The doc will unite the original leaders of Myspace, which was founded by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe, with the current owners Viant Technology, run by Tim and Chris Vanderhook.
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