About Us

Under their banner Duplass Brothers Productions (DBP), award-winning filmmakers Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass and Mel Eslyn create original projects for film, television, and digital media.  In television, DBP is under a first-look deal with HBO which has yielded the hit series ROOM 104, TOGETHERNESS, and the HBO animated series ANIMALS.  Most recently they produced HBO's award winning show SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, starring Bridget Everett which was named an AFI TV Program of the Year in its first season and won a Peabody Award in its second.


In film, Mark and Jay first gained recognition in the early 2000’s for writing, directing and producing several acclaimed independent and studio films, including THE PUFFY CHAIR, BAGHEAD, CYRUS, and JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME.  The teams' numerous feature film credits in the decades following have included THE ONE I LOVE, TANGERINE, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED, CREEP (1 & 2), THE OVERNIGHT, 7 DAYS, OUTSIDE IN, LANGUAGE LESSONS and THE SKELETON TWINS.  Last year DBP released Eslyn's feature directorial debut BIOSPHERE starring Sterling K. Brown alongside Mark, to much acclaim.

The team frequently collaborates with the documentary filmmaker Sam Jones', most recently on his HBO features TONY HAWK: UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF for which they won the Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Sports Program, and JASON ISBELL: RUNNING WITH OUR EYES CLOSED.  They also produced the award-winning documentary NOT GOING QUIETLY, which follows the activist and lawyer Ady Barkan as he embarks on a national campaign for healthcare reform.  Their most recent documentary LAST STOP LARRIMAH aired on HBO in the states and on Netflix internationally.

DBP is also active in the docuseries television space, best known for producing Netflix’s WILD WILD COUNTRY, winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series in 2018.  Additionally, the team produced the critically acclaimed series THE LADY AND THE DALE on HBO, Hulu's SASQUATCH and OUT THERE: CRIMES OF THE PARANORMAL, and Netflix’s AMERICAN CONSPIRACY:THE OCTOPUS MURDERS to name a few.

Most recently Eslyn and Mark co-created the series PENELOPE on Netflix, which landed in the Top 10 Most Watched TV Shows in its first week, followed by a Spirit Award nomination for the lead actress Megan Stott.  The team also released their latest installment of their CREEP franchise, THE CREEP TAPES, which in its first week became the #2 trending title on AMC+.  As well as the final season of SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, which garnered 2 Critic's Choice nominations.  Next up, Jay will mark his return to feature directing with 2 films, THE BALTIMORONS and SEE YOU WHEN I SEE YOU.  Other upcoming releases include Morrisa Maltz's JAZZY which they produced with Lily Gladstone, Nnamdi Asomugha's THE KNIFE, and Katie Aselton's MAGIC HOUR.