Studio

Verified 27 October 2026

Asteria

Asteria (styled Asteria Film Co.) is an artist-led film and animation studio, in Los Angeles by one profile, that makes films and series with generative AI tools built on licensed training data.

Bryn Mooser, the CEO of the documentary studio XTR, formed it after acquiring the AI film and animation startup Late Night Labs, and Natasha Lyonne is its co-founder. The Ankler reported about 30 employees and backing from General Catalyst, with Justin Lacob, an XTR co-founder, as head of development; one profile also names Paul Trillo as a co-founder and director. Its slate spans live-action and animation, and its first major production is Lyonne's feature directorial debut Uncanny Valley, with the short All Heart also reported.

Asteria partnered with the AI research company Moonvalley, and the two released the video model Marey, which Forbes and Business Wire describe as trained only on licensed footage sourced by XTR. Sources differ on whether Asteria is a studio, a technology company or both.