Political Spin: King+Country Opens “Death by Lightning” With a Sinister Zoetrope

Stash has covered our share of ambitious and intricate zoetrope-inspired films but these opening titles for the Netflix historical drama miniseries Death by Lightning is the first we’ve seen to use the device for an era-appropriate project. [Watch]

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Character, Craft, & Culture: Sungmin Yoo Promo’s the 2026 Winter Olympics for JTBC

2D animator/director Sungmin Yoo makes his Stash debut with this dynamic, single-shot promo for South Korean pay television network JTBC and their upcoming coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics games in Milano–Cortina, Italy. [Watch]

“Butterfly” Unfolds on Amazon With Main Titles by Sarofsky

ECD Erin Sarofsky reteams with showrunner Ken Woodruff (who she worked with on the NBC series The Enemy Within) to set a tone of tension and intrigue for the new spy thriller Butterfly, based on the graphic novel by Arash Amel. [Watch]

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Daniel Kleinman & Nexus Studios “Play Dirty” With Shane Black and Amazon Prime

Rattling Stick director Daniel Kleinman and the motion crew at Nexus Studios tear into the printed quirks of mid-century crime paperbacks in these opening titles for Shane Black’s new action heist thriller Play Dirty on Amazon Prime. [Watch]

The Organic & the Forensic: The Sequence Group Opens “Death Cap Murders” Doc Series

Melbourne director Luke Bicevskis and his team at The Sequence Group layer mycelium micro-photography with atmospheric footage and shocks of color to set an ominous tone for the documentary series Death Cap Murders. [Watch]