HBO Documentary Films and Sandbox Films have teamed up to produce a doc on Flaco the Owl, who captivated New York City in 2023 after release from zoo.

HBO Documentary Films is in production on a documentary about Flaco, the owl who gained worldwide attention after he was set free in New York City.

Penny Lane has found her new documentary muse: famed New York City owl Flaco. IndieWire can confirm that Lane is currently in production on an as-yet-untitled HBO documentary about the male Eurasian eagle-owl who gained worldwide attention after he was mysteriously set free in New York City in 2023.

HBO is making a documentary on Flaco, the Central Park Zoo's escaped owl, exploring his escapades and zoo ethics.

New York’s most famous bird is getting the documentary treatment. HBO has announced a film about Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl, which comes a little more than a year after he died by flying into a building, and two years since his escape from the Central Park Zoo.