Almost a year after Rooster Teeth, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment, announced it was ceasing operations after 21 years, the digital content brand is staging a comeback.

Rooster Teeth was founded in 2003, the same year it launched Red vs. Blue, a machinima-styled show that used Halo: Combat Evolved to tell a story of two groups of isolated, opposing armies dropped into a barren canyon. The show quickly became a hit, thanks to its parody of both wartime narratives and military video games.

Rooster Teeth, the online media brand famous for shows like Red vs. Blue, RWBY, and various podcasts, is back--with original co-founder Burnie Burns at the helm.

Rooster Teeth announced it was shutting down after 21 years of pioneering online entertainment. It was the end of an era… or so we thought. Today, the Rooster Teeth is back in the hands of its original creator,

Austin-based production company Rooster Teeth, which closed its doors last year, could be returning after co-founder Burnie Burns announced today he’s reacquired the brand.

Production company Rooster Teeth is making a big return, following its initial closure in May 2024. The news came after it was revealed that the Rooster Teeth brand had been bought by Burnie Burns, one of the company's initial founders.

Burnie Burns has purchased Rooster Teeth’s remaining assets just under a year after it was announced they were shutting down.

Thanks to Burns’ acquisition, Rooster Teeth is set for a fresh start under Box Canyon Productions. Fans are eagerly awaiting how the company will evolve as it navigates its re-launch and works to bring back the beloved entertainment platform.