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.

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.

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.

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.