David Worthen Brooks is an American filmmaker and the founder of WorthenBrooks.
Brooks founded and led 20th Digital Studio (previously Fox Digital Studio), a division of Walt Disney Television, creating and distributing content via a wide array of both new and traditional media platforms, such as Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, and iTunes – as well as content for linear television, FOX, FX, Freeform, Fox Sports. The Digital Studio produced scores of features, several series and hundreds of shorts receiving top tier recognition from Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca and SXSW. While under Brooks' leadership, the Digital Studio revolutionized the approach to branded content by cultivating new and unique story-based partnerships with top industry leaders, such as MARS Candy, National Geographic, and NASA. Following the dissolution of 20th Digital Studio in April 2023, Brooks transitioned into a first-look deal with Hulu as an independent producer via his newly-formed production company, WorthenBrooks,
