Shout has been involved in MST3K for decades now, so it buying out the rest of the series from Joel Hodgson isn’t as shocking as other corporate buyouts of old IP. Joel is 65 and the post-Covid years of MST3K have been a struggle for him so I can see why he’d cash out to be a “brand ambassador”
BYTESEURadial Entertainment Completes Purchase of ‘MST3K’ https://www.byteseu.com/1717645/ “Mystery Science Theater 3000” John Latchem January 15, 2026 Radial Entertainment, the entertainment company formed from the merger of Shout! Studios and FilmRise, has obtained full ownership over the “Mystery …