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EXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>A supergroup by any other name: Natasha Lyonne, Evan Ross and Sean Lennon have banded together to form indie studio Ariadne. Hitting the ground and the Croisette running, the first project from the new endeavor is transhumanism docuseries Vitruvian Scumbag<\/em>, which started filming last month.<\/p>\n With a moniker drawn from Greek mythology, the trio intends for Ariadne to be a revenue-sharing hub for creators to navigate IP, wellness tech, production, distribution and the digital economy pipeline.<\/p>\n More from Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt seems the future will be in the hands of those creators who can retain IP ownership against the odds by returning to the fine art of being present,\u201d\u00a0Lyonne told Deadline today. \u201cThe goal of Ariadne as a collective is to create systems where creators can participate economically in the value they help generate while also building actual support structures around recovery, sustainability and longevity. The entertainment industry is not alone in having spent decades optimizing output without properly supporting the humans making the work.\u201d<\/p>\n With Oscar winner Lennon and Ross\u2019 House of Ross shingle steering the ship algonside Russian Doll<\/em> co-creator and Poker Face <\/em>star Lyonne, Ariadne has substantial financial backing from media and tech investors. Building on its principals\u2019 longterm pro-relationships collective, Ariadne\u2019s brain trust includes Lilly Wachowski, Rustic Canyon, Jana Bezek, Lana Kim, Tiffany Haddish, Lina Malaika, Turner Turner, Mona Ibrahim, Elena Ora, Carlos Nazario and Sarah Sarandos, I hear.<\/p>\n Having kicked off shooting in April, initial Ariadne project Vitruvian Scumbag<\/em> appears to toss all the best of those founders and advisors\u2019 strengths together to examine what it means to be alive in the tech-dominated West of the 21st century.<\/p>\n \u201cHopefully sharing my journey helps someone else,\u201d Lyonne declared of the docuseries from her, Lennon and Ross. \u201cI\u2019ve seen the talking points boasting a host of foregone conclusions around futurism, that only reinforced an instinct to get boots to the ground,\u201d she adds. \u201cNo human being should be swept under the corporate rug of inconvenience or live in abject terror of technological replacement. This new docuseries has been an invigorating deep dive; it\u2019s raw and real and asks the big questions \u2014 which are the fun ones.\u201d<\/p>\n Featuring a PhD panel of neuroscientists and techheads, the partially-set Vitruvian Scumbag<\/em> additionally talks to the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Fred Armisen, VR pioneer Jaron Lanier and others on modern life, health and wealth.<\/p>\n Adding to her upcoming role on Season 3 of HBO\u2019s Euphoria<\/em> and in the Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams-fronted Klara and the Sun<\/em> from Taika Waititi, CAA-repped Lyonne\u2019s hefty dance card with Ariadne and Vitruvian Scumbag<\/em> comes after overseeing the formation of AI copyright protecting studio, Asteria,\u00a0<\/em>and being a founding member of the Creator\u2019s Coalition on AI over the past few months.<\/p>\n Then there\u2019s her burgeoning Animal Pictures slate of the Paul Giamatti co-starring Only Apparently Real,<\/em> from director Alex Buono; the Tribeca\u00a0<\/em>premiering\u00a0ChickaBOOM!<\/em>, with Yara Shahidi\u00a0and Daveed Diggs; the Lyonne and Brit Marling co-created, Uncanny Valley<\/em> (with tech guru Lanier); a Joan Rivers pic; plus the Lyonne-penned and helmed Bambo<\/em>.<\/p>\n