Power On: The Story of Xbox (2021)
Power On: The Story of Xbox (2021)
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Plot.
Xbox almost didn't happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft's video game console. It's the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
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Cast & Crew.
Laura Bailey
Narrator (voice)
John Dorsey
Executive Producer
Andrew Stephan
Executive Producer / Director
Brian Giberson
Co-Executive Producer / Editor
Stacey Schuman
Executive In Charge Of Production
Oliver Fitzgerald
Director of Photography
Alastair McKevitt
Director of Photography
Heather Abell
Editor
Cy Christiansen
Editor
Justin Fay
Editor / Other / Additional Camera
Eric Frith
Editor / Other
Chris King
Editor
Steven Jones, Jr
Animation
Ali Soleimani Noori
Original Music Composer
Arash Ghadishah
Supervising Producer
Todd Kaumans
Producer
Sam Broadwin
Other
Paige Ferrari
Other
Doug Gately
Other
Jordan Mancuso
Other
Mark Newton
Post Production Producer / Other
Taylor Stoaks
Post Production Supervisor
Mike Sommer
Post Production Supervisor
Audrey Schuberg
Post-Production Manager
Bridget Vander Schaaf
Post-Production Manager
Elliot Katz
Assistant Editor
Jose Lopez
Assistant Editor
Daniel Monreal
Assistant Editor
Andrew Vona
Assistant Editor
Jeremy Long
Post Production Coordinator
William Cooper, Jr
Post Production Assistant
Erin Oxford
Line Producer
Nick Odmark
Production Manager
Jason Heilig
Other
Vin D'Anton
Clearances Coordinator
Dillon Scheps
Additional Camera / Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician / Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera / Addi...
Tyler Adams
Additional Camera
Ben Cox
Additional Camera
Stuart White
Additional Camera
Teodora Totoiu
Additional Camera
Nick Bertram
Gaffer
Neil Bestwick
Gaffer
George Chappell
Gaffer
Joshua Gow
Gaffer
Neil Holcomb
Gaffer
Jon LaFollette
Gaffer
Isaac Lane
Gaffer
Ash Reid
Gaffer
Michael Silvestri
Gaffer
Phoenix SImon
Gaffer
David Wexler
Gaffer
Arthur Yee
Gaffer
Cico Silva
Sound Supervisor
Billy Bannister
Sound Supervisor
Adam Johnson
Sound Supervisor
Adam King
Sound Supervisor
Chuck Kraft
Sound Supervisor
Ernie Munoz
Sound Supervisor
Pete Verando
Sound Supervisor
Chris Duerkopp
Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician / Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera
Ryan Gladstone
Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician / Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera
Spencer Kabelac
Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician / Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera
Chris Merrell
Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician
Sarah Mustelin
Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician
Daniel Emilov Svilenov
Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician
Charles Steen
Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician / Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera
Christopher Talbott
Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician / Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera
Roger Jackson
Other
Herman Esau
Health and Safety
Sarah Davies
Makeup & Hair
Amerlia Dray
Makeup & Hair
Kristin Durante
Makeup & Hair
Renee Goodwin
Makeup & Hair
Kelly Greer
Makeup & Hair
Kelsey Hayes
Makeup & Hair
Sally Kite
Makeup & Hair
Rebecca Lynne
Makeup & Hair
Leah Roberts
Makeup & Hair
Randi Rogers
Makeup & Hair
Jorgen Anderson
Production Assistant
Lewis Brindle
Production Assistant
Emmanuel Gutierrez
Production Assistant
Marlon Haas-Savinelli
Production Assistant
Aline Mayerhoffer
Production Assistant
Zach Perry
Production Assistant
Dustin Post
Production Assistant
Franchesco Ramos
Production Assistant
Mark Renaudin
Production Assistant
Jason Lorig
Other
Barbara Busfield
Online Editor
Lee Brownstein
Online Editor
Greg Kibler
Colorist
Jeff Hannan
Sound Editor / Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Editor
Matt Hovland
ADR Mixer
Matthew Kallen
ADR Mixer
Brittany Peyatt
ADR Coordinator
Zareh Bandari
Production Accountant
Alina Artoonian
Production Accountant
Sterling McGarvey
Thanks
David Valjalo
Thanks
Tom Bramwell
Thanks
Justin Blankenship
Thanks
Elizabeth Thai
Thanks
Ashley Esqueda
Thanks
Joe Juba
Thanks
Rob Semsey
Thanks
Becky Nine
Thanks
Yiju Chiang
Thanks
Tyler Davis
Thanks
Quinn Edamura
Thanks
Titan Lee
Thanks
Vann Liu
Thanks
Ted Hase
Thanks
Victor Blanco
Thanks
Jalal Stephan
Thanks
Hilary Smith
Thanks
Andrew Leubner
Thanks
Tanner Lear
Thanks
Satoshi Yagi
Thanks
Reeve Baily
Thanks
Bobby Sithimorada
Thanks
Jimmy Simak
Thanks
Michael Hammond
Thanks
Kelly Dorsey
Thanks
Troy Kaumans
Thanks
Debbie Kaumans
Thanks
Brittany Boutwell
Thanks
Jesse Stipek
Thanks
Dylan Stipek
Thanks
Jason King
Thanks
Stefanie Malone
Thanks
Joe Fulcher
Thanks
Emmy Summerford
Thanks
Sergio Matt
Thanks
Bob Bragman
Thanks
Suzanne R. Vaughan
Thanks
Casey Schreiner
Writer
Bill Gates
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rick Thompson
Self - Hardware: Microsoft, 1987-2000
Guy Welch
Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2007-Present
Ed Fries
Self - Head of Microsoft Game Studios, 1995-2005
Albert Penello
Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2000-2018
N'Gai Croal
Thanks / Self - Senior Writer: Newsweek, 1995-2009
Otto Berkes
Self - Direct X: Microsoft, 1995-2000
Sherry McKenna
Self - Co-Founder/CEO: Oddworld Inhabitants, 1994-Present
Nat Brown
Thanks / Self - Software Architect: Microsoft, 1991-1999
Dean Takahashi
Self - Author: 'Opening The Xbox'
Kiki Wolfkill
Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1998-2007
David Hufford
Self - Communications: Xbox, 1999-Present
Kevin Pereira
Self - Host: Attack of the Show!, 2005-2013; 2021-2022
Ted Kummert
Self - Windows CE: Microsoft, 1993-1999
Steve Ballmer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robbie Bach
Self - Chief Xbox Officer, 2000-2010 / Self - Home and Retail Division: Microsoft, 1997-1999
Phil Spencer
Thanks / Self - Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios, 2001-2014 / Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 2001-2014 / Self - Consumer Divi...
Tom Russo
Self - Video Game Journalist, 1995-2011 / Self - Video Game Journalist, 1995-2001
Don Coyner
Self - Marketing: Xbox, 1999-2001
J. Allard
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alison Stroll
Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 2000-2008 / Self (uncredited)
Kevin Bachus
Self - Direct X: Microsoft, 1997-1999 / Self - 3rd Party Relations: Xbox, 1999-2001
George Peckham
Self - Head of 3rd Party Games: Xbox, 2002-2017
Jack Tretton
Self - CEO: Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2006-2014 / Self (uncredited)
Lorne Lanning
Self - Co-Founder/CCO: Oddworld Inhabitants, 1994-Present
Kirk James
Self - CCO: Cinco Design, 1998-Present
Chanel Summers
Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 2000-2002
Adam Sessler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jeff Henshaw
Self - Software Design: Xbox & XBL, 1999-2006 / Self - Software Design: Microsoft, 1990-1999
Dan Duncalf
Self - CEO: Pipeworks Software, 1995-2005
Cliff Bleszinski
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Seamus Blackley
Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 1999-2002 / Self (uncredited) / Self - Direct X: Microsoft, 1998-1999
Stacey Glaesmann
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Nichols
Thanks / Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2014-2019
Rusel DeMaria
Self - Author: 'Game of X'
Shannon Loftis
Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1995-2019 / Self - Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios, 1995-2019 / Self - Microsoft Game Studios...
Laura Fryer
Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1995-2000 / Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 2000-2004 / Self - Microsoft/Xbox Gam...
Geoff Keighley
Self - Video Game Journalist and TV Host / Self - Founder: The Game Awards
Todd Holmdahl
Self - Head of Hardware Development: Xbox, 1999-2014
Joseph Staten
Self - Bungie, 1998-2013
Orlando Jones
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drew Angeloff
Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 1999-2004 / Self - ATI Technologies, 2004-2008
Carl Ledbetter
Self - Industrial Design: Microsoft, 1995-2005
Alan Hartman
Self - Dreamworks Interactive, 1995-1997 / Self - Forza Franchise Head, 2005-Present
Tina Summerford
Executive Producer / Self - G4 TV, 2000-2005 / Self - Programming: Xbox, 2006-Present
Dwayne Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leo Del Castillo
Self - Hardware Engineering Group: Xbox, 1999-Present
Bonnie Ross
Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1994-2007 / Self - Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios, 1994-2007 / Self - Head of 343 Industries...
Frank O'Connor
Self - Editor in Chief: Imagine Media, 1997-2004
Scott Porter
Self - Actor, Xbox Gamer, 2001-Present
Peter Moore
Self - President and COO: Sega of America, 2000-2003 / Self - Head of Xbox, 2003-2007
Ryan McCaffrey
Self - Video Game Journalist, 2002-Present
Snoop Dogg
Self
Chris Charla
Self - Next Gen Magazine, 1995-2001 / Self - Head of ID@Xbox, 2013-Present / Self - Backbone Entertainment, 2001-2006
Peyton Manning
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Matt Hasselbeck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Horace Luke
Self - Creative Director: Xbox, 1999-2001 / Self (uncredited)
Aaron Greenberg
Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2000-Present / Self - Chief of Staff: Don Mattrick, 2010-2014
Kurtwood Smith
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Mika
Self - Studio Head: Backbone Entertainment, 2000-2008 / Self - Studio Head: Ocean/Digital Eclipse, 2008-Present
Wilmer Valderrama
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harjit Singh
Self - Hardware Engineering Group: Xbox, 1999-2014
Larry Hryb
Self - Xbox Live's Major Nelson, 2003-Present
Jen Martin
Self - Communications: Xbox, 2001-Present
Tim Stuart
Self - Finance: Microsoft, 2002-Present
Donald Faison
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rod Fergusson
Self - Epic Studios, 2005-2012 / Self - Epic Games, 2005-2012
Karen Leonard
Self - Hardware Engineering Group: Xbox, 2002-Present
Edward Glucksman
Self - Xbox Superfan / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kaz Hirai
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chris Grant
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Matt Booty
Self - Head of Xbox Game Studios, 2018-Present / Self - Studio Head: Midway Games, 2001-2008
Don Mattrick
Self - Head of Xbox, 2007-2013
Reggie Fils-Aimé
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alex Kipman
Self - Incubation: Xbox, 2008-2014
Helen Chiang
Self - Minecraft: Microsoft / Head of Minecraft, 2014-Present
Marc Whitten
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andrew House
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Daemon Hatfield
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ashley Jenkins
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Destin Legarie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sarah Bond
Self - Head of Game Creator Experiences and Ecosystem: Xbox
Liz Hamren
Self - Gaming Devices: Microsoft, 2017-Present
Mike Matei
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brendan Castner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 13, 2021
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
miniseries
video game development
Miniseries
video games
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