Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. is in Chapter 7 liquidation after its Chapter 11 cases converted on July 10, 2024, ending a short attempt to stabilize the enterprise in possession. The company entered Chapter 11 on June 28, 2024 amid an acute liquidity crisis: financing constraints, vendor and service-provider disruptions, lease non-renewal pressure, payroll and tax arrears, and the burden of debt associated with its Redbox acquisition. The debtors initially organized the cases as a multi-entity restructuring and sought authority to retain a claims and noticing agent through the Kroll retention applicationDkt. 9.