diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index dc1a302e69..46cc4cd065 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ from .nytimes import (
 from .nuvid import NuvidIE
 from .odnoklassniki import OdnoklassnikiIE
 from .oktoberfesttv import OktoberfestTVIE
+from .onionstudios import OnionStudiosIE
 from .ooyala import (
     OoyalaIE,
     OoyalaExternalIE,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/onionstudios.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/onionstudios.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5d03fd443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/onionstudios.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import re
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import determine_ext
+
+
+class OnionStudiosIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?onionstudios\.com/(?:videos/[^/]+-|embed\?.*\bid=)(?P<id>\d+)(?!-)'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://www.onionstudios.com/videos/hannibal-charges-forward-stops-for-a-cocktail-2937',
+        'md5': 'd4851405d31adfadf71cd7a487b765bb',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '2937',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Hannibal charges forward, stops for a cocktail',
+            'description': 'md5:545299bda6abf87e5ec666548c6a9448',
+            'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'uploader': 'The A.V. Club',
+            'uploader_id': 'TheAVClub',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.onionstudios.com/embed?id=2855&autoplay=true',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(
+            'http://www.onionstudios.com/embed?id=%s' % video_id, video_id)
+
+        formats = []
+        for src in re.findall(r'<source[^>]+src="([^"]+)"', webpage):
+            if determine_ext(src) != 'm3u8':  # m3u8 always results in 403
+                formats.append({
+                    'url': src,
+                })
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        title = self._search_regex(
+            r'share_title\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"', webpage, 'title')
+        description = self._search_regex(
+            r'share_description\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"', webpage,
+            'description', default=None)
+        thumbnail = self._search_regex(
+            r'poster="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'thumbnail', default=False)
+
+        uploader_id = self._search_regex(
+            r'twitter_handle\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"',
+            webpage, 'uploader id', fatal=False)
+        uploader = self._search_regex(
+            r'window\.channelName\s*=\s*"Embedded:([^"]+)"',
+            webpage, 'uploader', default=False)
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': title,
+            'description': description,
+            'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+            'uploader': uploader,
+            'uploader_id': uploader_id,
+            'formats': formats,
+        }