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Paul Epstein is an Emmy-nominated Executive Producer, Writer, and Director with over two decades of experience in TV and film content creation as of 2023.
Based in New York, Paul has produced engaging scripted, factual, and news programs for networks and streaming platforms including Peacock, MSNBC, History, NatGeo, Discovery, and others.
He served as Executive Producer of the true-crime documentary series "Who Killed Robert Wone?" on Peacock, which premiered in March 2023, and is the Executive Producer and Showrunner of the factual drama series "Into the Wild Frontier," the most-watched show on the US cable network INSP in 2021, now entering its fourth season in 2023.
Beginning his career as Assistant Director on over 30 indie feature films, Paul’s first major TV success came as a Field Producer on Season Two of "The Apprentice" in 2004. His other Executive Producer credits include "Seduced by Speed" for Discovery, "Navy SEALs: Brothers in Arms" for History, "The 93 Victims of Samuel Little" for Discovery ID, and MSNBC’s investigative documentary series "American Swamp."
Paul’s feature film directorial debut, "The Last Harbor," won the Grand Prize at the Liege International Film Festival in 2011. He earned an Emmy nomination as Director of the educational series "We Are New York" and was Director or Producer on the Emmy-nominated series "Gunslingers," "The Men Who Built America," and "A Crime to Remember."
He aims to transform the TV landscape by advocating for longer-format, high-quality programming, which is currently overshadowed by platforms like TikTok and YouTube. Paul believes factual historical dramas offer a compelling and cost-effective way to produce engaging, high-quality television.
A passionate historian, he views history as a source of "free IP" for TV content commissioners, providing timeless stories and notable characters that continue to captivate audiences. He argues that factual dramas can be more budget-friendly than prestige dramas, which dominate an already saturated TV market.
Paul is a member of the Directors Guild of America and is represented by the Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The New School University in NYC, where he mentors undergraduate and recent graduate students, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Maryland.
