The World According to Jeff Goldblum, Season 2
Disney+
Nutopia
Kathryn O’Kane, Director
Jeff Goldblum is back — and he’s as curious as ever. Through the prism of Jeff’s always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems in this new series. Each episode is centered around something we all love — dogs, dance, magic and motorcycles — as Jeff pulls the thread on these deceptively familiar objects and unravels a wonderful world of astonishing connections, fascinating science and history, amazing people, and a whole lot of surprising big ideas and insights.
Salt Fat Acid Heat
Netflix
Jigsaw Productions
Kathryn O’Kane, Showrunner
The Netflix series based on Samin Nosrat’s best-selling, James Beard Award-winning book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat is the essential guide to the basic elements of good cooking. Each episode of this four-part series joins our spirited guide Samin as she travels to home kitchens of Italy, the southern islands of Japan, the heat of the Yucatán and back to Berkeley’s Chez Panisse—where she started her culinary career—to demystify and explore the central principles of what makes food delicious and how each of us can easily incorporate those elements into every dish.
Winner: James Beard Media Award, Television Program on Location
Nominated: Cinema Eye, Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast
Nominated: Realscreen Award, Lifestyle Food Program
Friday Night Tykes, 4 Seasons
Friday Night Tykes: Steel Country, 2 Seasons
Esquire Network & USA Network
441 Productions
Kathryn O’Kane, Producer
This controversial docuseries follows football teams of 11- and 12-year-old kids on and off the field from pre-season through the championship and resulted in 60 one-hour episodes set in both San Antonio, Texas and Western Pennsylvania. More than just a show about football, the series is about life in communities where the dream of a better future is stitched into pigskin. From its inception, Kathryn worked with a team of 6 producers and 9 editors to produce the flagship series for Esquire.
Friday Night Tykes was a ratings standout for Esquire, setting series highs in its second season. The critically acclaimed documentary series was the third fastest growing series on cable.
Nominated: Emmy, Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary
Oprah Winfrey Presents Master Class
The Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
Radical Media
Kathryn O’Kane, Producer
Handpicked by Oprah Winfrey for their unique impact on the world, eight modern masters open up about their successes, failures, and triumphs. Kathryn created 10 one-hour “autobiographical” episodes, which offer a first-person insight into the brilliant minds of famous people we love, respect, and admire. First season masters include: Diane Sawyer, Jay-Z, Sidney Poitier, Dr Maya Angelou, Simon Cowell, Dr Condoleezza Rice, Lorne Micheals, and Oprah herself.
Winner: NAACP Image Award
Iconoclasts: Venus Williams + Wyclef Jean
The Sundance Channel
Radical Media
Kathryn O’Kane, Series Producer
This innovative series brings together two visionaries from different fields to create intimate portraits of passion and intellect. Kathryn conceived of and developed episodes for client approval, booked high-level celebrity talent including: Cameron Diaz, Tony Hawk, Bill Maher & Jon Favreau, and delivered an award-nominated episode featuring Venus Williams and Wyclef Jean.
Nominated: NAACP Image Award
Nominated: IDA Continuing Series Award
Talking Dead, BTS vignettes
AMC
Embassy Row
Kathryn O’Kane, Director
Several times a year, Kathryn travels to Georgia to film exclusive behind-the-scenes vignettes of The Walking Dead for the popular after-show, Talking Dead, with Chris Hardwick on AMC. In addition to visiting the set in Georgia, the team has also interviewed the cast and crew of Fear the Walking Dead on-location in Baja, Mexico.
Talking Dead averages 5.5 million viewers each episode and ranks as a top 10 show among adults 18-49 across all of television.
San Quentin Film School
Discovery Channel
Radical Media
Kathryn O’Kane, Senior Story Editor
The series follows nine inmates as they learn the basics of filmmaking, providing an unprecedented view of life in the prison and documenting what happens when prisoners are given the opportunity to use their creativity as a rehabilitative force in their lives. Kathryn crafted the narrative for 6 one-hour verite episodes featuring 9 characters with a three-editor team.
The Hardbat Classic
ESPN
Radical Media
Kathryn O’Kane, Senior Story Producer
Kathryn directed a documentary crew of 24 on-location in Las Vegas covering game play, character development and sponsored content obligations during the largest ping pong tournament in the United States.
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