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Stephen McLaughlin

Executive Producer & Show Runner

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Cleopatra: Mysteries at the Museum

Don Wildman goes deep beneath the ancient sands of Egypt on a quest to find the long lost tomb of the world’s most famous female ruler: Queen Cleopatra

Cold War Secrets: Mysteries at the Museum

Did the Cold War really end? Don Wildman goes in search of answers deep inside the East German forest and above and under Berlin and uncovers shocking new details that the Cold War spies didn’t want anyone to know.

One Bad Choice: MTV series

A 10 part scripted-hybrid series telling incredible true stories of young people who made one wrong decision that would change their lives forever.  

Featuring a full union cast & crew (WGA, DGA, SAG)

Executive Producer - created pilot and 10 part series

co-produced with Jax Media

Most Evil: Investigation Discovery series

Reboot of true crime classic that uses the Scale of Evil to evaluate and rank the world's most infamous and dangerous killers.  We reimagined and updated the look and formatting for the ID audience.

Executive Producer for 10 episode season

Scorned: Investigation Discovery, Seasons 1-5

Beware extreme passion can lead to shocking consequences.

Created long running true crime hit for ID that examines domestic love triangles turned violent.  Oversee all aspects of the series, from story selection through field and post.

Executive Producer for all 80 episodes (through 2016)

Evil, I: Investigation Discovery series

Created look and format for scripted hybrid crime series featuring the stories of the hunt for some of the world's most vicious killers, told in part through the killer's own (scripted) voice.

Executive Producer for all 18 episodes over two seasons

co-produced with XCON

Land Rush: Discovery Channel series

Four modern day homesteaders leave civilization behind and attempt to build their very own cabins in the Alaskan frontier.  Follow doc series captured every challenge, hardship and misstep along the way.

Executive Producer

Reel Rivals: Weather Channel series

Sometimes the fiercest rivals are the closest friends.

Funny, action packed docusoap following four competitive professional fishermen fighting for supremacy off the Florida Keys.

Executive Producer

Track Down Samantha Brown: Travel Channel pilot

Fun, fact filled journey around the world with one of Travel's biggest names: Samantha Brown.  She's America's favorite traveler - but can you figure out where she is?

Executive Producer

Alaska Haunting: Destination America series

Riveting stories of hauntings in one of the most remote places on Earth: The Alaskan Frontier.

Executive Producer

Rat Busters NYC: Animal Planet series

Fast and funny docusoap following NYC's toughest exterminators as they battle the city's biggest pests.

Created the format and turned the pilot into a six part series

Co-Executive Producer 

Beauty Queen Murders: Investigation Discovery, Seasons 1-2

Sometimes the most dangerous place is where the spotlight shines brightest.

Created two seasons of true crime series for ID focusing on small town beauty queens whose local celebrity put them in a killer's crosshairs.

Executive Producer for both seasons

co-produced with Spring Theory

Poisoned Passions: Investigation Discovery series

A real life 50 Shades of Grey series that features women who find themselves in danger after being immersed in secret, forbidden worlds.

Scripted hybrid featuring cinematic recreations

Executive Producer

Mother of Murder: Lifetime special

What happens when you bring the mothers of a murder victim and a murderer together for the first time to discuss the horrific crime?

Executive Producer

Monsters Inside Me: Animal Planet series

The NY Times calls Monsters Inside Me 'the scariest show on television.'

Shocking true stories of people who struggle with often life and death health issues - only to find out that they've been invaded by some of the world's most microscopic killers: parasites.

Showrunner for the second season and writer and producer on season one.

Monstersized Meals: Travel Channel special

Join host Chris Grundy on a trip to a fair where they are making the world's largest burger.

Executive Producer

Bed Bug Apocalypse: Animal Planet special

It's 2011 and New York City is being invaded by one of the world's tiniest bloodsuckers: the bed bug.  This one hour special blends retrospective storytelling with science and verite to paint the picture of a city under siege.

Co-Executive Producer

Deadly Ambition: Bio pilot

Some people will do anything to achieve fame and fortune - doing anything they can to get ahead...even murder.

Executive Producer

Cleopatra: Mysteries at the Museum

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Cold War Secrets: Mysteries at the Museum

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One Bad Choice: MTV series

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Most Evil: Investigation Discovery series

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Scorned: Investigation Discovery, Seasons 1-5

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Evil, I: Investigation Discovery series

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Land Rush: Discovery Channel series

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Reel Rivals: Weather Channel series

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Track Down Samantha Brown: Travel Channel pilot

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Alaska Haunting: Destination America series

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Rat Busters NYC: Animal Planet series

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Beauty Queen Murders: Investigation Discovery, Seasons 1-2

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Poisoned Passions: Investigation Discovery series

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Mother of Murder: Lifetime special

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Monsters Inside Me: Animal Planet series

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Monstersized Meals: Travel Channel special

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Bed Bug Apocalypse: Animal Planet special

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Deadly Ambition: Bio pilot

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