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Philip Day(I)

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Phil Day in Venice, California
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Philip Day is a Showrunner, Co Executive Producer, Director and Development Producer. The Peabody and twice Emmy award winning filmmaker produces scripted and non scripted shows for TV and the cinema. He is represented by Abrams Artists Agency.

Day specializes in multi episode series and has skills in all aspects of production, including shooting, writing, directing and editing.

His clients include NBC, History, Investigation Discovery, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, TLC, Travel, PBS and Science Channel.

Now living in Los Angeles, Day is a prolific filmmaker having made over two hundred hours of prime time television in his distinguished career. In the last two years he has also produced three feature films now in distribution.

His hi-octane films have received accolades wherever they have screened, receiving 18 Telly Awards, two Emmy awards, seven Emmy nominations and a Peabody Award.

As well as show running, Day also develops new show ideas for the marketplace. Today, he heads up development studio Edge West, which is dedicated to creating dynamic, original shows for major broadcasters.
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Alaska: The Last Frontier (2011)
    Alaska: The Last Frontier
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors (2017)
    Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Corbin Bernsen and Oksana Orlan in The Russian Bride (2018)
    The Russian Bride
    5.2
    • Producer
    • 2018
    Inside North Korea: Then & Now with Lisa Ling (2017)
    Inside North Korea: Then & Now with Lisa Ling
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2017

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    • Jeremy Irons, Tobin Bell, Samer Ismail, and Elham Ali in The Cello (2023)
      The Cello
      4.0
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Patrick Aryee's Wild World (2022)
      Patrick Aryee's Wild World
      6.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Mystery (2020)
      Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Mystery
      9.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Kindred Spirits (2016)
      Kindred Spirits
      7.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2020
    • Lost in the Wild (2019)
      Lost in the Wild
      6.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020
    • San Diego: City of (2018)
      San Diego: City of
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Amanda Giese in Amanda to the Rescue (2018)
      Amanda to the Rescue
      8.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2018
    • James Nesbitt and Thekla Reuten in Lucky Man (2016)
      Lucky Man
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016–2018
    • Off the Map (2018)
      Off the Map
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2018
    • Corbin Bernsen and Oksana Orlan in The Russian Bride (2018)
      The Russian Bride
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Inside North Korea: Then & Now with Lisa Ling (2017)
      Inside North Korea: Then & Now with Lisa Ling
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Love Kills (2017)
      Love Kills
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors (2017)
      Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Zachi Noy, Sabine Petzl, Tom Barcal, Micaela Schäfer, and Jake Lewis in EuroClub (2016)
      EuroClub
      4.2
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • The Amityville Terror (2016)
      The Amityville Terror
      3.3
      • producer
      • 2016

    Director



    • Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Mystery (2020)
      Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Mystery
      9.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • San Diego: City of (2018)
      San Diego: City of
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Off the Map (2018)
      Off the Map
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Love Kills (2017)
      Love Kills
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors (2017)
      Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Sex Sent Me to the ER (2013)
      Sex Sent Me to the ER
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014–2015
    • Party Like the Rich and Famous (2012)
      Party Like the Rich and Famous
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Curiosity (2011)
      Curiosity
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Party Like the Queen of France (2012)
      Party Like the Queen of France
      9.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Party Like a Roman Emperor (2012)
      Party Like a Roman Emperor
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • National Geographic Investigates (2011)
      National Geographic Investigates
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Vanished from Alcatraz (2011)
      Vanished from Alcatraz
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Philip J. Day)
      • 2011
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      National Geographic Explorer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008–2010
    • Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets (2010)
      Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Great Escape: The Final Secrets (2009)
      Great Escape: The Final Secrets
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Philip J Day)
      • 2009

    Writer



    • San Diego: City of (2018)
      San Diego: City of
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Party Like the Rich and Famous (2012)
      Party Like the Rich and Famous
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Curiosity (2011)
      Curiosity
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Party Like the Queen of France (2012)
      Party Like the Queen of France
      9.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Party Like a Roman Emperor (2012)
      Party Like a Roman Emperor
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • National Geographic Investigates (2011)
      National Geographic Investigates
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      National Geographic Explorer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2008–2010
    • Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets (2010)
      Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • The Skyjacker That Got Away (2009)
      The Skyjacker That Got Away
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Inside: Rio Carnaval (2007)
      Inside: Rio Carnaval
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2007
    • The Real Roswell (2007)
      The Real Roswell
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • National Geographic Specials (1991)
      National Geographic Specials
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • J.V. Martin, Hayati Akbas, and Alpaslan Colak in Science of the Bible (2005)
      Science of the Bible
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2005
    • Megastructures (2004)
      Megastructures
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2005
    • Ancient Plastic Surgery
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 2005

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    The Amityville Terror
    Trailer 1:45
    The Amityville Terror
    Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets
    Trailer 1:24
    Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets
    Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets
    Trailer 1:24
    Nasca Lines: The Buried Secrets

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Philip J. Day
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Spouse
      • Amy Yap DayJanuary 1, 2000 - May 15, 2009 (divorced, 1 child)
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      • 5 Articles

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