Chris Jean writes 160 episodes for season two of national television series America Now. Produced by ITV Studios and Raycom Media, “America Now” is a half hour news magazine anchored by popular television personalities Leeza Gibbons and Bill Rancic. Gibbons is one of television and radio’s most popular talk show hosts, with a career that includes her own...

Chris Jean directs New York, Seattle, Denver and Chicago segments of USA Network and The Moth Theater’s “Characters Unite,” a multi-part documentary and podcast series pairing the Moth with USA’s “Characters Welcome” brand campaign. The initiative brings storytelling to select high schools in the five cities of the Characters Unite...

Chris Jean hired by NuContext to direct creative for high-profile series launch on Oxygen.  The property, The World According to Paris, is a new non-fiction series following provocative heiress Paris Hilton as she enters the next stage of her life: adulthood.  Determined to leave her reputation for partying behind, Paris buckles down and focuses on family,...

Chris Jean writes and produces on new national syndication series America Now. Produced by ITV Studios and Raycom Media, “America Now” is a news magazine format anchored by Bill Rancic, winner of the first season of NBC and Donald Trump’s The Apprentice and co-star of Style Network’s reality series Giuliana and Bill.  “America Now”...

Chris Jean named to development team at ITV Studios Los Angeles to contribute to the creation of their 2010 network pitch slate.  Jean joins an industry-leading team charged with extending ITV’s streak of original programming sales in primetime for major network buyers. ITV Studios is the producer of numerous popular American television series including...

Chris Jean joins team of Criss Angel Mindfreak season 5 for A&E.  Chris writes, directs and produces in the field on one of A&E’s highest rated programs.  Season 5 is subtitled “Five Ways to Live, Five Ways to Die,” and will feature renown magician and illusionist Criss Angel in five death-defying stunts in addition to his regular...

Chris Jean joins the team for season 7 of Dr. Phil as writer-producer for CBS. Consistently one of the leading brands and most popular talk shows in daytime television, the series is produced by Phil McGraw and has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in its category every year since 2004.  It was created by Oprah Winfrey after successful segments...

Chris Jean joins the team for season 1 of The Doctors as writer-producer for CBS.  The series is produced by Phil McGraw and anchored by The Bachelor participant, Dr. Travis Stork.  The panel of permanent hosts also includes Dr. Jim Sears, Dr. Lisa Masterson and Dr. Andrew Ordon.  “The Doctors” marks American television history as the first...

Race Owen guest stars on Drake & Josh for Nickelodeon and MTV Networks.  The series is an American sitcom which follows the lives of two stepbrothers: Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck).  The show is similar in premise and style to another Nickelodeon “tween” series, Kenan & Kel, both having two best friends as...

Chris Jean produces “Saints & Sinners,” a primetime scripted series for Fox Twentieth Television and MyNetworkTV.  “Saints & Sinners” is the sixth and final series in the telenovela project developed by Rupert Murdoch to provide original series content to Fox affiliates around the country.  Each series runs six nights a week...

Race Owen stars in the lead role of the latest primetime series from Fox and MyNetworkTV: American Heiress. Owen will be filming on location in San Diego, California, and will be appearing in over 75 episodes of HD scripted programming for one of America’s largest television networks.  The series is the fifth such franchise in the 13-week model developed...

Chris Jean produces “American Heiress,” a primetime scripted series for Fox Twentieth Television and MyNetworkTV.  “American Heiress” is the fifth series in the telenovela project developed by Rupert Murdoch to provide original series content to Fox affiliates around the country.  Each series runs six nights a week for thirteen weeks,...

Race Owen guest stars on primetime drama Sleeper Cell for Showtime.  The series follows the adventures of Oded Fehr’s character Darwyn Al-Sayeed, a 30-year-old American undercover FBI agent and Muslim embracing Islam as his religion, who is assigned to infiltrate a terrorist sleeper cell planning an attack in Los Angeles.  The series has earned an Emmy...

Chris Jean directs, writes and produces on “Wicked, Wicked Games,” a primetime scripted series for Fox Twentieth Television and MyNetworkTV.  “Wicked, Wicked Games” is the fourth series in the telenovela project developed by Rupert Murdoch to provide original series content to Fox affiliates around the country.  Each series runs six...

Chris Jean directs, writes and produces on “Watch Over Me,” a primetime scripted series for Fox Twentieth Television and MyNetworkTV.  “Watch Over Me” is the third series in the telenovela project developed by Rupert Murdoch to provide original series content to Fox affiliates around the country.  Each series runs six nights a week for...

Chris Jean directs, writes and produces on “Fashion House,” a primetime scripted series for Fox Twentieth Television and MyNetworkTV.  “Fashion House” is the second series in the telenovela project developed by Rupert Murdoch to provide original series content to Fox affiliates around the country.  Each series runs six nights a week...

Chris Jean directs, writes and produces on “Desire,” a primetime scripted series for Fox Twentieth Television and MyNetworkTV.  “Desire” boasts a high-profile main title set to Cheryl Crow’s “Always On Your Side” and is the inaugural series in the telenovela project developed by Rupert Murdoch to provide original...

Chris Jean’s creative team helps launch four new primetime series for Fox: Desire, Fashion House, Watch Over Me and Wicked, Wicked Games. The series are produced by Fox’s MyNetworkTV for air six nights a week, thirteen weeks per franchise.  Jean leads the creative team responsible for branding the series and producing the movie trailer and on-air...

Chris Jean develops original programming for Discovery Channel. Since 2000, Jean and his development team have been trusted to work closely with network executives to hone the upfront pitch tapes that will go before media buyers at advertising groups.  On average, Jean’s team delivers up to thirty pitch tapes to the network each year, and have been on...

Chris Jean produces primetime documentary series for here!, a premium television network targeting the LGBT audiences.  Jean supervises production on the first three episodes of the here! Storytellers program, a series of one-hour documentary specials exploring current events in the LGBT community.  The episodes are: “Here to Remember,” featuring...

Chris Jean produces primetime reality series for Lifetime Television, a premium television network targeting female audiences.  Jean supervises production on the first two seasons of Next Stop, New You!, a make-over series documenting the stories of hard-working women across America who are nominated for a surprise day of pampering by a boss, co-worker or...

Chris Jean produces primetime live-to-tape comedy series for here!, a premium television network targeting the LGBT audiences.  Jean supervises production on the first two episodes of here! Comedy Presents, a series of ninety minute live-to-tape programs featuring comedians in the LGBT community.  The first episode features Kate Clinton, an award-winning...

Chris Jean produces primetime talk series for here!, a premium television network targeting the LGBT audiences. Jean supervises production on the first season of Birch’s long-anticipated talk show, which features a number of high-profile guests including Howard Dean, Pat Buchanan and Rosie O’Donnell. Birch is an attorney and former corporate...

Chris Jean produces primetime reality series for Lifetime Television, a premium television network targeting female audiences.  Jean supervises production on the first season of “Life on the Beach,” a weight-loss reality series documenting the stories of overweight women seeking to trim down to a healthier size while living together in a Malibu...

Chris Jean produces primetime behind-the-scenes documentary series for here!, a premium television network targeting the LGBT audiences.  Jean supervises production on the first season of the Backlot series, taking viewers on location and behind-the-scenes during production of twelve here! original films. Production of the series will take the crew from Los...

Chris Jean selected by J.D. Roth and 3 Ball Productions to write “Rebound: Surviving Sports Tragedies” for USA Network.  A one-hour documentary special directed by Grady Candler, Rebound follows the stories of athletes who suffered major, in some cases life-threatening injuries while playing their sport. Exploring numerous high-profile cases...