Tyson Hepburn Explained

Tyson Hepburn
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Television creator, director, producer
Known For:Mayhem Entertainment, Tyson Media Productions
Notable Works:Rust Valley Restorers, Pyros, Jacked! and Cold Water Cowboys

Tyson Hepburn is a Vancouver-based Television creator, director and producer. He is also an Executive Producer at Mayhem Entertainment.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Hepburn's career has mainly focused on documentaries and reality television productions in which he has contributed as creator, director, and producer.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Pyros,[11] [12] Jacked!, and Cold Water Cowboys[13] [14] are some of the TV series created by Hepburn. Cold Water Cowboys, a series about Newfoundland fishermen, received the highest ratings ever as a Discovery Channel premiere. The series was distributed by Netflix internationally.[15] [16] [17] [18] Pyros was aired in more than 120 countries.[19] [20] [21]

Hepburn worked John Driftmier to develop the series Dangerous Flights and Cold Water Cowboys. Driftmier lost his life in a plane crash during production for Dangerous Flights.[22] [23] [24] Hepburn then formed Mayhem Entertainment with Matt Shewchuck, with Rust Valley Restorers as their first production in 2017.[3] [4] The series has gone on to become a global hit on History Channel Canada and Netflix International. In early 2020, the series garnered a nomination for the Canadian Screen Awards.[25] [26] [27]

Television series

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rust Valley Restorers star Mike Hall can't resist a car cadaver. The Globe and Mail. 4 January 2019 . Proudfoot . Dan .
  2. Web site: History Channel's Rust Valley Restorers, filmed in Tappen, features cars and personality. Marty. Hastings. Kamloops This Week. 3 December 2018 .
  3. Web site: Cineflix Rights signs first look development deal with Mayhem Entertainment – Cineflix. cineflix.com.
  4. Web site: Cineflix Rights strikes first-look deal with Mayhem Entertainment.
  5. Web site: Cineflix signs first-look deal with Mayhem Entertainment. September 7, 2018. TBI Vision.
  6. Web site: Cineflix Rights strikes first-look deal with Mayhem Entertainment. September 9, 2018.
  7. Web site: New reality TV show looking for Tri-City problem pooches. Tri-City News. 31 March 2019 .
  8. Web site: Playback Winter 2019: Best of the Year.
  9. Web site: Onde Assistir | Reality Show Restauradores de Rust Valley online. Juliana. Machozeki. August 23, 2019.
  10. Web site: Ficha Técnica | Restauradores de Rust Valley - 1ª Temporada (Original Netflix). Mayariane. Castro. August 24, 2019.
  11. News: Allen. Jessica. 'Pyros' lights up night skies. December 5, 2013. Macleans. April 21, 2012.
  12. Web site: Pyros. Discovery Science. December 5, 2013.
  13. Web site: Cold Water Cowboys. nieuwdezeweek.nl. nl. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114201411/http://nieuwdezeweek.nl/films/cold-water-cowboys/. 2017-11-14. 2017-11-14.
  14. Web site: Cold Water Cowboys. Inga kommentarer. 2017-03-25. flixfilmer.se. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114201629/http://www.flixfilmer.se/cold-water-cowboys/. 2017-11-14. 2017-11-14.
  15. Web site: Canadian Screen Award nominations: 19 projects from 18 alumni. Laura Friesen. 2015-01-14. National Screen Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118051957/http://www.nsi-canada.ca/2015/01/canadian-screen-award-nominations-18-projects-from-17-nsi-alumni/. 2017-01-18. 2017-11-09.
  16. Web site: Orphan Black, 19-2 and Spun Out topline TV Canadian Screen Award Nominees. Greg David. 2015-01-13. tv-eh.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327151509/http://www.tv-eh.com/2015/01/13/orphan-black-19-2-and-spun-out-topline-tv-canadian-screen-award-nominees/. 2016-03-27. 2017-11-09.
  17. Web site: Lots of high-fives. 2015-01-13. lportepilot.ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109192548/http://www.lportepilot.ca/living/lots-of-high-fives-27991/. 2017-11-09. 2017-11-09.
  18. Web site: Canadian Screen Awards '15: TV categories. 2015-01-13. Playback. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118050201/http://playbackonline.ca/2015/01/13/canadian-screen-awards-15-tv-categories/. 2017-01-18. 2017-11-09.
  19. Web site: Tyson Hepburn. IMDb.
  20. Web site: Mayhem Entertainment - Magic born out of Mayhem. www.mayhemtv.ca.
  21. Web site: Stream It Or Skip It: 'Rust Valley Restorers' On Netflix, A Reality Series About A Man Trying To Restore His Collection Of Rusting Classics. August 23, 2019.
  22. News: TV doc cameraman, director John Driftmier dies at 30 . 25 February 2013 . CBC News . 2014-01-12.
  23. News: John Driftmier Dead: Calgary Filmmaker Killed In Kenya Plane Crash Filming Dangerous Flights . 25 February 2013 . Huffington Post . 2014-01-12.
  24. News: Canadian director of 'Ice Pilots' John Driftmier dies in plane crash . 25 February 2013 . Toronto Sun . 2014-01-12.
  25. News: Rust Valley Restorers star Mike Hall can't resist a car cadaver . August 10, 2019 . The Globe and Mail. 4 January 2019 . Proudfoot . Dan .
  26. News: 'Rust Valley Restorers' on Netflix: Canada's Car-Flipping Series Comes to Netflix. 2019-08-23. Decider. 2019-09-10. en-US.
  27. Web site: Atad . Corey . The Rust Bros. Are Back To 'Shake Things' Up In 'Rust Valley Restorers' Season 2 Trailer . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101052402/https://etcanada.com/news/531165/the-rust-bros-are-back-to-shake-things-up-in-rust-valley-restorers-season-2-trailer/ . dead . January 1, 2020 . Entertainment Today Canada . 28 October 2019 . Entertainment Today . 1 January 2020.