Tyson Hepburn | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Television creator, director, producer |
| Known for | Mayhem Entertainment, Tyson Media Productions |
| Notable work | Rust Valley Restorers, Pyros, Jacked! and Cold Water Cowboys |
| Website | tysonmedia |
Tyson Hepburn is a Vancouver-based Television creator, director and producer. He is also an Executive Producer at Mayhem Entertainment. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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] [25] 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. [26] [27] [28]