Chris Schuessler

Long-form script writer for OTT platform PeopleTV. Projects include Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions (Twin Peaks, Buffy, etc), Top 10 TV and Movie Moments lists (Star Wars, Game of Thrones, etc), Food and Wine Best New Chefs, Time 100 Most Influential People, Royals Specials, 25 Women Changing the World

Recreation and story producer for three episodes on H.H. Holmes

Wrote episode based on Elisa Lam case

Wrote episode on serial killer H.H. Holmes

Repacked episodes of Homicide Hunter to air on Discovery Channel

Researched and wrote treatments and screenplays

Wrote and produced recreation scripts. Supervised pre-production and production. Worked with each department to ensure needs were met. Cast actors. Provided editor with detailed shoot notes, including descriptions and opinions of each take. Worked with editor in post to construct scenes.

Pitched, booked and developed stories. Constructed edit scripts. Selected and structured bites for our lead character, Detective Garry McFadden. Assisted editors in post.

Wrote screenplays for two episodes of YWN Season 2. Supervised recreation shoot and took detailed shoot notes for editors.

Researched and pitched dozens of crime stories centered around the perspectives of the victims. Reached out to victims and their families for pre-interviews. Pitched over half of the season's episodes and booked the entire season.

Wrote and produced recreation scripts for ten episodes of series about mysterious encounters. Supervised pre-production and production. On set and at the monitor for every shot of the season.

Find, pitch and produce stories connected to monuments and landmarks in the U.S.

Assisted with field production and recreation shoots. Coordinated 5 day recreation shoot on location in El Paso, TX. Helped cast, prep and direct 16 actors and crew. Found and booked 8 locations. Secured archival materials and court and police records for annotation. Handled all releases and negotiations. Wrote portions of edit script.

Found, pitched and produced stories connected to monuments and landmarks

Find stories, write network pitches and assist with field production of stories connected to artifacts in museums.

Found, pitched and produced stories connected to artifacts in museums

Pitched, researched and produced documentary style news pieces for Arte Television, a European public tv network. Produced and cast over fifty character-centered news segments across four years.