Producer, Writer, Storyteller

Sam Schachter

Sam SchachterSam SchachterSam Schachter

Producer, Writer, Storyteller

Sam Schachter

Sam SchachterSam SchachterSam Schachter

Meet Sam

Sam is Emmy winning documentary and reality television producer with a decade’s worth of experience in the field, the edit suite, and the director’s chair. Sam's credits include Shark Week specials and talent- driven reality series, to historical documentaries and educational programming. Sam fosters a deep love of learning and storytelling, and is accustomed to working under tight deadlines and even tighter budgets.  


Where there is a story to tell, Sam will work tirelessly to bring it to life.


Sam graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and lives in Washington, DC with his wife and their son. 

CREDITS

2026 Stanley Pup

Producer | Writer

HBOMAX | TruTV | NHL Network | Sportsnet

2026 | 1 x 90min

Politics Aside with Chris Cillizza S1-2

Sr. Producer

Monumental Sports Network

2024-2026 | 14 x 30min

Fresh Sheet: Caps All Access S1

Fresh Sheet: Caps All Access S1

Sr. Producer

Monumental Sports Network

2025-2026 | 2 x 30min

Building Up: Wizards All Access

Fresh Sheet: Caps All Access S1

Sr. Producer

Monumental Sports Network

2026 | 1 x 30min

2025 Stanely Pup

Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet S6-10

Producer | Writer

TruTV | MAX | NHL Network | SportsNet

2025 | 1 x 90min

Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet S6-10

Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet S6-10

Producer - Field & Post

National Geographic | Disney+

2018-2023 | 54 x 60min

In With The Old S6

The Proof is Out There: Military Mysteries S1

Producer - Field & Post

Magnolia Network | MAX

2024 | 2 x 60min

The Proof is Out There: Military Mysteries S1

The Proof is Out There: Military Mysteries S1

Field Producer

History Channel

2024 | 8 x 60min

Shark Attack Files S2 - National Geographic / Disney+

Shark Attack Files S2

Producer - Field & Post 

National Geographic | Disney+

2022 | 8 x 60min

Front Row DC: Powered by Ticketmaster

Sr. Producer | Director

Monumental Sports Network

2026 | 3 x 30min

What Can You Become?

What Can You Become?

Producer

PBSKids

2023 | 8 x 5min Shorts

Air Warriors S1-7

Producer - Field & Post

Smithsonian Channel

2014-2021 | 19 x 60min

Aerial America: Dazzling Destinations

Producer

Smithsonian Channel | Paramount+

2022 | 1 x 60min

Ninja Sharks 2: Mutants Rising

Producer

Shark Week 2021 | Discovery Channel 

1 x 60min

Gold Rush: The Dirt S6

Field Producer

Discovery Channel

2020 | 16 x 60min

Bell X-1: Breaking the Sound Barrier

Bell X-1: Breaking the Sound Barrier

Producer

Smithsonian Channel | Paramount+

2021 | 1 x 60min

Building Off the Grid

Producer

Discovery Channel | Magnolia Network

2020 | 3 x 60min

Alien Sharks: First Contact

Producer

Shark Week 2020 | Discovery Channel

2020 | 1 x 60min

Return to the Isle of Jaws

Field Producer

Shark Week 2017 | Discovery Channel

2017 | 1 x 60min

Barkfest S4: Who's Your Doggie?

Barkfest S4: Who's Your Doggie?

Barkfest S4: Who's Your Doggie?

Associate Producer

NatGeoWILD

2016 | 1 x 60min

Carriers at War S1

Carriers at War S1

Barkfest S4: Who's Your Doggie?

Barkfest S4: Who's Your Doggie?

Field Producer

Smithsonian Channel

2018 | 4 x 60min

Deadliest Place on Earth

Deadliest Place on Earth

Barkfest S4: Who's Your Doggie?

Deadliest Place on Earth

Associate Producer

Animal Planet

2016 | 1 x 60min

When Ghosts Attack

Deadliest Place on Earth

Barkfest S4: Who's Your Doggie?

Deadliest Place on Earth

Associate Producer

Destination America | Discovery

2013 | 8 x 60min

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