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Planet Grande was formed by John Watkin and Eamon Harrington in 1993. Since then, they have produced over 200 projects for television, and won 7 Emmys.
ABOUT
Eamon Harrington & John Watkin
Eamon Harrington and John Watkin met in New York in the late 80's. At the time, Eamon was head of Production at VH-1, and John was a producer of TV and radio commercials. They forged their long partnership producing a series of multi award-winning documentary shorts for Greenpeace, and have never looked back.
Founding Planet Grande in 1993, the company has produced one-offs and series documentaries on an eclectic mix of subjects including everything from President Carter to the Bond Girls. Their documentaries on AIDS, Racism and Alzheimer's have all won Emmys, the latter "Grandpa Do You Know Who I AM?" being a collaboration with HBO and Maria Shriver. The luminaries whose stories they have told over the years include: Walter Cronkite, Michael Jackson, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and recently the actor Patrick Dempsey in a 5 part series for Discovery/Velocity charting his year-long transformation into race-car driver going all the way to Le Mans, the world's most famous road race. They also have a long-standing relationship with the Paley Center for Media, and have produced several acclaimed specials for them including: Breaking The News- with the most important broadcast journalists of our time telling the stories behind the stories, and A Day In The Life of Television- in which they dispatched 45 film crews behind 15 different TV shows on the same day.
Credits
DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURES, SERIES & SPECIALS
"Family Trust"
Game Show
"100 Reasons To Be Scared Sh*tless"
TV Show
"Bird Race"
Game Show
"Ugly Schmucks"
Reality Dating Series
"Witness"
Game Show
"Duneball"
Game Show
"Catholic School Confessions"
Documentary Series
"Backstory: Understanding the epidemic of teen suicide."
Pilot in development
“Johnny Strange: Born to Fly”
Feature Documentary
“Not Carol”
Feature Documentary
"Universoul Circus"
Multi-media campaign and network special
“Eminem in NYC” Documentary Short
"DKMS: Heroes Wanted"
Real People Commercial Campaign
"The Perot Myth":
A short film for ESPN
“Malibu 25: The Story of our City”
Short Film Commissioned by the City
“Holy Cow”
Animated Feature with David Duchovny
“Love 99”
Feature Doc in Post-Production
“Now That’s Funny: Behind The Scenes Of TV’s Hottest Comedies”
90 minute special for The Paley Center CBS
“Patrick Dempsey: Racing Le Mans” Velocity
5-part series
“Yeah TV” AMC
Series
“Mad Genius” FUSE
Music-Based Series
“Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? With Maria Shriver” HBO
Emmy and TCA Award Winner
“Glamour Magazine’s Women Of The Year”
Annual Specials
“Half Their Size” ABC
Documentary Special
“In Style: Celebrity Weddings” ABC
Annual Special
“Ace In The House” GSN
Series
“Texas Rangers Murder Files” CMT
Pilot
“CMT Small Town Secrets” CMT
Series
“World Series Of Blackjack” GSN
13-part series
“CMT Most Shocking…” CMT
Series
“Moonshine Madness” CMT
Documentary
“Maxim’s Hot 100” NBC
Special
“Victoria’s Secret Swimsuit Special” E!
Special
“TV Guide’s 50 Best Shows Of All Time” ABC
Special
“Freshman Year” HBO
14-part series
“Weddings Of A Lifetime” Lifetime
Series
Multiple Reunion Specials Various
Andy Griffith, 30 Something, etc.
“David Copperfield: The Great Escapes” CBS
Special
“Two Hour Tour” Disney
Series
“Crashbox” HBO
Animated Series
“Sex Bytes” HBO
16-part series
“Cirque Du Soleil” ABC
Special
“Strippers: The Naked Stages” HBO
Documentary
“Miracle At Trapper Creek” ABC
Special, Nominated for two Emmys:
Best Children's Special & Best Directing
“Positive” ABC
2 Emmys for Best Editing and Best Directing
“Oprah Talks To Michael Jackson”
Emmy Nomination- Highest Rated Special in History
“Shades Of A Single Protein” Hosted by Oprah Winfrey
Winner of 2 Emmy Awards, including Best Children's Special
“Rock The Vote”
Peabody Award Winner
“In Full Effect”
New York Emmy, Golds at the New York and Houston International Film Festivals