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John Maggio(I)

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John Maggio
John Maggio is a producer, director, and writer known for The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017), Panic (2018) The Italian Americans (2015) American Experience (1988), Frontline (1983) and Virgil Bliss (2001). His work has been honored with the Emmy Award, Writers Guild Award, Producers Guild Award Nomination and multiple News and Documentary Emmy Award Nominations .
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      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Perfect Weapon (2020)
    The Perfect Weapon
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2020
    Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (2018)
    Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2018
    A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
    A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2021
    The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017)
    The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Director

    • Breaking a Masterpiece
      • Director
      • Filming
    • Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion (2026)
      Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion
      • directed by
      • 2026
    • The Act of Dreaming (2025)
      The Act of Dreaming
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Paul Anka in Paul Anka: His Way (2024)
      Paul Anka: His Way
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Milano: The Inside Story of Italian Fashion (2023)
      Milano: The Inside Story of Italian Fashion
      8.5
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Year One: A Political Odyssey (2022)
      Year One: A Political Odyssey
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2022
    • John Travolta and Robert Stigwood in Mr. Saturday Night (2021)
      Mr. Saturday Night
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2021
    • A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
      A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2021
    • The Perfect Weapon (2020)
      The Perfect Weapon
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Corée, une guerre sans fin (2020)
      Corée, une guerre sans fin
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2020
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2005–2020
    • Lidia Celebrates America (2011)
      Lidia Celebrates America
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (2018)
      Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017)
      The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Italian Americans (2014)
      The Italian Americans
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Billy the Kid (2013)
      Billy the Kid
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025)
      Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Paul Anka in Paul Anka: His Way (2024)
      Paul Anka: His Way
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Year One: A Political Odyssey (2022)
      Year One: A Political Odyssey
      5.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • John Travolta and Robert Stigwood in Mr. Saturday Night (2021)
      Mr. Saturday Night
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2021
    • A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
      A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2021
    • The Perfect Weapon (2020)
      The Perfect Weapon
      7.2
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Corée, une guerre sans fin (2020)
      Corée, une guerre sans fin
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2020
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • produced by
      • co-producer
      • 2004–2020
    • Korea: The Never-Ending War (2019)
      Korea: The Never-Ending War
      7.7
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Finding Your Roots (2012)
      Finding Your Roots
      8.7
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • producer
      • 2012–2019
    • Lidia Celebrates America (2011)
      Lidia Celebrates America
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • producer & director
      • consulting producer
      • 2015–2018
    • Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (2018)
      Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2008–2016
    • The Italian Americans (2014)
      The Italian Americans
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Freedom
      • co-producer
      • 2012

    Writer

    • Paul Anka in Paul Anka: His Way (2024)
      Paul Anka: His Way
      7.5
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Corée, une guerre sans fin (2020)
      Corée, une guerre sans fin
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 2012–2018
    • The Italian Americans (2014)
      The Italian Americans
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Billy the Kid (2013)
      Billy the Kid
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2010–2011
    • Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (2006)
      Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2006
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