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Jonathan Halperin(I)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Jonathan Halperin is known for National Geographic Explorer (1985), A Year in Space (2016) and A Trip to Infinity (2022).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
    National Geographic Explorer
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Producer
    A Year in Space (2016)
    A Year in Space
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2016
    A Trip to Infinity (2022)
    A Trip to Infinity
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 2022
    Is It Real? (2005)
    Is It Real?
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Nature Untamed
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2008
    • Trials of the Wild
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2018
    • Breaking the Deadlock (2024)
      Breaking the Deadlock
      9.4
      TV Series
      • produced by
      • 2025–2026
    • Deadlock: An Election Story (2024)
      Deadlock: An Election Story
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (2023)
      Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
      7.2
      • executive producer (as Jon Halperin)
      • 2023
    • Unknown: Cave of Bones (2023)
      Unknown: Cave of Bones
      6.7
      • executive producer (as Jon Halperin)
      • 2023
    • Unknown: Killer Robots (2023)
      Unknown: Killer Robots
      6.4
      • executive producer (as Jon Halperin)
      • 2023
    • Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023)
      Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
      6.6
      • executive producer (as Jon Halperin)
      • 2023
    • A Trip to Infinity (2022)
      A Trip to Infinity
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Headspace Guide to Sleep (2021)
      Headspace Guide to Sleep
      6.8
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2021
    • Headspace Guide to Meditation (2021)
      Headspace Guide to Meditation
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2021
    • Dana Kaproff, Mark Mannucci, Jonathan Halperin, Anna Bowers, and Adam Docker in Buried in Burma (2020)
      Buried in Burma
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Lore (2017)
      Lore
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017–2018
    • Bite, Sting, Kill (2018)
      Bite, Sting, Kill
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • The History of White People in America (2018)
      The History of White People in America
      9.3
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Man v. Animal
      TV Series
      • executive producer: National Geographic Television
      • 2017
    • Deep Sea Killers (2017)
      Deep Sea Killers
      6.8
      • executive producer: segment: Untamed Americas: Coasts
      • 2017

    Writer

    • A Trip to Infinity (2022)
      A Trip to Infinity
      7.0
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Washington (2020)
      Washington
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • writer (as Jon Halperin)
      • 2020
    • The History of White People in America (2018)
      The History of White People in America
      9.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • I Contain Multitudes (2017)
      I Contain Multitudes
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • A Year in Space (2016)
      A Year in Space
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • The Day the '60s Died (2015)
      The Day the '60s Died
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • A Year in Space (2015)
      A Year in Space
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      National Geographic Explorer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 2005–2009
    • Man-Made (2007)
      Man-Made
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 2007–2008
    • Man-Made: The Can
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Secrets of Revelation (2006)
      Secrets of Revelation
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Is It Real? (2005)
      Is It Real?
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2005
    • Strange Days on Planet Earth (2005)
      Strange Days on Planet Earth
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2005
    • They Drew Fire (2000)
      They Drew Fire
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Code Rush (2000)
      Code Rush
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000

    Director

    • Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things - The First Shadow (2025)
      Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things - The First Shadow
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2025
    • The History of White People in America (2024)
      The History of White People in America
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • A Trip to Infinity (2022)
      A Trip to Infinity
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Nature: No App Required (2019)
      Nature: No App Required
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The History of White People in America (2018)
      The History of White People in America
      9.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • A Year in Space (2016)
      A Year in Space
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Day the '60s Died (2015)
      The Day the '60s Died
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • A Year in Space (2015)
      A Year in Space
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Man-Made (2007)
      Man-Made
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007–2008
    • Man-Made: The Can
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Secrets of Revelation (2006)
      Secrets of Revelation
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      National Geographic Explorer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Is It Real? (2005)
      Is It Real?
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Big Thinkers (1999)
      Big Thinkers
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • The Minors
      Short
      • Director
      • 1994

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Jon Halperin

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