Michael Chechik

Michael Chechik has been an independent producer and director of television since 1975. He is currently producing several one-hour documentaries in 4K about the grizzly bears of Northern Canada and serves as an executive producer of the documentary series Jade Fever for Discovery and Wild Bear Rescue for Animal Planet. Previously, Michael executive produced six seasons of the popular documentary series Ice Pilots NWT for History; three seasons of the CBC flagship drama series Arctic Air; and Primeval: New World, the North American spin-off of the UK hit drama series Primeval, for Space; as well as five seasons of the acclaimed wildlife series Champions of the Wild. Michael was also one of the executive producers on Defying Gravity, a 13-part drama set in space and produced with Fox Television Studios for ABC, CTV, Space, BBC, and ProSieben. Michael's four-hour miniseries Dragon Boys, a CBC drama about Asian criminal gangs, was the recipient of two Gemini Awards: Best Dramatic Mini-Series and Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. His work also includes the popular 65-episode syndicated teen drama Edgemont that ran for five seasons on CBC, aired on ABC Family Channel and Starz Encore in the US, Channel 5 in the UK and many networks worldwide. He executive produced the children's television series The Odyssey, which was broadcast in over 60 countries and was the recipient of numerous awards, including an International Emmy Award nomination and a Gemini Award for Best Youth Program in Canada.