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Michael Beach Nichols

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Biography

Michael Beach Nichols is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker based in NYC. His most recent project, a four-part true crime docuseries for ABC News / Hulu called Mr & Mrs Murder, came out in July 2025. It quickly became one of ABC News' most popular docuseries ever, even earning accolades from the GOAT Steven Spielberg. Before that, he directed Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini (2024), crowned Hulu’s most-watched docuseries ever with 3.6 million views in its first week. Previously, he partnered with Oscar-winning Topic Studios and Magnet for the genre-bending and proudly polarizing horror/comedy Wrinkles the Clown (2019). His universally acclaimed breakthrough feature documentary, Welcome to Leith (2015), received an Emmy nomination for Best Documentary after bowing at Sundance and SXSW. His debut feature Flex Is Kings (2013) was a smash hit at the Tribeca Film Festival. He is the co-founder of No Weather, a filmmaking collaborative based in New York.

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Filmography

2025Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024Cinematography
2025Mr. & Mrs. MurderExecutive Producer
2024The Kids Are Not AlrightCinematography
2024I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess MurdersDirector of Photography
2024Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and SaraThanks
2024Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri PapiniDirector
2023Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New YorkDirector of Photography
2021PrideCinematography
2021We Are: The Brooklyn SaintsCinematography
2019Wrinkles the ClownDirector
2017Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's CreatorsConsulting Producer
2017Beast of ManDirector
2017Susanne Bartsch: On TopProducer
2015Welcome to LeithDirector
2014DeliveryDirector
2013Flex Is KingsDirector
2010The Man Behind the CurtainDirector

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