History Erased
A documentary television series exploring how scientific, cultural, and political innovations transformed societies, and what might happen if those breakthroughs suddenly disappeared from history.
Producer, Writer & Story Editor
Blending documentary storytelling with speculative dramatic recreations, the series moved across disciplines including engineering, medicine, philosophy, art, cuisine, and technology, tracing the ripple effects of human innovation across everyday life.
I worked on the series from early concept development through post-production delivery, helping shape both the editorial direction and narrative structure of the project across all phases of production.
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Broadcaster
History Channel Canada
Production Company
Cream Productions
Timeline
Feb 2018 - Oct 2019
My Role
As Producer, Writer, and Story Editor, I led a team of researchers and collaborated closely with writers, editors, and the series producer to develop stories that balanced historical depth with cinematic storytelling.
My work included:
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Leading story development and research direction
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Guiding the creation of episode pitches and narrative outlines
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Producing interviews across North America and Europe
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Writing and story editing episodes throughout post-production
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Overseeing editorial continuity across multiple edit suites and graphics delivery pipelines
Creative Challenges
The central challenge of History Erased was making historically dense material feel emotionally immediate and visually dynamic for contemporary audiences.
Each episode required translating complex ideas into stories driven by curiosity, consequence, and human ambition—while balancing documentary rigor with speculative storytelling elements. The dramatic recreations imagining worlds without key innovations became an important narrative device, helping audiences connect abstract historical concepts to the realities of everyday life.
With twelve episodes spanning radically different subject matter, it was essential that each story feel distinct in tone, structure, and emotional impact while remaining cohesive within the larger series.
Production
Production moved at an intense pace, with interviews and location shoots unfolding across multiple countries over a condensed schedule. As a field producer, I worked closely with crews, contributors, and local teams to coordinate complex international shoots while maintaining editorial focus and production continuity.
Over the course of filming, we interviewed more than sixty experts across a wide range of disciplines, building a series grounded equally in research, accessibility, and narrative momentum.
Post-Production
In post-production, each episode combined interviews, dramatic sequences, archival material, graphics, and visual effects into layered, fast-moving narratives.
Working as both Story Editor and Producer across multiple episodes, I collaborated closely with editors to shape story structure, emotional pacing, and visual cohesion across the series.
For me, story editing is where documentary storytelling truly takes shape: finding clarity within volume, identifying emotional throughlines, and transforming research, footage, and ideas into something immersive and human.
Italy Episode
The first episode produced, focused on Italy, became an early template for the series. I contributed across research, writing, field production, and story editing, helping establish the tone, pacing, and editorial framework that shaped the broader season.
Episode Trailer
Outcome
History Erased was an ambitious and deeply collaborative project that brought together science, history, speculative storytelling, and cinematic nonfiction.
The experience strengthened my understanding of leadership, large-scale story development, and the creative collaboration required to carry a complex series from early concept to final delivery. More importantly, it reinforced my belief that audiences connect most deeply with ideas when they are grounded in emotion, curiosity, and human experience.