Jon Bardin
Producer
Jon Bardin is an Emmy-winning producer renowned for his impactful work in documentary filmmaking. He currently serves as the Head of Documentary and Nonfiction at Story Syndicate, a production company founded by award-winning filmmakers Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan.
Bardin earned his PhD in neuroscience from Weill Cornell Medical College, focusing on recovery from severe brain injury and disorders of consciousness. He has published research in several scientific journals, including Brain and Archives of Neurology.
He obtained his A.B. from Harvard College, concentrating in Visual and Environmental Studies.
Before joining Story Syndicate, Bardin was the Director of Development and Production for Documentaries and Specials at Discovery Channel. In this role, he was responsible for bringing new documentaries and specials to the network, managing projects from development through production, and identifying talent for new programming.
Bardin co-founded this non-profit production company, producing media to elucidate complex health issues. He served as a producer for Sleepless in America, a documentary co-produced with the National Institutes of Health that explored the critical importance of sleep and the consequences of its deprivation. The film premiered on National Geographic Channel in 2014.
Bardin earned his PhD in neuroscience from Weill Cornell Medical College, focusing on recovery from severe brain injury and disorders of consciousness. He has published research in several scientific journals, including Brain and Archives of Neurology.
He obtained his A.B. from Harvard College, concentrating in Visual and Environmental Studies.
Before joining Story Syndicate, Bardin was the Director of Development and Production for Documentaries and Specials at Discovery Channel. In this role, he was responsible for bringing new documentaries and specials to the network, managing projects from development through production, and identifying talent for new programming.
Bardin co-founded this non-profit production company, producing media to elucidate complex health issues. He served as a producer for Sleepless in America, a documentary co-produced with the National Institutes of Health that explored the critical importance of sleep and the consequences of its deprivation. The film premiered on National Geographic Channel in 2014.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Give Me the Ball! · as Executive Producer |
| 2026 | A Killer Story · as Executive Producer |
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| 2026 | Dynasty: The Murdochs · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | One Night in Idaho: The College Murders · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Enigma · as Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer · as Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Power · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The Barber of Little Rock · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Unknown: Cave of Bones · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Unknown: Killer Robots · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Unknown: The Lost Pyramid · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Take Care of Maya · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Harry & Meghan · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | I Am Vanessa Guillen · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Murders Before the Marathon · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Children of the Underground · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Fix (2022) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2021 | Convergence: Courage in a Crisis · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Britney vs Spears · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Nuclear Family (2021) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2020 | All In: The Fight for Democracy · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Why We Hate · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Cajun Navy · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Tigerland · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Take Back the Harbor · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Operation Thai Cave Rescue · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | This Is A.I. · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Silicon Valley: The Untold Story · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman · as Co-Producer |
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| 2025 | Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Women in Hollywood · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood · as Supervising Producer |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call Sheet · as Supervising Producer |
| 2023 | Justice · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow · as Supervising ProducerOn Plex |
| 2018 | Invisible Killers · as Supervising Producer |
| 2017 | Hot Grease · as Supervisor Producer: Discovery Channel |
| 2017 | Man-Eating Python · as Supervising Producer |
| 2017 | Mosquito · as Supervising Producer |
| 2016 | Killing the Colorado · as Supervising Producer |
| 2016 | Sonic Sea · as Supervising Producer |
| 2015 | Sherpa · as Supervising Producer: Discovery |
| 2015 | Racing Extinction · as Supervising ProducerOn Plex |
| 2014 | Valley Uprising · as Supervising Producer |