RINGER going strong on the CW...

RINGER, which debuted on the CW on September 13, 2011 with a pilot directed by Richard Shepard, scored the network’s highest ratings in the timeslot in three years and was quickly picked up for a full season.  Shepard is also an executive producer on the series.  Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in RINGER as Bridget Kelly, a troubled woman who assumes her wealthy twin sister’s identity and gets caught up in an entirely different life of...

Pilot Season...

Richard Shepard is directing two of the most highly anticipated television pilots of the season, including DANNI LOWINSKI for the CW, about a hairdresser-turned-lawyer (Amanda Walsh) that opens up her own practice in a mall kiosk when she can’t land a position at an upper-crust firm.  The show was created by Jennie Snyder.  RINGER for CBS marks the return to TV of Sarah Michelle Gellar.  She plays a woman on the run from the mob that poses as her twin sister, only to find that her twin is in danger of her own.  Eric Charmelo is the...

Introducing OLÉ...

Deadline Hollywood has broken the story that Richard Shepard and THE MATADOR producers Sean Furst and Bryan Furst have formed a brand new TV production company called Olé. Olé has already made deals to develop two new projects: CORKSCREW, written by Richard Shepard, and an untitled medical drama written by Jennifer Levin and Sherri Cooper (BROTHERS & SISTERS). Richard is currently on board to direct both projects in addition to his producing duties. Stay tuned for more news on the latest from...

I KNEW IT WAS YOU on DVD...

I KNEW IT WAS YOU, Richard Shepard’s fantastic documentary on the late actor John Cazale, will be released on DVD on November 9, 2010 by Oscilloscope Laboratories. Pre-order it now from...

I KNEW IT WAS YOU: HBO & More...

Please see the Reviews page for all the raves for Richard Shepard’s documentary on actor John Cazale, I KNEW IT WAS YOU.  The film premiered on HBO on Tuesday, June 1st! John Cazale performed in only five films before he passed away from cancer at age 42: The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II (as Fredo), The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter, all of which were nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The documentary features interviews with many Cazale friends, fans, and collaborators, including Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro,...

CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOUR...

Richard Shepard is currently directing the pilot episode of an untitled spinoff of CBS’s hit series CRIMINAL MINDS featuring a team of profilers working outside the FBI bureaucracy.  Back in 2005, Shepard directed the pilot of the original CRIMINAL MINDS, currently in its fifth season.  The new series will star Forest Whitaker, Matt Ryan, Michael Kelly, and Beau Garrett.  Chris Mundy and Ed Bernero, writer/producers on Minds, wrote the backdoor pilot and it will air as an episode of the original show, titled “The Fight,” on April 7, 2010. UPDATE: The...

I KNEW IT WAS YOU at Sundance...

I KNEW IT WAS YOU is Richard Shepard’s new documentary about actor John Cazale, who performed in only five films before he passed away from cancer at age 42. Those films were The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II (as Fredo), The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter, all of which were nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The documentary features interviews with many Cazale friends, fans, and collaborators, including Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Gene Hackman, Francis Ford Coppola, Sidney Lumet, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam...

THE HUNTING PARTY on DVD...

THE HUNTING PARTY is now available on DVD. The film, written and directed by Richard Shepard, is a dark comedy about a team of journalists that attempt to hunt down an alleged Bosnian war criminal. The cast includes Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Diane Kruger, Joy Bryant, Jesse Eisenberg, Dylan Baker, James Brolin, and many Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian actors. The film made its premiere at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival prior to its regular release. Watch the trailer on YouTube or at Yahoo! ...

IN THE MOTHERHOOD...

Richard Shepard directed the pilot episode of IN THE MOTHERHOOD for ABC. Cheryl Hines and Megan Mullally star in the series, which is adapted from the successful web series of the same name. Richard previously directed the pilot for THE BAD MOTHER’S HANDBOOK, with the same creative team (Jennifer Konner and Alexandra Rushfield), and featuring Alicia Silverstone, Megan Mullally, and Alia...

30 ROCK...

Richard directed Episode 210 of NBC’s 30 ROCK that first aired on January 10, 2008. Americans, you can watch the episode online at NBC’s website. The entire second season of 30 ROCK is also available on DVD and well worth checking out....