MIKE BASONE, HEAD OF UNSCRIPTED (US)

Mike Basone is Head of Unscripted (US) for Neo Studios. Prior to NEO Studios he was the SVP, Head of Unscripted for Whistle Studios. In this role, he led development and executive produced the NAACP Image Award and Realscreen Award nominated docu-series "Benedict Men" (Roku Original), the upcoming docu-series "Legacy" (Discovery+ Original) that follows sports legends Dwyane Wade, Evander Holyfield, Randall Cunningham and their children, and the upcoming docuseries "Her Story" which follows 4 female athletes competing in male dominated sports. Before Whistle Studios, he was the Director of Production and Development for feature film producer Mark Ciardi’s Apex Entertainment (now Select Films). At Apex, he was part of the team that developed and produced the feature film Chappaquiddick starring Jason Clarke, Ed Helms, and Kate Mara. Mike is also an accomplished director, story producer, and editor and has worked on short, mid, and long-form content for ESPN, Fox Sports, HBO, EPIX, E! Network, and many others.