Leo Awards Winner — 2023, 2024 & 2025

Tim Hardy

Driven by story.

Director · Writer · Series Producer

Award-winning series director, showrunner and writer. 250+ hours of broadcast and streaming television across Netflix, Hulu, National Geographic, Discovery and more.

Field Director

Series director.
Built for the field.

I am an award-winning director, writer, and series producer with more than 250 hours of broadcast and streaming television. I've worked with and learned from the best across documentary and factual television, shaping series for leading broadcasters in Canada and the U.S., with work airing in over 180 countries worldwide.

My work centers on directing documentary and factual series at scale, shaping tone, performance, and narrative across complex productions and high-pressure environments. I am often brought in to lead series creatively, establish clarity early, and guide projects through demanding shoots toward a cohesive final vision.

With a background as an editor and camera operator, I direct with the finished cut in mind, balancing story, pacing, and real-world constraints on set.

Documentary subject
Netflix, Hulu, Discovery, National Geographic, History, Animal Planet, CBC, NBCUniversal, A&E, HGTV, Corus, CuriosityStream
Documentary subject
Showreel

Showreel 2026.

Updated 2026  ·  16 projects
Co-Creator / Series Producer / Writer

Deadman's Curse: Legend of the Lost Gold (S1–S3)

Former MMA fighter and prospector Kru Williams and young Indigenous explorer Taylor Starr join seasoned legend hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer to finally solve the mystery of Slumach's lost gold mine.

8 × 60·4K·History Canada & Hulu
Development Producer

Rocky Mountain Wreckers

A gripping documentary series following heavy towing crews battling extreme weather and hostile terrain.

8 × 60·Weather Network / Discovery
Director / Writer / Development Producer

Mud Mountain Haulers (S1–S2)

A character-driven series set in the high mountains of British Columbia where giant logs and big paydays push crews to take extreme risks.

8 × 60·CBC
Director / Writer

High Arctic Haulers

Ships filled with vital supplies make the dangerous journey through ice and frigid seas to Canada's High Arctic.

8 × 60·CBC
Field Director / Writer / Shooter

Highway Thru Hell (S1–S7)

Canada's #1 documentary series following heavy rescue crews battling extreme terrain and weather.

17 × 60·Discovery Canada
Development Director

Heavy Rescue: 401

A high-stakes spin-off focused on Ontario's busiest highway corridor.

10 × 60·Discovery Canada
Director

Curiosity Stream: Gravitational Waves

A Webby-nominated science documentary exploring breakthrough discoveries at LIGO and Caltech.

1 × 20·Curiosity Stream
Director / Shooter

Restoration Garage (S1)

High-end automotive restorations where ego, money, and craftsmanship collide.

10 × 60·History Channel
Senior Story Producer / Writer

$ave My Reno (S1)

Cash-conscious homeowners get the renovation they want on a realistic budget.

14 × 30·HGTV / Corus
Writer

Jade Fever (S1)

Follow a family-owned mining operation gambling everything on million-dollar jade boulders.

14 × 30·Discovery Canada
Director

Confessions: Animal Hoarding

A deeply personal episode examining the consequences of extreme animal hoarding.

32 × 60·Netflix / Animal Planet
Director of Photography / Associate Producer

Uganda Rising

A powerful feature documentary on child soldiers in Northern Uganda.

62 min·Discovery Times
Story Producer / Writer

Is It Possible? – MicroSculptor

Science and innovation series spotlighting cutting-edge technology.

3 × 60·Discovery US
Director / DP / Writer

Daily Planet: Caribou Nets

A memorable investigative episode filmed under extreme Arctic conditions.

Discovery Channel
Director

Megaquake

A global investigation into the science behind catastrophic earthquakes.

1 × 60·Discovery Channel
Co-Director

Hope in the Time of AIDS

A moving documentary narrated by Pierce Brosnan, highlighting resilience amid crisis.

1 × 22·Mindset Media
Story Editing

A writer's instinct.
A director's eye.

With over two decades in factual television, I work at the series level, shaping arcs, developing characters across episodes, and building the narrative architecture that holds a complex production together.

01

Series Arc Development

Building the long-form narrative spine of a series, episode by episode, from structure to emotional payoff.

02

Script Editing & Writing

Developing and rewriting scripts and outlines, strengthening voice, clarity, and story momentum.

03

Story Producing

Embedded production support, shaping story in real time across field and editorial.

04

Pitch & Treatment Development

Crafting compelling series pitches and treatments for network and streaming buyers.

Get in touch

Available for the right projects.

Open to directing, showrunning, and story editing across documentary and factual series.

tim@timhardy.ca