Michael Staines
Documentary Filmmaker | Series Producer/Director | Senior Editor
Irish documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience across the factual and true crime genres. I have worked extensively as a Senior Editor, Series Producer/Director, and Recon Director, collaborating with leading production companies including Peninsula Television, Frontier Films, BIG Media, Ballsport.tv, Tyrone Productions, and OrangutanG Media. My credits span major broadcasters such as A&E, Netflix, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery ID, Lifetime, and Virgin Media Television. I am experienced across every stage of production, from development and directing to editing and final delivery.
Selected Credits (Latest First)
| Project Title |
Role |
Broadcaster / Platform |
Year |
| Shergar: The Racehorse and the IRA |
Recon Director |
Virgin Media Television & Channel 4 |
2026 |
| Check-In to Murder |
Editor |
A&E / Hearst Networks |
2026 |
| Britain's Countryside Killers |
Editor |
ITV / STV Player |
2026 |
| Britain's Hotel Murders |
Editor |
Channel 5 / Apple |
2026 |
| Bloodline Detectives |
Editor / Recon Director |
Discovery ID / CBS UK / Netflix |
2019–2026 |
| Sleeping with a Killer |
Editor |
Lifetime (A&E / Hearst Networks) |
2022–present |
| A Perfect Scam |
Editor |
A&E / Crime & Investigation |
2025 |
| Cold Cases Reopened |
Editor |
ITV / True Crime |
2024–2025 |
| Murder at the Motel |
Editor |
A&E / Crime & Investigation |
2024 |
| Nanci Griffith: From a Distance |
Editor |
RTÉ One / RTÉ Player |
2024 |
| Murder Detective |
Series Producer / Director / Writer / Editor |
A&E / Hearst Networks |
2022–2023 |
| Green Eyed Killers |
Editor |
A&E / Hearst Networks |
2021–2023 |
| World's Most Unexplained |
Editor |
Travel Channel (US) |
2020–2021 |
| Celebrity Obsessed |
Editor |
A&E / Hearst Networks |
2019–2020 |
| Evidence of Evil |
Editor / Recon Director |
CBS Reality (CBS UK) |
2017–2019 |
| Secrets of a Psychopath |
Editor |
CBS Reality (AMC Networks UK) |
2018 |
Notes
• Green Eyed Killers rebranded as Sleeping with a Killer for Lifetime.
• Murder at the Motel and A Perfect Scam also aired globally on A&E / Crime & Investigation.
Additional Collaborations
Frontier Films, BIG Media, Ballsport.tv, Tyrone Productions, OrangutanG Media (Owner, 2015–present)
Core Competencies
- Pre-production: Development, research, scripting/script writing
- Production: Series directing, recon direction, studio and field production, conducting interviews
- Post-production: Editing (Avid / Premiere / Final Cut / DaVinci), colour grading, sound design, data wrangling
- VFX and Design: After Effects, Photoshop
- Genres: Factual, true crime, music documentary, sports content
- Additional: Original music composition, journalism, IT consultancy, creative mentoring
Equipment and Software
Avid Media Composer
Adobe Premiere Pro
Final Cut
DaVinci Resolve
Photoshop
After Effects
Audition
Logic Pro
Shotput Pro
Awards
🏆 Britain's Countryside Killers – Shortlisted for the 2026 True Crime Awards (ON-SCREEN: EPISODIC SERIES – NEW category)
🏆 Moody Swings (Blog) – Shortlisted for the Smedias – Student Media Awards 2014
Education
- • BA (Hons) Media Production Management – Dublin City University / BCFE (First Class Honours, 2014–2015)
- • Higher National Diploma in Media – BCFE (2013–2014)
References
Available upon request.