Two-time Emmy Award-nominated producer Phil Viardo's decades-long career in the entertainment industry spans several professional posts prior to him landing on filmmaking as his ultimate passion and focus. Viardo got an early rise working for big name corporate entertainment firms such as the Interpublic Group and BHI repping clients like Playboy Entertainment, Microsoft New Media and The Grammys, before branching out on his own with The Viardo Agency in 2001, representing such clients as Madonna's Maverick Films. Viardo later expanded his operations to include production and talent management with the launch of Viardo Artists in 2009. Several years later, he partnered up with a veteran Emmy award-winning production company Tri-Crown Productions, making a major pivot to production and content creation. Over the following 6 years, Viardo was instrumental in growing the company's slate with numerous non-scripted and narrative projects, that include several award-winning television series for ABC, The CW, WEtv, A+E, FYI, National Geographic and Univision among others. To date, Phil has been responsible for creating a slate of dozens of documentary, non-fiction and scripted projects. He is the executive producer of a critically acclaimed animated feature film "The Inventor", from the Oscar-nominated writer/director, Jim Capobianco ("Ratatouille"), starring Stephen Frye, Daisy Ridley and Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard, currently playing in theaters around the globe and on VOD. Viardo is also the EP for the upcoming feature film "Hellfire Club," written by Jeffrey Hatcher ("The Duchess"), produced by Brian Oliver ("Top Gun: Maverick"). In 2019, Viardo released "Public Enemy Number One," a social issue feature doc, co-produced with the legendary Ice T, released through Gravitas Ventures. The film took top honors at numerous film festivals and is currently available on most major streaming platforms. Years of expanding creativity have also brought Viardo behind the camera, where he has now directed projects for Syfy/Hulu, Oxygen and Univision, as well as several independent film and television projects. In a quest to take his creative endeavors to the next level, Viardo teamed up with long-time friend and associate, American TV icon Christopher Knight to launch Former Prodigy Media in late 2019. Out of the gate, the company landed numerous network development deals and began building a robust slate of documentary and scripted TV and film projects. In 2023, Former Prodigy released their debut feature documentary "Truelove: The Film" about a rare genetic disorder called Williams syndrome, that among others, won Best Documentary: Audience Choice Award at the 2022 Beverly Hills Film Festival. The film, directed by Viardo, is now streaming on most major streaming platforms around the globe. Also currently in pre-production are independent feature films "Monstrosity," horror thriller "Toxic," coming-of-age drama "The Heart Will Break" and action comedy thriller "The Empresario". FPM documentary projects include series "History Unchained" and "Mausoleum Men," as well as a slate of dramatic and documentary series projects in development, including Limited True-Crime Doc series "House With No Walls," directed by Vadim Perelman ("House of Sand and Fog"), and a action thriller series set in the world of kite sports titled "Love & The Wind."
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and director, also actor
- 4 on MovieCove
What are Phil Viardo's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Phil Viardo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Phil Viardo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Inventor(2023)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Truelove: The Film(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Lie to Die For(2019)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Public Enemy Number One(2019)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Across their 5 MovieCove titles, 4 of them dated from 2019 to 2023.
How do Phil Viardo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Mixed2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Phil Viardo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Phil Viardo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Knight shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Christopher KnightShared titles: Truelove: The Film (2022), My Fair Brady (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Knight
Editors
- Gabriel CullenShared titles: The Inventor (2023), Public Enemy Number One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Gabriel Cullen
Producers
- Robert RippbergerShared titles: The Inventor (2023), Public Enemy Number One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Rippberger
- Jeff AndroskyShared titles: Truelove: The Film (2022), Public Enemy Number One (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Androsky