Bill Hayes

Bill Hayes is the Founder and President of Figure 8 Films and Founder of Thunder Mountain Media. Since the beginning of Figure 8 Films in 1992, Bill has produced, directed or executive produced over 1,000 programs for the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, National Geographic, Discovery Health Channel, OWN, UPtv, BBC 2 and DIY. Among those shows are numerous award-winners and some of the longest running series and highest rated shows ever on cable television.

What are Bill Hayes' films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

44%

Society

33%

Self

16%

Survival

7%

Family bonds6 Community4 Parenthood2 Purpose2 Isolation2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

7

Joyful

4

Hopeful

3

Contemplative

2

Tense

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Feel-good4 Hopeful4 Thought-provoking3 Unsettling2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous5

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 Bill Hayes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (6).

Also on these channels

UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Hayes' 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

8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

I Am Shauna Rae(2022)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Morgan Wootten: The Godfather of Basketball(2016)
Director · Producer
Bringing Up Bates(2015)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
7 Little Johnstons(2013)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Salvage Dawgs(2012)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Kate Plus 8(2010)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Sister Wives(2010)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Jon & Kate Plus 8(2007)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Across their 8 MovieCove titles from 2007 to 2022.

Highest rated

Jon & Kate Plus 8 (2007)

Midcredits 10^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing1 of 8Producing8 of 8 · 29^th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Bill Hayes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Hayes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kirk Streb shares the most, 7.