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Jason Hehir

Jason Hehir

Director and producer · Born September 29, 1976 (50) · Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Jason Hehir is a seven-time Emmy-winning director and producer. His 2020 series "The Last Dance" (ESPN/Netflix) chronicled the Chicago Bulls dynasty and the career of Michael Jordan. It won the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary Series, and it's the most-watched documentary in ESPN history.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 29, 1976 (50)
From
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 193% in 30 days

What are Jason Hehir's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Society
38%
Bonds
8%
Ideas
8%
Morality
4%
Ambition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
6
Contemplative
6
Triumphant
5
Warm
3
Tense
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Rousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Jason Hehir's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jason Hehir'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

16 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter(2026)

    Director · Author · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Kingdom(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Court of Gold(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Biography: WWE Legends(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Dance(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Andre the Giant(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The '85 Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Down in the Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Bernie & Ernie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer

  • The Fab Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 30 for 30(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Last Dance (2020)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 15: 7 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score96thWriting2 of 15: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing7 of 15: 2 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

15 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; 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 that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 3 major nominations, 2020–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  2. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jason Hehir's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden (2010)

70th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

The Last Dance (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Jason Hehir work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jason Hehir's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Libby Geist shares the most, 5.

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers