Mark Lechner

Editor

Mark Lechner is a Telly Award-winning documentary editor known for shaping character-driven docuseries and investigative storytelling across networks and streaming platforms including Netflix, SundanceTV / AMC+, ID / HBO Max, ABC, A&E, and History Channel. His work includes the Netflix docudrama series Roman Empire, SundanceTV's first true crime series It Couldn’t Happen Here, the investigative documentary The Last Defense (produced by Viola Davis), and the travel series What’s Eating America with Andrew Zimmern.

What are Mark Lechner's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

29%

Power

26%

Society

13%

Survival

11%

Self

11%

Ideas

8%

Bonds

3%

Justice4 Power3 Ambition2 Corruption2 Truth2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

8

Contemplative

5

Cold

2

Dread

2

Warm

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 Infuriating2 Hopeful2 Haunting2

How their films end

Bittersweet2
Ambiguous6

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 Mark Lechner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

A&E Crime Central3 titles, show their 3 titles on A&E Crime Central
HISTORY Vault3 titles, show their 3 titles on HISTORY Vault

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Lechner'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

9 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

Killer Confessions: Case Files of a Texas Ranger(2026)
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Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Crime Nation(2024)
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Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
To Catch a Smuggler: Tropical Takedown(2024)
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Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Booked: First Day In(2023)
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Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America(2022)
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Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Titans That Built America(2021)
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Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Alaska PD(2020)
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Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
America's War on Drugs(2017)
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Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 1 title in 2014.

Who does Mark Lechner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Lechner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marion Delarche shares the most, 2.

Editors

Marion Delarche2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Marion Delarche
Harry Courniotes2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Harry Courniotes
Keenan Grover2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Keenan Grover

Producers

George Kralovansky2 titles See all 2 shared titles with George Kralovansky
Gregory Henry2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Gregory Henry
Isaac Holub2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Isaac Holub
Elaine Frontain Bryant2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Elaine Frontain Bryant