Michael Beach Nichols
Michael Beach Nichols is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker based in NYC. His most recent project, a four-part true crime docuseries for ABC News / Hulu called Mr & Mrs Murder, came out in July 2025. It quickly became one of ABC News' most popular docuseries ever, even earning accolades from the GOAT Steven Spielberg. Before that, he directed Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini (2024), crowned Hulu’s most-watched docuseries ever with 3.6 million views in its first week. Previously, he partnered with Oscar-winning Topic Studios and Magnet for the genre-bending and proudly polarizing horror/comedy Wrinkles the Clown (2019). His universally acclaimed breakthrough feature documentary, Welcome to Leith (2015), received an Emmy nomination for Best Documentary after bowing at Sundance and SXSW. His debut feature Flex Is Kings (2013) was a smash hit at the Tribeca Film Festival. He is the co-founder of No Weather, a filmmaking collaborative based in New York.
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Films (11)

Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024
2025 · Cinematography

The Kids Are Not Alright
2024 · Cinematography

Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara
2024 · Thanks

Wrinkles the Clown
2019 · Director, Writer, Cinematography, Producer

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
2017 · Consulting Producer

Beast of Man
2017 · Director, Director of Photography, Producer

Susanne Bartsch: On Top
2017 · Producer, Director of Photography

Welcome to Leith
2015 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer, Editor
Delivery
2014 · Director, Cinematography, Producer

Flex Is Kings
2013 · Director, Cinematography, Producer

The Man Behind the Curtain
2010 · Director
Séries (6)

Mr. & Mrs. Murder
2025 · Executive Producer, Director

No Soy un Monstruo: Los Asesinatos de Lois Riess
2024 · Director of Photography

Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini
2024 · Director

La última ronda: un asesino en serie en la NY Queer
2023 · Director of Photography

Pride
2021 · Cinematography

We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
2021 · Cinematography

