Pete Chatmon

With a deft ability to balance both half-hour single camera comedies and one-hour dramas, Pete Chatmon has directed over 65 episodes of television including HBO’s The Flight Attendant, Insecure, and Silicon Valley, Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Starz’ Raising Kanan, Hulu’s Interior Chinatown, Netflix’s You and Dead Boy Detectives, Paramount Plus’ Fatal Attraction, CBS’s Ghosts and NCIS: Origins, ABC’s High Potential and Grey’s Anatomy, FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest. He is an NAACP Image Awards Nominee for Outstanding Directing In A Comedy Series for his work on The Flight Attendant. Chatmon is in development on The Education of Matt Barnes, for which he will direct the pilot and serve as executive producer. He also served as co-executive producer and producing director on season one of Onyx Collective’s Reasonable Doubt.

His debut feature as writer/director, Premium, starred Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, and Hill Harper, and premiered on Showtime after a limited theatrical run. Chatmon also wrote, produced, and directed 761st, a documentary on the first Black tank battalion in WWII, narrated by Andre Braugher. He is in development on his next feature, a heist film entitled The Withdrawal, that follows a bank teller, seemingly working alone, as he takes over a local bank, giving a small town a crash course in history, crime, and politics as the fate of an entire community sits in the balance.

Chatmon’s career began in 2001 with the Sundance selection of his NYU thesis film, 3D, starring Kerry Washington. His most recent short film, BlackCard, premiered on HBO, and his narrative podcast, Wednesday Morning, engaged voters around the 2020 election. He continues to give back and educate the next generation of storytellers via his podcast, Let’s Shoot! with Pete Chatmon and his book, Transitions: A Director’s Journey + Motivational Handbook. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter via @petechatmon.

"Throughout my journey, it's been a process of becoming a better writer, which is not only helpful in the development of my own material, but in identifying a compelling story and finding the tools to convey that essence in a concise fashion. I've also served as cinematographer and editor on many of the branded content projects I direct for clients, enhancing my ability to communicate visually. I've worked under demanding circumstances and believe that a good director responds to challenges creatively and calmly, while protecting the integrity of the story for the audience's enjoyment…"

TELEVISION: 

Yellowjackets, Episode 306

Raising Kanan, Episode 504

Grosse Point Garden Society, Episode 109

Chicago Fire, Episode 1315

NCIS: Origins, Episode 106

High Potential, Episode 104

Dead Boy Detectives, Episode 108

Interior Chinatown, Episode 107

You, Episode 503

UnPrisoned, Episode 208

UnPrisoned, Episode 207

Reasonable Doubt, Episode 202

Ghosts, Episode 304

Ghosts, Episode 303

Fatal Attraction, Episode 107, “Best Friends”

Minx, Episode 206, ”This Is Our Zig”

American Auto, Episode 211, “Funeral”

UnPrisoned, Episode 108, “It’s About Who You Want To Be”

Reasonable Doubt, Episode 109, “Already Home”

Reasonable Doubt, Episode 102, “Family Feud”

Grey’s Anatomy, Episode 1902, “Wasn’t Expecting That”

The Flight Attendant, Episode 205, “Drowning Women”

Long Slow Exhale, Episode 112, “Madness”

Long Slow Exhale, Episode 109, “High Post”

Black-ish, Episode 810, “Young, Gifted, And Black”

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Episode 1507, “Dee Sinks In A Bog”

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Episode 1502, “The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 7” 

Love Life, Episode 204, “Ola Adebayo”

Love Life, Episode 202, “Paloma”

You, Episode 308, “Swing And A Miss”

You, Episode 307, “We’re All Mad Here”

Blindspotting, Episode 106, “Ghost Dad”

All Rise, Episode 217, “Yeet”

Mythic Quest, Episode 202, “Grouchy Goat”

Mythic Quest, Episode 201, “Titan’s Rift”

Black-ish, Episode 715, “Jack’s First Stand”

The Unicorn, Episode 212, “Out With The Old”

Grey’s Anatomy, Episode 1706, “No Time For Despair”

All Rise, Episode 203, “Sliding Floors”

Station 19, Episode 314, “The Ghosts That Haunt Me”

Mixed-ish, Episode 122, “Every Little Step”

Black-ish, Episode 621, “Earl, Interrupted”

Mythic Quest, Episode 108, “Brendan”

A Million Little Things, Episode 212, “Guilty”

Silicon Valley, Episode 605, “Tethics”

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Episode 1410, “Waiting For Big Mo”

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Episode 1409, “A Woman’s Right To Chop”

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Episode 1407, “The Gang Solves Global Warming” 

Grey’s Anatomy, Episode 16.6, “Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard”

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Episode 1403, “Dee Day”

Grown-ish, Episode 214, “Can’t Knock The Hustle”

Grown-ish, Episode 213, “You Decide”

Grey’s Anatomy, Episode 1516, “Blood And Water”

The Last O.G, Episode 206, “Keep Their Heads Ringing”

The Last O.G, Episode 204, “Scenario”

Black-ish, Episode 511, “Waltz In A Minor”

Single Parents, Episode 112, “All Aboard The Two-Parent Struggle Bus”

Grown-ish, Episode 202, “Nothing Was The Same”

Grown-ish, Episode 201, “Better”

Black-ish, Episode 502, “Don’t You Be My Neighbor”

Greenleaf, Episode 306, “She Changes Everything”

Atypical, Episode 208, “Living At An Angle”

Insecure, Episode 302, “Familiar-Like”

Grown-ish, Episode 112, “Crew Love”

Black-ish, Episode 413, “Unkept Woman”

Grown-ish, Episode 105, “C.R.E.A.M”

FEATURE FILMS: 

PREMIUM, starring Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, Hill Harper

761st, narrated by Andre Braugher

SHORT FILMS: 

BLACKCARD (HBO), starring Dorian Missick, Simone Missick, Hisham Tawfiq, 

3D (Sundance Selection), starring Kerry Washington

NARRATIVE PODCASTS: 

WEDNESDAY MORNING, starring Kelly McCreary, Colman Domingo, Spencer Garrett, Blake DeLong, Joy Nash, and Louis Ozawa

COMMERCIALS, BRANDED CONTENT, MUSIC VIDEOS: 

Through his Digital Studio, TheDirector, Chatmon has directed, shot, and edited content for advertising agencies, Fortune 500 brands, and small businesses. Clients include Proctor & Gamble, Walmart, McDonald's, Verizon, Porsche, Target, and more.