Derik Murray

Derik Murray, the founder and creative force behind Network Entertainment, began his career creating evocative images as an advertising photographer and television commercial director and producing high profile pictorial books featuring global icons. From there, he turned his focus and vision to producing and directing high-profile television and film projects. Since producing Network's first feature documentary - the Academy Award-shortlisted Facing Ali with Lionsgate Entertainment - Derik has architected a robust slate of premium documentary content, including the award-winning I AM series of films, which profile some of the entertainment world's most fascinating and provocative people. Derik's ever-growing body of work boasts collaborations with revered pop culture icons, including legendary fashion designer John Varvatos and punk pioneer Iggy Pop on the four-part Punk series, and executive producer and host Robert Downey Jr. on eight-part The Age of A.I. series. Derik's upcoming series currently in pre-production is Women Who Rock, a docu-series follow-up to his successful PUNK series, with menswear fashion icon John Varvatos and acclaimed singer/songwriter/musician/producer Linda Perry Executive Producing, for Epix; and Who Wrote That, a feature documentary and pilot for a series about the legendary writers on Saturday Night Live, with Executive Producer Lorne Michaels, for NBC Peacock. Alongside these projects in production, Derik is now introducing to the market an outstanding development slate of new high-profile productions, featuring an extraordinary lineup of talent and partners, including Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Noah, Common, Questlove, Tyra Banks, Anne Murray, and legendary rock music managers Doc McGhee and Bruce Allen His film work has been recognized by the Academy Awards, the Emmys, the Realscreen Awards, the Gemini Awards, the Leo Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival, and a long list of other leading industry institutions.