Cat People Pounces Onto Netflix July 7th!
Michelle Fern chats cats with Glen Zipper, Executive Producer of the new docuseries, Cat People, premiering on Netflix July 7th! Cat People explores our fascinating relationship with cats through the lens of some of the most remarkable and surprising "cat people" in the world. The series is a companion to the Netflix series, Dogs, which returns to explore the powerful bond between humanity and dogs in four new intimate, heartwarming episodes.
BIO:
Glen Zipper is the founder and president of Zipper Bros Films and formerly an Assistant Prosecutor in Hudson County, New Jersey.
In addition to producing the Academy Award® winning documentary UNDEFEATED, Glen created and Executive Produced the hit Netflix Original documentary series DOGS and CAT PEOPLE, Executive Produced the acclaimed Cinemax comedy/documentary series TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS directed by Mike Judge (Silicon Valley, Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, Idiocracy), THE PANAMA PAPERS directed by Alex Winter (Deep Web), ELVIS PRESLEY: THE SEARCHER, a multi-part HBO documentary directed by Thom Zimny (The Wire), and BETTING ON ZERO for director Ted Braun (Darfur Now).
Glen is currently producing a the multi-part HBO documentary feature WHAT’S MY NAME: MUHAMMAD ALI directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer) and executive produced by LeBron James, THE UNTITLED JOHNNY CASH DOCUMENTARY alongside Executive Producer Frank Marshall (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future), as well as producing the feature length documentary TREAD with director Paul Solet (Grace) and executive producer Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity).
Glen’s other prior credits include the Grammy Award®-winning FOO FIGHTERS: BACK AND FORTH, and the Emmy Award®-winning GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD.
DEVASTATION CLASS, his debut novel written with filmmaker Elaine Mongeon, will be released by Blink (an imprint of HarperCollins) in 2020. Film rights have been acquired by Stampede Ventures.