Alex Marengo is a multi-award-winning executive producer of blue-chip specialist factual and drama projects, boasting a diverse background as a director, writer, and producer of numerous high-end films.
He has recently served as the executive producer of Netflix's feature film, Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy, which was a worldwide top ten hit. Prior to that, he executive produced The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, which reached number one in movies on Netflix in both the UK and US, as well as The Most Hated Man on the Internet, another global top ten hit.
Alex's previous work for Netflix includes the series Bad Sport, which was nominated for a Sports Emmy, and Killer Ratings, a gripping story of drugs, crime, and political corruption set in Brazil, which was a huge ratings success.
In 2017, he was an executive producer of the real-life drama-doc series True Horror for Channel 4 and Eleven Film. Before that, he co-executive produced one of Netflix's first high-end specialist factual commissions, Captive for Lightbox Media.
Throughout his career, Alex has taken the creative lead on the first runs of several hit shows, including History Channel's dramatization of The Bible, a blockbusting ratings hit and record-selling DVD box set, as well as C4/Discovery Channel's I Shouldn't Be Alive, which returned for seven series.
Outside of specialist factual and drama, Alex has achieved success in other genres, such as observational documentary, most recently with Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet for Double Act TV, which ran for eight seasons as Animal Planet's top-rated show.
Prior to his work in television, Alex spent a year as International Development Lead for BBC TV History, where he worked on co-productions such as the landmark UK/German history series The Celts.
Throughout his illustrious career, Alex has received numerous awards and nominations, including Emmys, BAFTA, RTS, Cable Ace, BANFF, and a Peabody, for one-offs and series across a range of subject areas, from arts and science to feature-length drama-docs and live-event broadcasts.
