Endemol Shine North America Links Up with Michael Heyerman

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Endemol Shine North America has signed unscripted producer and development executive Michael Heyerman to an executive producer deal.

Heyerman will serve as one of Endemol Shine North America’s executive producers on the upcoming series Big Bounce Battle for FOX. He is also working closely with DJ Nurre, executive VP of unscripted original series, and the team at Endemol Shine North America on other current series. He most recently served as showrunner on MasterChef Jr.: Road to the Finale. Prior to joining Endemol Shine North America, Heyerman was part of NBC’s development Brain Trust team at Universal Television. Heyerman was recently co-executive producer on The F Word and Super Human at FOX and To Tell the Truth at ABC.

“Michael possesses the rare combination of having a strong creative vision and the ability to physically execute that vision at the highest level,” said Nurre. “We will be leaning heavily on his expertise to develop new ideas, as well as help shepherd our rapidly expanding current slate of shows. He’s a great addition to our team.”

“I am honored to be joining one of the most elite unscripted departments in our industry,” added Heyerman. “Great storytelling is the key to every show worth watching and I look forward to developing and delivering many of them alongside Cris Abrego, Sharon Levy, DJ and the impressive team of producers here at Endemol Shine North America.”