Connor Schell

Connor Schell is an American producer of television and film and founder of non-fiction production studio Words + Pictures. He is the co-creator with Bill Simmons and executive producer of the 30 for 30 series for ESPN. He is also a creator and executive producer of 30 for 30 shorts. Schell was also an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning documentary film O.J.: Made in America. From 2017 to 2020, Schell was executive vice president and head of content at ESPN. At ESPN, he was responsible for overseeing ESPN's content creation across television, digital (Espn.com and the ESPN App), and print platforms including live event programming and studio programming. He is a member of the Peabody Awards board of directors. Schell left ESPN in 2020 to start a joint venture with Chernin Entertainment, founding the non-fiction production studio Words + Pictures in 2021. In 2021, Schell and Chernin launched Full Day to focus on live entertainment, specials, and unscripted series. The company acquired Hock Films in 2022, producers of films such as The Best That Never Was, Survive and Advance, Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, and Of Miracles and Men.