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Emmy-nominated documentary producer

True stories,
new tools.

Years making nonfiction for Netflix, NBC, Peacock, Hulu, Focus Features and Sony. Now I help studios bring AI into the way stories get made.

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Selected work · 2022 — 2026

Character-driven nonfiction, from idea to sale to screen — true crime, sports, culture and the people nobody else was pointing a camera at.

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About
Portrait of Simone Buteau
▸ 01ASimone Buteau

I’m an Emmy-nominated documentary producer and director working at the intersection of storytelling, technology and business.

I spent six years as a Development Executive at NBC News Studios, shaping premium documentary projects from idea to distribution — ideation, selling, production, post — with partners across streaming and the independent documentary world.

Today I focus on bringing AI into unscripted and enterprise content, helping creative teams adopt new tools in ways that actually serve storytelling. My directorial debut, Playing Through, is rolling out across Sony’s YouTube channels.