Igal Svet VP of Documentaries, discovery+

Igal Svet serves as Vice President of Documentaries at discovery+ where he oversees documentaries for the streamer. Svet shaped the programming and overall documentary strategy for the streamer since launch. He is responsible for acquiring, commissioning and EP’ing premium docs with A-list talent behind and in front of the lens. In his tenure so far, discovery+ successfully launched over 50 award-winning and subscriber-driving docs including Unprecedented, A Radical Life, Introducing Selma Blair, Francesco, Lily Topples the World, Dear Mr Brody, Rebel Hearts and many more. Svet most recently commissioned and EP’d January 6th, screening at this year’s DOC NYC. He’s currently EP’ing the highly anticipated Shaun White docuseries, which is set for next year.