About Kyle Olson

About Kyle

Since a young age, Kyle Olson has had a passion for telling stories. When he was just 14 years old, he started a video production company. At age 15, Kyle won his first award at a film festival for a documentary on the Inauguration of President George W Bush. At age 30, Kyle won his first EMMY award for a WWII documentary called "The Last Signal".

To date, Kyle has clocked thousands of hours working on some of the biggest television shows and movies in the industry, including but not limited to: HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (HBO Max), MASTERS OF THE AIR (AppleTV+), ENCORE! (Disney+), KEVIN HART: DON'T F**K THIS UP (Netflix), THE FOUR (FOX), THE ADVENTURES OF DR BUCKEYE BOTTOMS (National Geographic), AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (CW), THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT (ABC), and countless live broadcasts at Disneyland (ABC / Disney).

Through the years, Kyle has had the pleasure of traveling to 10+ countries and almost all 50 states to film world-class productions. While filming a Netflix documentary series, Kyle filmed in some of the largest entertainment venues in the world - including the Ziggo Dome (Amsterdam), Madison Square Garden (New York) and the famed O2 Arena (London). While filming on location in Fiji for KICKING AND SCREAMING (Fox), Kyle worked with local Fiji communities to ensure locals were represented and had jobs working on set in various capacities.

On Discovery's NAKED AND AFRAID, Kyle worked in some of the most remote locations working hard to ensure the safety of the crew; while also being mindful of preserving the precious ecosystems they were filming in. During Olson's travels to Hawaii, he worked closely with a crew documenting the day-to-day life of a traveling veterinarian - where he worked closely with National Geographic and the American Humane Society to ensure that animal safety was a top priority.

Kyle has served as a pioneer in his field on many occasions. He worked on Freeform's first ever unscripted reality show, BEN & LAUREN: HAPPILY EVER AFTER, where he helped implement production management standards for the then-newly-formed network. Kyle also worked on one of Disney+'s flagship streaming shows (ENCORE!) - traveling to 12 High Schools nationwide to revive old high school theater musicals.

In 2015, Kyle was the recipient of the Milwaukee Press Club Award for "Best Documentary" for his directing work on LETTERS TO ASHLEIGH. Olson has also been previously been honored with a Crystal Pillar Award - presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - for his work with the MILWAUKEE SUMMER ENTERTAINMENT CAMP, a program he founded for Middle and High School children to learn more about the entertainment industry.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and brought filming to a halt, Kyle served as a UPM on the first union production that was allowed to film when filming resumed - working closely with union reps, studio agencies, and safety officers to ensure safety of the crew during an unprecedented time. In 2021, Kyle became the first Virtual Production Producer to work at Warner Brothers Leavesden's "V Stage" - a first class, state-of-the-art virtual production stage - for LuxMachina.

Kyle's latest documentary, THE LAST SIGNAL, recently received the Mid-America Emmy Award for "Best Historical Documentary".  The film also received the title of "Best Documentary" at the Normandy WWII Film Festival in Normandy, France - an honor bestowed by the cast of the hit HBO series BAND OF BROTHERS. In Summer of 2022, The Last Signal had a historic screening on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

In October 2022, Kyle launched a new podcast called LOVE & JUSTICE - an investigative, documentary-style podcast that explores the cold case murder mystery of Wisconsin native Ashleigh Love. Olson serves as the Executive Producer, Director, and Host of the series. The series shattered listening expectations and debuted on the Apple Top 200 charts at #123 - topping popular true crime podcasts from Dateline, ABC News, and Dr. Phil. In the weeks since its launch, the podcast continued to climb the charts - becoming a Top 50 podcast in the United States and a Top 100 (or above) podcast in over 25 countries worldwide.