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David Karabinas

David Karabinas

Producer, also writer

Primetime Emmy nominee

An Emmy and NAACP Image Award winning producer, David has managed, overseen, budgeted, produced, directed or overseen literally thousands of television productions around the globe and is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Crew Productions. Under his stewardship, TCP has grown into an Emmy award-winning production company, bringing ideas from concept to network premiere for everything from Emmy-award winning documentaries and specials, to streaming content and episodic unscripted television series.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 29% in 30 days

What are David Karabinas' films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
19%
Ideas
17%
Self
17%
Bonds
15%
Survival
13%
Society
13%
Power
7%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Contemplative
10
Dread
8
Hopeful
5
Warm
4
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous12
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Karabinas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Karabinas' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cocktail Wars(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Conspiracies and Coverups(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Sean Combs: The Reckoning(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Warfighters: Battle Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Scammed: Getting Even(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Thunder On: Resurgence of the SMU Mustangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • How I Escaped My Cult(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Hunting Bundy: Chase for the Devil(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chopper Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Pillowcase Murders(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Fall of the House of Murdaugh(2023)

    Show Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Myth of the Zodiac Killer(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • How I Caught My Killer(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Exposed: Naked Crimes(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins(2022)

    Show 47 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • 1883: The Road West(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • This Came Out of Me(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Lovers' Lane Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • In the Valley of Sin(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Fieldhouse(2021)

    Show Producer

  • Music's Greatest Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

  • History's Greatest Mysteries(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Trending Fear(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Killer Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Strange World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The 44th President: In His Own Words(2017)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Maura Murray(2017)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Friday Night Tykes: Steel Country(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Inside Alcatraz: Legends of the Rock(2015)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alcatraz: Search for the Truth(2015)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Tykes(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 2015 to 2026.

Highest rated

1883: The Road West (2022)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Cocktail Wars (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing2 of 25: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing22 of 25: 22 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thOther crew1 of 25: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s8 · crew2020s17 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2026, Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do David Karabinas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer, producer

The 44th President: In His Own Words (2017)

97th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

1883: The Road West (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does David Karabinas work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Karabinas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Bernstein shares the most, 23.

Directors

Writers

  • Brad Bernstein23 titles · 13 as writer    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Brad Bernstein
  • Chip Rives21 titles · 3 as writer    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Chip Rives
  • Robby O'Neil8 titles · 2 as writer    See all 8 shared titles with Robby O'Neil

Actors

Editors

  • Christos Pathiakis13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Christos Pathiakis
  • Dave Rehm9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Dave Rehm
  • Jack Nystrom7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Jack Nystrom
  • Rick Cikowski20 titles · 5 as editor    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Rick Cikowski

Producers

Mixed roles