Drama/History
Director: Douglas Glover • Producer: John Joseph, The Weather Channel
Producer/Show Runner: Raymond Bridgers
Production Company: Thinkfactory
Executive Producers: Adam Reed, Adam Freeman, Lauren Frasca, Leslie Greif, John Joseph
“Dead of winter: The Donner Party” tells the story of weather’s most-infamous tale. What starts as a call to the West quickly turns to a deadly journey for three families and their compatriots on a quest for the American Dream. Trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, they fall prey to sub-zero temperatures, torrential rainfalls, floods and ten foot snow drifts, and are eventually forced to turn on each other in order to survive.