The University of Iowa Lecture Committee presents:

Morgan Sackett: TV Producer and Director

Date: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Iowa Theater, IMU
Tickets: Free and open to the public.

Morgan Sackett is an Emmy Award-winning Producer and Emmy-nominated director known for his work on "A Man on the Inside," "Hacks," "The Good Place," “VEEP,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” and  “Parks & Recreation.” In addition, Sackett produced the feature films “Moxie” and “Wine Country” for Netflix, “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” for Universal, and the feature documentaries, "Lucy and Desi," with Amy Poehler, “The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story” and “Morning Light” for Disney. He is also a partner in Diamond Docs, one of the production companies behind the Academy Award-winning films “Icarus,” “The Cove,” and acclaimed documentaries “Sound City,” and “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.” He is a partner in commercial and television production company Dunshire Productions with Kristen Bell and Dean Holland. Through Dunshire he has directed successful brand campaigns for Lagavulin, Guinness, Lifelight, and Hello Bello amongst many others.  Dunshire also produces “The Tiny Chef Show” and “Nobody Wants This” for Netflix.   Morgan is a graduate of the University of Iowa and was raised in Okoboji, Iowa.