Formed by journalist Emmet McDermott and sales executive Scott Kaplan, CoverStory  produces groundbreaking documentaries for the world’s top platforms.



Scott Kaplan

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Scott Kaplan is a 20 year film and series sales veteran and distributor with 1000+ projects sold to streaming platforms and TV networks around the world. He is the former Founder of Domino Content, representing the intl. sales rights to Showtime's slate including THE REAGANS, LOVE FRAUD and COUPLES THERAPY, also selling RED PENGUINS, ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT, and EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP. Before Domino, he ran sales and distribution for GUNPOWDER & SKY and GRAVITAS VENTURES. and was an agent at ICM in Los Angeles. He holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management and a BA from University of Pennsylvania.


Emmet McDermott

CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

Emmet McDermott is a journalist and filmmaker from NYC. After leaving The Hollywood Reporter in 2016, where he served as Managing Editor of Digital, Emmet launched the award-winning "60 Second Docs.” His first feature WHITE HOT: THE RISE & FALL OF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH debuted at #1 on Netflix in April 2022. Emmet's reporting has been featured in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Rachel Maddow Show, Longreads, and The New York Times. He graduated from Harvard, where he served as editor and Vice President of The Harvard Lampoon.