YES, LIKE THE RIVER
Premium investigative storytelling by Nile Cappello.
Los Angeles-based investigative journalist, writer, and non-fiction producer specializing in access-driven true crime documentary content.
BIO
Nile’s most recent project, BAD INFLUENCE: THE DARK SIDE OF KIDFLUENCING premiered on Netflix in April of 2025. The three-episode docuseries is directed by Kief Davidson and Jenna Rosher, and incorporates Nile’s original reporting for Crushed in The Atavist.
Previously, Nile executive produced INTO THE FIRE: THE LOST DAUGHTER, which debuted on Netflix in September 2024. Directed by Ryan White and produced by Charlize Theron, the two-part documentary is based on The Girl In The Picture, another piece of Nile’s original reporting published in The Atavist.
Before that, Nile created and executive produced two seasons of DEATH IN THE DORMS for Hulu & ABC News Studios, in partnership with IPC. In September 2021, Nile originated and executive produced acclaimed documentary series THE WAY DOWN for HBO MAX alongside Chrissy Teigen, Campfire Studios, and director Marina Zenovich.
Nile has upcoming projects in development at Netflix (also based on original reporting in The Atavist), Amazon, and Peacock. As a journalist, she has published with outlets including The Atavist, Rolling Stone, and Vice, creating viral stories that have been among the most-trafficked on each platform.
Cappello has also produced audio content for Vespucci and Solve and, as a screenwriter, won the Silver Prize in Drama at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards and placed in the quarterfinals of the Academy Nicholl Fellowship. When not working, you can find Nile bouldering, speaking Italian, and drinking iced tea. Talk to her about: The Virgin Suicides, Burke Ramsey, Girl, Interrupted, Sally Mann, and her childhood efforts to lobby the president to give kids the right to vote.
