Director of Photography Ross Riege recently wrapped production on the pilot of “The Last Kids on Earth” for Disney. This follows recent episodic work on the pilot and first season of “MIA” with Peacock and MRC. Previously, Riege lensed the second season of the ambitious, genre-mixing series THE AFTERPARTY for Apple TV+ with Lord & Miller.

He has also developed pilot looks and first seasons on genre thriller HYSTERIA for Peacock, RUTHERFORD FALLS for Peacock, AMC’s The Walking Dead: WORLD BEYOND, Facebook Watch’s QUEEN AMERICA, FX’s YOU’RE THE WORST, ABC’s SELFIE, and Comedy Central’s MASH UP.

Riege’s first major feature THE KINGS OF SUMMER premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013 and was picked up and released by CBS Films. Riege’s cinematography earned rave reviews from outlets such as Indiewire and Hitfix; The Hollywood Reporter compared the quality of the filmmaking to that of Terrence Malick.

His other features include Emmy Award winning WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, starring Daniel Radcliffe and directed by Eric Appel, YOUTH IN OREGON directed by Joel David Moore and starring Frank Langella, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate and Josh Lucas, CHANG CAN DUNK for Disney+, directed by Jingyi Shao, comedy ME HIM HER, and Greg Kohs’ full-length documentary THE GREAT ALONE. He contributed additional photography on KONG: SKULL ISLAND and REDLAND.

His portfolio also includes numerous television commercials, including car brands such as Mazda, BMW, and Toyota. He has worked with Rihanna in her collaborations with Samsung, as well as with brands including Apple, Google, State Farm, Royal Bank of Canada, Wendy’s, Burger King, McDonald’s, Jimmy John’s, and Beats by Dre.

Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, the son of a professional opera singer and string bass player, Riege and his sister were raised in a world full of music. After attending film school at NYU, Riege moved to Los Angeles.

A member of IATSE 600, Riege is represented by Artistry.

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