Chris McCaleb (born March 14, 1978) is an American film editor, director and producer best known as the co-creator of the web series Prom Queen[1][2] and co-host of the Better Call Saul Insider and New Mediacracy podcasts.
[8] In 2006, while working for Michael Mann on the film Miami Vice, McCaleb was approached by co-worker Chris Hampel to join fellow filmmakers Douglas Cheney and Ryan Wise and producer Marcus Blakely in an experiment: an 80-episode serialized drama for the internet.
[11] After the success of "Sam Has 7 Friends," Big Fantastic created their next project, the high school murder mystery Prom Queen.
[15][16] A 15-episode spinoff series, Prom Queen: Summer Heat, was quickly ordered by Eisner, with production taking place in Los Angeles; Nogales, Mexico; and McCaleb's hometown of Tucson.
"[17] Titled "The Homecoming," the 22-episode series debuted in Canada on July 4, 2010, on CityTV,[18] and was released in the United States in October 2012 on The CW's website.