RACHEL TALALAY

Director. Producer. Writer. Agitator.

Rachel Talalay’s eclectic career spans four decades of directing and producing.

She recently completely directing Yaga, a mini-series for Crave with the new superstar Hudson Williams and Carrie Ann Moss. Her best known work includes directing classics of British television: eight episodes of Doctor Who, the acclaimed BBC Sherlock series, the final

installment of Good Omens, and American television, including American Gods, Marvel’s Iron Fist, DC’s Doom Patrol, Quantum Leap, Riverdale, Sabrina, SuperGirl, and The Flash.

In between the TV episodes, she directed A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting for Netflix and the film based on Stevie Cameron’s award-winning novel On the Farm. Playing at more than a dozen festivals, it won Best Narrative Feature at The Seattle Social Justice Film Festival and Best Filmmaking at LA Skins Festival. Her eclectic resume includes directing Tank Girl, Freddy’s Dead (Nightmare on Elm Street 6), Ghost In The Machine, Wind in the Willows, award-winning mini-series (Terminal City, Durham County and Dice) and more than 75 hours

of television in the US, UK and Canada from Ally McBeal to Without a Trace, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) to Touching Evil. Her producing history is equally varied: from Hairspray (the original) and Cry Baby to the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise (parts 3 and 4) to The

Borrowers. Her skin is made of Teflon, a noted super-power.

Photo Credit : Rachel Talalay