EMMY-NOMINATED · DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
EMMY-NOMINATED · DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
EMMY-NOMINATED · DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Twenty-five years of cinematic storytelling for Netflix, Hulu, ABC News, HBO Max, and Investigation Discovery — crafted with intimacy and empathy. Series that consistently debut in the top three on their platforms — twice at number one. Driven by a commitment to amplify often unheard voices and push forward real-world change. Tara built her foundation in investigative journalism on VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL, reporting complex stories of sexual assault, sex trafficking, and the opioid epidemic. In 2021, she joined veteran documentarian Joe Berlinger's Netflix series CRIME SCENE as Supervising Producer. Its debut season, "The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel," reached tens of millions of viewers worldwide — a viral mystery that used the true-crime lens to expose a city's neglect of Skid Row and the stigmatization of mental illness. At Talos Films, Malone served as Series Director and Showrunner of TEEN TORTURE, INC., a survivor-driven exposé of America's "troubled teen" industry. The critically acclaimed three-part series galvanized a nationwide fight for reform — and in its wake, multiple facilities it investigated were forced to close their doors. She was then tapped as Series Director and Co-Executive Producer of THE AGE OF INFLUENCE, a six-part ABC News Studios anthology for Hulu on the dark consequences of influencer culture, from body dysmorphia and child privacy to cyberbullying. On its heels, Ish Entertainment brought her on to direct FALLEN IDOLS: NICK & AARON CARTER, a four-part series confronting sexual assault allegations in the music industry. A filmmaker down to the frame, Malone regularly shoots, edits, and art directs the projects she leads. In 2024, Lisa Cortés recruited Malone as Executive Producer and Showrunner of MURDER HAS TWO FACES (ABC/Hulu). Hosted by Robin Roberts, the series examined how media and law enforcement fail murdered and missing women of color. Following its May 2025 premiere, it earned a News & Documentary Emmy nomination for Outstanding Social Issue Coverage and a NAMIC Vision Award nomination. Most recently, she reunited with Ish Entertainment as Director and Executive Producer of BIG GIRLS WANTED: ESCAPING PEARADISE (HBO Max/ID). The three-part series goes inside a body-positivity collective for plus-size women that grew to more than 250,000 followers on TikTok — and into the allegations of harassment, control, and coercion that followed. With interviews from women on both sides of the divide and access to founder Stefan Wilhelmy, the series weighs what the community promised its members against what some say it cost them — earning praise for its nuanced handling of the story and its empathetic portrait of the women's experiences.




