Melissa Wood is a NYC based documentary showrunner, producer, writer and director of nonfiction television. For over two decades she's produced quality documentary programming for Netflix, National Geographic, Amazon, Showtime, Discovery, History, A&E, Travel and more. 

​Recently, Melissa oversaw the Amazon project Octopus!, narrated and executive produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Before that, she helmed Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss. Other showrunning experience includes: America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, a PBS series exploring our relationship with nature; High Score, a Netflix series chronicling the early days of video games; Showtime's Dark Net, a series about how technology is changing the way we live; and National Geographic's Explorer, a series of one-hour monthly specials taking an in-depth look at featured National Geographic Magazine stories. She has also ambitious authentic branded content and social media projects driven by authentic storytelling.

melissawoodtv@gmail.com