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Melinda Hsu(II)

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  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Melinda Hsu is known for Lost (2004), Nancy Drew (2019-2023), Tom Swift (2022) and Falling Skies (2011). Her podcast, Lead With Kindness, is aimed at changing the culture of Hollywood; this series of conversations is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts (IG: @leadwkindness). She mentors new voices through the AAPINH Writers' Brunch and serves on the Executive Board of the Sarah Jones Film Foundation, which fosters set safety through awareness and accountability.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Naveen Andrews, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Dae Kim, Emilie de Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Dominic Monaghan, Terry O'Quinn, Harold Perrineau, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Watros, Maggie Grace, and Evangeline Lilly in Lost (2004)
    Lost
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
    Marquise Vilsón, Ashleigh Murray, and Tian Richards in Tom Swift (2022)
    Tom Swift
    3.4
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Melinda Hsu Taylor, showrunner)
    Falling Skies (2011)
    Falling Skies
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
    Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
    The Vampire Diaries
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Melinda Hsu Taylor)

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Riley Smith, Leah Lewis, Tunji Kasim, Alex Saxon, Maddison Jaizani, and Kennedy McMann in Nancy Drew (2019)
      Nancy Drew
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer (as Melinda Hsu Taylor, showrunner)
      • 2019–2023
    • Marquise Vilsón, Ashleigh Murray, and Tian Richards in Tom Swift (2022)
      Tom Swift
      3.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer (as Melinda Hsu Taylor, showrunner)
      • 2022
    • The Gifted (2017)
      The Gifted
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer (as Melinda Hsu Taylor, as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2017–2019
    • Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
      The Vampire Diaries
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer (as Melinda Hsu Taylor, as Melinda Hsu Taylor, as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2013–2017
    • Kiefer Sutherland, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Mazouz in Touch (2012)
      Touch
      7.3
      TV Series
      • supervising producer (as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2012
    • Falling Skies (2011)
      Falling Skies
      7.1
      TV Series
      • supervising producer (as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2011
    • Naveen Andrews, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Dae Kim, Emilie de Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Dominic Monaghan, Terry O'Quinn, Harold Perrineau, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Watros, Maggie Grace, and Evangeline Lilly in Lost (2004)
      Lost
      8.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • co-producer (as Melinda Hsu Taylor, as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2009–2010

    Writer

    • Riley Smith, Leah Lewis, Tunji Kasim, Alex Saxon, Maddison Jaizani, and Kennedy McMann in Nancy Drew (2019)
      Nancy Drew
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by (as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2019–2023
    • Marquise Vilsón, Ashleigh Murray, and Tian Richards in Tom Swift (2022)
      Tom Swift
      3.4
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • teleplay by
      • written by (as Melinda Hsu Taylor, as Melinda Hsu Taylor, as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2022
    • Mariya Poroshina and Pavel Trubiner in Medium (2021)
      Medium
      4.6
      TV Series
      • author of the original series
      • 2021
    • The Gifted (2017)
      The Gifted
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by (as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2017–2018
    • Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
      The Vampire Diaries
      7.7
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • written by (as Melinda Hsu Taylor, as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2013–2017
    • Kiefer Sutherland, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Mazouz in Touch (2012)
      Touch
      7.3
      TV Series
      • written by (as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2012
    • Falling Skies (2011)
      Falling Skies
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by (as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2011
    • Lost: Epilogue - The New Man in Charge (2010)
      Lost: Epilogue - The New Man in Charge
      8.1
      Video
      • written by (as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2010
    • Naveen Andrews, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Dae Kim, Emilie de Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Dominic Monaghan, Terry O'Quinn, Harold Perrineau, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Watros, Maggie Grace, and Evangeline Lilly in Lost (2004)
      Lost
      8.3
      TV Series
      • written by (as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2009–2010
    • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
      Star Wars: The Clone Wars
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 2009–2010
    • Angie Harmon, Aubrey Dollar, Laura Harris, and Paula Newsome in Women's Murder Club (2007)
      Women's Murder Club
      7.2
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • Writer
      • story (as Melinda Hsu Taylor, as Melinda Hsu Taylor, as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2007–2008
    • Rebecca Gayheart, Ming-Na Wen, Gale Harold, Joanne Kelly, and Margarita Levieva in Vanished (2006)
      Vanished
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2006
    • Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)
      Medium
      7.2
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • writer
      • 2005–2006

    Additional Crew

    • Angie Harmon, Aubrey Dollar, Laura Harris, and Paula Newsome in Women's Murder Club (2007)
      Women's Murder Club
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive story editor (as Melinda Hsu Taylor)
      • 2007–2008
    • Rebecca Gayheart, Ming-Na Wen, Gale Harold, Joanne Kelly, and Margarita Levieva in Vanished (2006)
      Vanished
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • 2006
    • Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)
      Medium
      7.2
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 2005–2006
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Melinda Hsu Taylor
    • Spouse
      • Thom TaylorOctober 12, 2002 - 2022 (divorced, 2 children)

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