RepresentASIAN Matters! Maurissa Tancharoen on Breaking Barriers as a TV Showrunner

Dear Asian Generation

Join co-hosts Naina and Isabel as they explore the spectacular career of Maurissa Tancharoen, a co-creator, executive producer, and showrunner of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD—Marvel’s first and longest running TV show. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Tancharoen grew up as a dancer and singer in and around the environment of film, TV, and Hollywood where she would eventually get her start in her writing career.

Together we discuss how Maurissa led the charge in championing diversity at Agents of SHIELD—one of the most diverse shows on air of its time—as well as her challenges navigating the industry both as an actress and up-and-coming writer. She shares what she’s most proud of, how her relationship to her Asian identity has evolved over time, as well as her advice for the next generation of writers. This episode also features our very own Podcast Manager, Lindsay Kamikawa, who worked alongside her as a writers production assistant and showrunner’s assistant for Agents of SHIELD’s last two seasons.