Maria Carolina Telles

Director, showrunner, and journalist with over 20 years of experience developing premium non-fiction storytelling and original IPs for the independent market and global platforms. She held senior leadership roles at Discovery Networks, playing a central role in implementing Brazil’s quota law and leading more than 45 series and feature-length projects. As director and showrunner had an overall deal with Amazon Studios for Original Content. Her portfolio includes direction and creation of award-winning documentaries and series for Discovery, Globo, TNT, HBO Max, Apple TV+, NatGeo, History, and Disney+, including the first NatGeo/Disney format developed simultaneously for Brazil and Latin America.