The following is a list of female directors who have directed a television episode based on comics, including comic books, comic strips, manga, and graphic novels. The episodes may be live action, animated, anime, or a combination thereof.
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A-E Director Episode Series Based on Type U.S. release date Marisol Adler "The Sinnerman" Lucifer Live action December 4, 2017 "Chapter Forty-Nine: Fire Walk with Me" Riverdale March 6, 2019 Lexi Alexander "Beyond Redemption" Arrow Live action October 28, 2015 "Truth, Justice and the American Way" Supergirl February 22, 2016 Mairzee Almas "Nemesis" Smallville Live action April 26, 2007 "Action" October 25, 2007 "Instinct" October 9, 2008 "Identity" October 30, 2008 "Hex" March 26, 2009 "Metallo" October 2, 2009 "Disciple" January 29, 2010 "Supergirl" October 8, 2010 "Icarus" December 10, 2010 "Cape Town"S2 E9 iZombie December 8, 2015 "Fifty Shades of Grey Matter"S2 E11 February 2, 2016 "Pour Some Sugar, Zombie"S2 E16 March 29, 2016 "St. Lucifer" Lucifer April 11, 2016 "Wish I'd Spaced You When I Had the Chance"S2 E11 Dark Matter September 9, 2016 "Sin-Eater" Lucifer October 10, 2016 "Doomworld" Legends of Tomorrow March 28, 2017 "Eat, Pray, Liv"S3 E3 iZombie April 18, 2017 "Missing" Arrow May 17, 2017 "Zari" Legends of Tomorrow October 24, 2017 "Welcome to the Jungle" November 21, 2017 "All for Nothing" Arrow February 1, 2018 "AKA Sole Survivor" Jessica Jones March 8, 2018 "The Fanatical" Supergirl May 21, 2018 "Heart of the Dragon" Iron Fist September 7, 2018 "A.K.A. I Wish" Jessica Jones June 14, 2019 Ana Lily Amirpour "Chapter 10" Legion Live action April 10, 2018 Allison Anders "Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place" Riverdale Live action March 9, 2017 "Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks" October 18, 2017 Carin-Anne Anderson "First Flight"S1 E1a The Rocketeer Animated November 8, 2019 "Pilot Error"S1 E1b "Ground Control to Rocketeer"S1 E3a November 15, 2019 "Carnival Caper"S1 E4a November 22, 2019 "Flight Class Heroes"S1 E5b December 6, 2019 "Hypnotic Hughesville"S1 E6a December 13, 2019 Andi Armaganian "In Search of Lost Time" Supergirl Live action April 23, 2018 "Docket No. 11-19-41-73" Arrow May 3, 2018 "My Name Is Emiko Queen" January 21, 2019 "Stand and Deliver" Supergirl March 10, 2019 "Ship Broken" Legends of Tomorrow April 7, 2020 Jamie Babbit "Childish Things" Supergirl Live action January 18, 2016 Carol Banker "Cyborg Patrol" Doom Patrol Live action May 3, 2019 "Darkness on the Edge of Town" Swamp Thing June 21, 2019 Neema Barnette "If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right" Luke Cage Live action June 22, 2018 Laura Belsey "Canary Cry" Arrow Live action April 27, 2016 "Human Target" November 2, 2016 "Honor Thy Fathers" May 10, 2017 "Tribute" October 19, 2017 "Girls Night Out" The Flash November 7, 2017 "Irreconcilable Differences" Arrow December 7, 2017 "Les Enfants du Sang" Preacher July 29, 2018 "The Longbow Hunters" Arrow October 22, 2018 Tessa Blake "Spanking the Zombie"S3 E5 iZombie Live action May 2, 2017 "My Really Fair Lady"S4 E6 April 9, 2018 "The Fresh Princess"S5 E9 June 27, 2019 Jessika Borsiczky "O, Ye of Little Faith, Father" Lucifer Live action May 8, 2019 "Two Player" Cloak & Dagger May 16, 2019 Sarah Boyd "O Come, All Ye Thankful" The Flash Live action November 27, 2018 "A.K.A. A Lotta Worms" Jessica Jones June 14, 2019 Charlotte Brändström "A.W.O.L." Arrow Live action January 27, 2016 Uta Briesewitz "AKA I've Got the Blues" Jessica Jones Live action November 20, 2015 "AKA Playland" March 8, 2018 "Under Leaf Pluck Lotus" Iron Fist March 17, 2017 "Take Shelter" The Defenders August 18, 2017 Tricia Brock "From the Shadows It Watches"S1 E6 Outcast Live action July 15, 2016 "Bad Penny"S2 E1 April 3, 2017 Allison Liddi-Brown "gaMe changer" The Gifted Live action December 4, 2018 "Gimme Shelter" Runaways December 21, 2018 Myrha Bushman "Worlds Within Worlds"S2 E5 Fantastic Four Animated October 21, 1995 Gina Prince-Bythewood "First Light" Cloak & Dagger Live action June 7, 2018 Katie Cassidy "Leap of Faith" Arrow Live action October 29, 2019 Deborah Chow "Lead Horse Back to Stable" Iron Fist Live action March 17, 2017 "AKA God Help the Hobo" Jessica Jones March 8, 2018 S. J. Clarkson "AKA Ladies Night" Jessica Jones Live action November 20, 2015 "AKA Crush Syndrome" "The H Word" The Defenders August 18, 2017 "Mean Right Hook" Jennifer Coyle "Reaction" The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated May 3, 2008 "Group Therapy"S1 E11 May 31, 2008 "Blueprints"S2 E1 June 22, 2009 "Shear Strength"S2 E4 July 6, 2009 "Identity Crisis"S2 E7 July 27, 2009 "Gangland"S2 E10 October 21, 2009 Hanelle Culpepper "King Shark" The Flash Live action February 23, 2016 "Time Bomb" Gotham November 21, 2016 "I Know Who You Are" The Flash May 2, 2017 "Pieces of a Broken Mirror" Gotham March 1, 2018 "The Last Heartbreak" Lucifer March 19, 2018 "Lose Yourself" The Flash April 17, 2018 "Dark Side of the Moon" Supergirl May 28, 2018 Holly Dale "The Bridge" Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Live action December 10, 2013 "A Hen in the Wolf House" October 21, 2014 Roxann Dawson "Eye Spy" Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Live action October 15, 2013 "Ragtag" May 6, 2014 "Who You Really Are" March 10, 2015 "Rewind" Runaways November 21, 2017 Lisa Demaine "Boo Normal" Lucifer Live action May 28, 2018 "Save Lucifer" May 8, 2019 "Nothing Lasts Forever" May 28, 2021 Kate Dennis "El Valero" Preacher Live action July 17, 2016 "After Midnight"S1 E8 The Tick February 23, 2018 "My Dinner with Android" "Civil Wars" Krypton April 25, 2018
F-J Director Episode Series Based on Type U.S. release date Lauren Faust "#TheLateBatsby"S1 E1 DC Super Hero Girls Animated January 10, 2019 Anna Foerster "AKA Start at the Beginning" Jessica Jones Live action March 8, 2018 Sheree Folkson "Party Crashers"S1 E4 The Tick Live action August 25, 2017 Louise Friedberg "The Day Before"S1 E1 Y: The Last Man Live action September 13, 2021 "Would the World Be Kind"S1 E2 Liz Friedlander "outfoX" The Gifted Live action December 4, 2017 "AKA Pray for My Patsy" Jessica Jones March 8, 2018 Zetna Fuentes "Dead Air"S1 E8 iZombie Live action May 5, 2015 "Physician, Heal Thy Selfie"S2 E12 February 9, 2016 "AKA Ain't We Got Fun" Jessica Jones March 8, 2018 Karen Gaviola "Harvey Dent" Gotham Live action November 17, 2014 "The Frenemy of My Enemy" Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. April 21, 2015 "Hostile Takeover" Supergirl December 14, 2015"Supergirl: Hostile Takeover" from Entertainment Weekly (December 14, 2015) "Weaponizer" Lucifer October 24, 2016 "Love Handles" January 23, 2017 "The Good, the Bad, and the Crispy" May 29, 2017 "They're Back, Aren't They?" October 2, 2017 "eXit strategy" The Gifted October 23, 2017 "Vegas with Some Radish" Lucifer November 6, 2017 "A Chance at a Happy Ending" May 28, 2021 Jennifer Getzinger "A Little Song and Dance" Agent Carter Live action February 23, 2016 "Hollywood Ending" March 1, 2016 "AKA I Want Your Cray Cray" Jessica Jones March 8, 2018 "No Good Deed" Daredevil October 19, 2018 "A.K.A. I Did Something Today" Jessica Jones June 14, 2019 "A.K.A. Hellcat" Rachel Goldberg "Alignment Chart" Cloak & Dagger Live action April 25, 2019 Kathleen Good "Big Roommates 2"S1 E3 Big Hero 6: The Series Animated June 9, 2018 "Food Fight"S1 E5 June 10, 2018 "Failure Mode"S1 E7 June 23, 2018 "The Impatient Patient"S1 E9 July 7, 2018 "Mr. Sparkles Loses His Sparkle"S1 E10 July 14, 2018 "Mini-Max"S1 E16 August 25, 2018 Neasa Hardiman "The Gentleman's Name is Gorgon" Inhumans Live action October 27, 2017 "AKA Pork Chop" Jessica Jones March 8, 2018 "A.K.A. Everything" June 14, 2019 Mary Harron "Quid Pro Quo" Constantine Live action January 23, 2015 Linda-Lisa Hayter "Death Moves Pretty Fast"S5 E5 iZombie Live action May 30, 2019 Kate Herron "Glorious Purpose" Loki Live action June 9, 2021 "The Variant" June 16, 2021 "Lamentis" June 23, 2021 "The Nexus Event" June 30, 2021 "Journey into Mystery" July 7, 2021 "For All Time. Always." July 14, 2021 Liz Holzman Wired: Part 2S2 E3 The Zeta Project Animated April 6, 2002 Leigh Janiak "The Damage Done"S1 E7 Outcast Live action July 22, 2016 Rebecca Johnson "We Can Be Heroes" Supergirl Live action January 30, 2017 "Memorabilia" The Flash January 29, 2019
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