Liz Friedlander

Liz Friedlander is an American film, music video and television director. Originally from New York, Friedlander moved to Pennsylvania to attend the Drama Conservatory school at Carnegie Mellon University. She then moved to Los Angeles where she attended the University of California Santa Cruz followed by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where she graduated as the valedictorian of her class. She also won the Frank S. Glicksman Award for her short film Eleven-Twenty. Since the mid 1990s she has amassed a number of music video credits directing videos for Alanis Morissette, U2, Megadeth, Avril Lavigne, John Mayer, Celine Dion, R.E.M. and among other artists. In 2006, She directed her first feature film Take the Lead starring Antonio Banderas. Beginning in 2008, Friendlander began directing episodes of One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, Privileged, Pretty Little Liars, 90210, Melrose Place, Outlaw and Gossip Girl.

Works

The Rookie

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

Release Date2018-10-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count2908

Fallout

The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there's almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.

Release Date2024-04-10

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count2433

The Vampire Diaries

The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.

Release Date2009-09-10

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count9449

American Horror Story

An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.

Release Date2011-10-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count5926

The Boys

A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.

Release Date2019-07-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count11537

The Following

Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was the one responsible for Carroll’s capture in 2003. Ryan, working closely with an FBI team, including Mike Weston and FBI Specialist Debra Parker, piece together the ever-growing web of murders orchestrated by the devious Carroll.

Release Date2013-01-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count560

Gossip Girl

An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.

Release Date2007-09-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count2255

One Tree Hill

In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player Dan Scott whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb and their son Nathan.

Release Date2003-09-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count4

Vote Count559

Pretty Little Liars

Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew.

Release Date2010-06-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count2748

The Lincoln Lawyer

Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career - and his trademark Lincoln - when he takes on a murder case.

Release Date2022-05-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count429

Sleepy Hollow

Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.

Release Date2013-09-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count1092

The Equalizer

Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

Release Date2021-02-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count312

90210

90210 revolves around several students at the fictional West Beverly Hills High School, including new Beverly Hills residents Annie Wilson and Dixon Wilson. Their father, Harry Wilson, has returned from Kansas to his Beverly Hills childhood home with his family to care for his mother, former television and theater actress Tabitha Wilson, who has a drinking problem and clashes with his wife Debbie Wilson. Annie and Dixon struggle to adjust to their new lives while making friends and yet adhering to their parents' wishes.

Release Date2008-09-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count205

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

Before The Terminal List, Navy SEAL Ben Edwards finds himself entangled in the black operations side of the CIA. The deeper Ben goes into the 'gray', the harder it will become to not give himself over to his darker impulses. Every man has two wolves inside him – light and dark – fighting for control. Which wolf will Ben Edwards feed?

Release Date2025-08-27

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count192

Marvel's Jessica Jones

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

Release Date2015-11-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count2520

The Gifted

A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

Release Date2017-10-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count1540

American Horror Stories

An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.

Release Date2021-07-15

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count931

Bad Monkey

A detective turned restaurant inspector in Southern Florida is pulled into a world of greed and corruption after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing. And yes, there's a monkey.

Release Date2024-08-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count180

The Waterfront

A prominent North Carolina fishing family wades into treacherous waters to keep their crumbling business empire afloat.

Release Date2025-06-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count69

Tell Me a Story

The world's most beloved fairy tales reimagined as a dark and twisted psychological thriller.

Release Date2018-10-31

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count10

Vote Count269

Revolution

One day, electricity just stopped working and the world was suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Now, 15 years later, a young woman's life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives and kills her father, who mysteriously—and unbeknownst to her—had something to do with the blackout. An unlikely group sets out off on a daring journey to find answers about the past in the hopes of reclaiming the future.

Release Date2012-09-17

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count596

The Secret Circle

After her mother dies in a fire, Cassie Blake moves in with her grandmother in the small town of Chance Harbor, Washington. As she gets to know her high school classmates, strange and frightening things begin to happen. They are all descended from powerful witches, and they've been waiting for Cassie to join them and complete a new generation of the Secret Circle. What they don't yet know is that darker powers are at play and that Cassie's mother's death might not have been an accident.

Release Date2011-09-15

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count358

Take the Lead

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.

Release Date2006-03-17

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count729

Secrets and Lies

Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.

Release Date2015-03-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count123

Simple Plan: A Big Package for You

A Big Package for You: 1999-2003 is a DVD/CD by the pop punk band Simple Plan from Montreal, Canada. The band consists of five members Pierre Bouvier, guitarist and lead vocalist, David Desrosiers, bassist and backing vocalist, Sébastien Lefebvre, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist, Chuck Comeau, drummer, and Jeff Stinco, lead guitarist.

Release Date2003-11-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2

Conviction

A brilliant young attorney, who is also the daughter of a former U.S. president, is blackmailed to head up LA's new Conviction Integrity Unit. She and her team investigate cases where people may have been wrongly convicted.

Release Date2016-10-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count121

Wisdom of the Crowd

A tech innovator creates a cutting-edge crowd-sourcing hub to solve his own daughter's murder, as well as revolutionizing crime solving in San Francisco.

Release Date2017-10-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count51

R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)

In View: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988–2003 is a DVD featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M. during 1988–2003, released as a companion to the Warner Bros. compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003. All but two of the songs included on the audio CD made the DVD—the exceptions being "All the Right Friends" (which had no official music video) and "Animal" (the video not having been shot until early 2004.)

Release Date2003-10-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1

Rocketship Misfits

A University astrophysics class takes part in a nationwide competition to design and build a scale model sub-orbital spacecraft.

Release Date2013-11-16

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Blink-182: Greatest Hits

Blink-182: Greatest Hits DVD was released on November 1, 2005, and features 13 of Blink-182's most popular videos. This DVD was released at the same time as their Greatest Hits album, and the DVD is also available as a bundle with the CD. The DVD does not come in an explicit format. 1. "Dammit" (Directed by Darren Doane, Ken Daurio) 2. "Josie" (Directed by Darren Doane, Ken Daurio) 3. "What's My Age Again?" (Directed by Marcos Siega) 4. "All the Small Things" (Directed by Marcos Siega) 5. "Adam's Song" (Directed by Liz Friedlander) 6. "Man Overboard" (Directed by Marcos Siega) 7. "The Rock Show" (Directed by The Malloys) 8. "Stay Together for the Kids" (Original Version) [Directed by Sam Bayer] 9. "First Date" (Directed by The Malloys) 10. "Feeling This" (Directed by David LaChapelle) 11. "I Miss You" (Directed by Jonas Akerlund) 12. "Down" (Directed by Estevan Oriol) 13. "Always" (Directed by Joseph Kahn)

Release Date2005-10-31

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count5