Melissa Leardi is a documentary film and series producer with work on Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, MGM+, and Apple TV.

She was a producer on the feature documentary BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH: TERRI SCHIAVO’S STORY (Peacock) which screened at DOC NYC and DC/DOX.

Her work as an associate producer includes the Peabody Award and NAACP Image Award winning HIGH ON THE HOG: SEASON 1 (Netflix) which explores African American culinary history tracing its throughlines from Africa to Texas; the NAACP Image award winner BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY (MGM+) which tells the story of Harlem and its music during the 1960's; and THE INNOCENCE FILES (Netflix) a critically-acclaimed docu-series about wrongful convictions. 

BASED IN NEW YORK

EMAIL: Melissa.Leardi@gmail.com