Kat Candler’s award-winning feature Hellion starring Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis, played in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Her short films Hellion and Black Metal both premiered at Sundance. Candler's work in television includes directing nine episodes of Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey's highly acclaimed Queen Sugar. She’s directed episodes of 13 Reasons Why, Sorry for Your Loss starring Elizabeth Olsen, three episodes of the Apple + show Home Before Dark, Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, Truth Be Told and the pilot for the CW drama The Republic of Sarah. She oversaw Season 2 of Queen Sugar as the producing director, Season 3 as the Showrunner and Season 3 of 13 Reasons Why as the Consulting Producer. She’s developed a TV series inspired by the 2005 film Lords of Dogtown produced by Shawn Ryan, Marney Hochman and MiddKidd Productions. She also developed a limited series about the making of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre produced by Texas Monthly and HBO Max. In 2023, Candler wrote, directed and produced a romantic drama series starring Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff for Starz.