Anja Marquardt

Biography

Anja Marquardt is a German-American writer and director known for her precise, atmospheric visual style and her exploration of "professional intimacy" in the modern world. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, she first gained international acclaim with her debut feature She's Lost Control, which won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival. In early 2026, Marquardt played a pivotal role in the success of the Netflix limited series "His & Hers" (premiered January 8, 2026). She directed three of the series' six episodes (Episodes 3, 4, and 5), sharing directing duties with showrunner William Oldroyd. Marquardt was responsible for the crucial middle block of the season, helming the episodes where the investigation into the Dahlonega murders expands beyond the domestic sphere. Critics noted that her episodes brought a "cold, almost clinical tension" to the Southern Gothic setting, distinguishing the series visually from standard crime procedurals. Prior to this major streaming hit, she was the showrunner, writer, and director for Season 3 of the Starz anthology series "The Girlfriend Experience" (2021). Handpicked by executive producer Steven Soderbergh, she reinvented the show by setting it in the London tech world, exploring the intersection of sex work and artificial intelligence—a thematic continuation of her interest in transactional relationships established in her debut film.

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