The UCR professor will be directing episodes of “Tales of the City,” “All Rise,” “Emergence,” and “Party of Five.”

“In the Dark” and “The Society” are now airing.

The UC Riverside professor of screenwriting worked with Singleton in the early 1990s.

The show is described as “Northern Exposure” meets “The West Wing.”

This fall, Cardoso joined UCR’ Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production and is currently teaching two courses. The Colombian-born creator said she felt identified to the students and to UCR’s mission.