She has guested on long-running BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends, hosted by Clive Anderson and Emma Freud.
[10] Moran started writing the screenplay that became the Disney+ television series Extraordinary during her master's degree in Manchester.
[13] The script was optioned by Star Original for Disney+ in 2021 and executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle said "Emma Moran is Extraordinary.
She has achieved what once seemed impossible: She’s created a superhero comedy that’s actually funny.”[16] Lucy Mangan in The Guardian described the first series as having “enough heart and good, unexpected one-liners..to keep you coming back for more and to mark 28-year-old debut writer Emma Moran as one to watch".
[22] In August 2024, she was announced to be adapting the Bella Mackie novel How to Kill Your Family for Netflix with Anya Taylor-Joy attached to the lead role.