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Nora Zuckerman is an American television screenwriter, who has worked on a number of television series, most notably the FOX science fiction series Fringe and the Syfy original series Haven, Suits, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Prodigal Son and most recently Poker Face.
Nora Zuckerman is known for Poker Face (2023), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and Prodigal Son (2019).
- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
- Nora Zuckerman
Mar 7, 2023 · Sisters Lilla and Nora Zuckerman talk about their writing partnership and their experience working with Natasha Lyonne on Peacock's mystery series Poker Face. They share how Lyonne's voice and persona inspire their dialogue and story choices.
- Setting A Murder Mystery in A Dinner Theater Makes For Onscreen Magic.
- How Do You Write A Fake Play Like The Ghosts of Pensacola?
- The Play's The Thing...With A Poker Face Twist.
- "Exit Stage Death" Is The Perfect Episode For Theater Geeks.
The concept of "Exit Stage Death," which was written by Chris Downey, got its start way back in the Poker Face pitch phase, when writer Christine Boylan suggested one of the show's murders take place at a local dinner theater. From there, showrunner Nora Zuckerman, who heads up Poker Face along with her sister Lilla Zuckerman, came up with the char...
From the title sprung an entire plot. "It all came out of Chris Downey's thinking about what melodramatic trauma could happen to a family from Pensacola," said Zuckerman. Since Pensacola is home to military bases, Downey constructed a story of a military family with connections to the Air Force who have lost their pilot son. "We had a lot of fun wr...
Let's dive into act three spoilers. On top of seeming like an actual play, it was important that The Ghosts of Pensacola provide opportunities for Kathleen and Michael to set the stage for Ava's murder — and for Charlie to solve it. After all, the whole episode hinges on this performance. It had to be a well-oiled machine. "I think, if you asked an...
It's lines like that — or Rebecca's assertion that she "killed that fucking monologue" — that get at why I love The Ghosts of Pensacola and "Exit Stage Death" so much. The entire episode is both a celebration and a send-up of theater. It helps that Poker Face's team included several theater geeks like Boylan, Johnson, and Lilla Zuckerman. All their...
- belen.edwards@mashable.com
- Entertainment Reporter
Jan 24, 2023 · Poker Face producers Nora and Lilla Zuckerman discuss how Charlie Cale and her power were written for Natasha Lyonne, and working with Ryan Johnson.
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A veteran of “Prodigal Son,” ‘Suits” and “Fringe,” among other series, Zuckerman and her sister led writing and filming on the first season of the crime-comedy drama that stars Lyonne as a...
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Jan 25, 2023 · We spoke with Nora and Lilla Zuckerman about their upcoming Peacock series 'Poker Face' and what to expect from it.
