Nora Zuckerman is an American television

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, who has worked on a number of television series, most notably the

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science fiction series '' Fringe'' and the

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original series ''

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'', '' Suits'', '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', ''

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'' and most recently '' Poker Face''. She often collaborates with her sister, Lilla Zuckerman.

Career

Zuckerman's television career began when she worked as a writer/

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on the short-lived American telenovela ''

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'', which ran from September 5, 2006 until December 5, 2006. In 2009, she worked with her sister as a staff writer on the second season of the

series '' Fringe'', co-writing the episode, " Northwest Passage" (co-written by Lilla and producers Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz). She worked as a story editor on another Fox series, '' Human Target'' and again co-wrote one episode, entitled "Dead Head", with her sister and Dan E. Fesman, based on a story by Tom Spezialy. After ''Human Target's'' cancellation, in May 2011, she and her sister were hired as story editors on the

series ''

'', a mystery/

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based on '' The Colorado Kid'' by

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, where they wrote eight episodes, including fan-favorites "

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" and "Sarah". Nora and Lilla Zuckerman went on to write and produce on two seasons of the USA television series, '' Suits'', then became co-executive producers on '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' for seasons four through seven, writing multiple episodes. They then went on to be writers and co-executive producers of ''

'' for both seasons of its run. Zuckerman and her sister are the showrunners and executive producers of '' Poker Face'', a Peacock mystery crime drama created by Rian Johnson and starring Natasha Lyonne. It was met with critical acclaim upon its January 2023 release. The Zuckermans have sold multiple pilots, often working with USA Network, CBS, HBO Max, and Peacock.

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