Nora Zuckerman is an American television screenwriter, who has worked on a number of

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, most notably the FOX

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series ''

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'' and the Syfy original series '' Haven'', '' Suits'', ''

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'', '' Prodigal Son'' and most recently '' Poker Face''. She often collaborates with her sister,

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Career

Zuckerman's television career began when she worked as a

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/ producer on the short-lived American

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'' Desire'', which ran from September 5, 2006 until December 5, 2006. In 2009, she worked with her

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as a staff writer on the second season of the FOX series ''

'', co-writing the episode, "

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" (co-written by Lilla and producers

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and

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). She worked as a story editor on another Fox series, ''

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'' and again co-wrote one episode, entitled "Dead Head", with her sister and

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, based on a story by

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. After ''Human Target's'' cancellation, in May 2011, she and her sister were hired as story editors on the Syfy series '' Haven'', a

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/ thriller based on ''

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'' by Stephen King, where they wrote eight episodes, including fan-favorites " Audrey Parker's Day Off" 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 ''

'' for seasons four through seven, writing multiple episodes. They then went on to be writers and co-executive producers of '' Prodigal Son'' for both seasons of its run. Zuckerman and her sister are the showrunners and executive producers of '' Poker Face'', a

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mystery crime drama created by

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and starring

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. It was met with critical acclaim upon its January 2023 release. The Zuckermans have sold multiple pilots, often working with

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, and

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