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name: "Joe Weisberg"
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roles: ["Creator","Writer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
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updated: "2026-09-17T02:34:40.289711+00:00"
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# Joe Weisberg

Creator and writer. Born 1 January 2000 in Chicago.

## Details

- **Work:** Creator, Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, Chicago
- **Also known as:** Joseph Weisberg

## Biography

Joe Weisberg is an American television writer, producer and novelist. He created and served as showrunner for the FX series *The Americans* (2013–2018), on which he also wrote episodes, and co-created the limited series *The Patient* (2022) with Joel Fields.

Weisberg grew up in Chicago and graduated from Yale University in 1987. He worked in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations in the early 1990s before becoming a high-school teacher and novelist. His novels include *10th Grade* (2002) and *An Ordinary Spy* (2008). He wrote episodes for *Falling Skies* (2011) and *Damages*. He is the son of Lois Weisberg and brother of Jacob Weisberg.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, fxnetworks.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, Creator, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)

## Also known for

- *Falling Skies* (2011), Writer
- *The Patient* (2022), Writer

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