---
name: "Michael Grossman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-grossman"
fi1m_id: "michael-grossman"
imdb_id: "nm0343687"
tmdb_id: 43222
wikidata_id: "Q6830821"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-24T22:47:03.288979+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Grossman

## Identity

Michael Grossman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-grossman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-grossman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0343687
- **TMDB ID:** 43222
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6830821
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Grossman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6830821, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343687/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43222

Director. Born 1 January 1950.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1950
- **Active:** 1992–2018
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 directing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md), [Marita Grabiak](https://film.one/person/marita-grabiak.md), [Arlene Sanford](https://film.one/person/arlene-sanford.md), [David Paymer](https://film.one/person/david-paymer.md), [Eric Laneuville](https://film.one/person/eric-laneuville.md), [Jane Espenson](https://film.one/person/jane-espenson.md), [Joanna Kerns](https://film.one/person/joanna-kerns.md), [Kevin Dowling](https://film.one/person/kevin-dowling.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 83 (2), 2000s 74 (4), 2010s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 74 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 3, Action & Adventure 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Sport 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Grossman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6830821, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343687/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43222

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Firefly*](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md) (83), [*Gilmore Girls*](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md) (81), [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68), [*One Tree Hill*](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) (66)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Nashville*](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md) (74)
- **Netflix:** [*Cobra Kai*](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael N. Grossman is an American film and television director. He began his career as an assistant director on feature films including *Hide and Go Shriek* (1988) and *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (1990) before moving into directing television episodes from the mid-1990s.

Grossman has directed episodes of numerous series, including *Earth 2* (1995), *Arli$$* (1998–2002), *Angel* (2001–2003), *Firefly* (2002), *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (2003), *Grey's Anatomy*, *Pretty Little Liars* (2011–2015), *Cobra Kai* (2019) and *Drop Dead Diva* (2010–2014). He also directed the backdoor pilot for the *Grey's Anatomy* spin-off *Private Practice* and several television films such as *Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh* (2008) and *Starstruck* (2010).

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

## On Fi1m (8)

### Directed (7) — the average rests on these

- *Cobra Kai* (2018), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md)
- *Nashville* (2012), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Firefly* (2002), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md)
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)

### Crew (1)

- *One False Move* (1992), Fi1m 86, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/one-false-move.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ghost Light* (2025), Director
- *Safe* (2024), Director
- *The Christmas House* (2020), Director
- *Roswell, New Mexico* (2019), series, Director
- *Cobra Kai* (2018), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md)
- *Andi Mack* (2017), series, Director
- *DC's Legends of Tomorrow* (2016), series, Director
- *One Crazy Cruise* (2015), Director
- *Chasing Life* (2014), series, Director
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), series, Director
- *The Originals* (2013), series, Director
- *Nashville* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Fixing Pete* (2012), Director
- *The Lying Game* (2011), series, Director
- *Switched at Birth* (2011), series, Director
- *Body of Proof* (2011), series, Director
- *Pretty Little Liars* (2010), series, Director
- *Starstruck* (2010), Director
- *Drop Dead Diva* (2009), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Cupid* (2009), series, Director
- *Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh* (2008), Director
- *90210* (2008), series, Director
- *The Middleman* (2008), series, Director
- *Eli Stone* (2008), series, Director
- *Big Shots* (2007), series, Director
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, Director
- *Dirty Sexy Money* (2007), series, Director
- *Reaper* (2007), series, Director
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), series, Director
- *The Dresden Files* (2007), series, Director
- *Eureka* (2006), series, Director
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Zoey 101* (2005), series, Director
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, Director
- *Jake 2.0* (2003), series, Director
- *Tremors* (2003), series, Director
- *Miracles* (2003), series, Director
- *Firefly* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md)
- *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), series, Director
- *The Chronicle* (2001), series, Director
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Manhattan, AZ* (2000), series, Director
- *Two Heads Are Better Than None* (2000), Director
- *The Invisible Man* (2000), series, Director
- *Angel* (1999), series, Director
- *Charmed* (1998), series, Director
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *The Lottery* (1996), First Assistant Director
- *Kenan & Kel* (1996), series, Director
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, Director
- *Earth 2* (1994), series, Director
- *The Puppet Masters* (1994), First Assistant Director
- *Another Midnight Run* (1994), First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
- *The Nutt House* (1992), First Assistant Director
- *One False Move* (1992), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/one-false-move.md)
- *Frankenstein General Hospital* (1988), Assistant Director
- *Herbert West: Reanimator*, Director

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