---
name: "Michael Stern"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-stern"
fi1m_id: "michael-stern"
imdb_id: "nm0827787"
tmdb_id: 2459136
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T11:04:53.681253+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 Stern

## Identity

Michael Stern

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-stern
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-stern
- **IMDb ID:** nm0827787
- **TMDB ID:** 2459136
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827787/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2459136

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 1997–2004
- **Also known as:** Michael S. Stern 
- **Frequently works with:** [Marita Grabiak](https://film.one/person/marita-grabiak.md), [Jane Espenson](https://film.one/person/jane-espenson.md), [John T. Kretchmer](https://film.one/person/john-t-kretchmer.md), [Michael Grossman](https://film.one/person/michael-grossman.md), [Michael Lange](https://film.one/person/michael-lange.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 74 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Sport 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827787/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2459136

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*One Tree Hill*](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) (66)
- **Paramount+:** [*Battlestar Galactica*](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md) (83)

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

## Biography

Michael Stern is a television editor, also credited as Michael S. Stern. His credits include episodes of *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (2000), *Angel* (1999–2002), *Battlestar Galactica* (2004), *Sleepy Hollow* (2013), *Quantum Leap* (1989), *One Tree Hill* (2003), *Las Vegas* (2003), *Tru Calling* (2003) and *Terminal Invasion* (2002).

Later work encompasses *Orange Is the New Black* (2013–2016), *Zoo* (2016–2017), *Shameless* (2017–2021), *Animal Kingdom* (2018–2021), *SEAL Team* (2021–2022) and *Godfather of Harlem* (2023). He has received one Primetime Emmy nomination.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Battlestar Galactica* (2004), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md)
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time* (2021), series, Creator
- *Sleepy Hollow* (2013), series, Editor
- *Fatal Secrets* (2009), Editor
- *Fight Science* (2008), series, Creator
- *Fight Science* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Battlestar Galactica* (2004), series, Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md)
- *The Days* (2004), series, Editor
- *Tru Calling* (2003), series, Editor
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, Editor
- *Tremors* (2003), series, Editor
- *Terminal Invasion* (2002), Editor
- *Angel* (1999), series, Editor
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Aliens for Breakfast* (1994), Editor
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, Editor

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