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name: "Stu Zicherman"
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roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T02:35:14.425801+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."
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# Stu Zicherman

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Also known as:** Stuart Zicherman

## Biography

Stuart Zicherman is a writer, producer and director working primarily in television and film. He wrote four episodes of the FX series *The Americans* (2013) and served as consulting producer and co-executive producer on the show. His other television credits include writing and producing on *The Affair* (2014), *Sweetbitter* (2018), *Divorce* (2016) and *Alaska Daily* (2022), as well as creating and showrunning *American Sports Story* (2024).

On the feature side, Zicherman wrote the screenplay for *Elektra* (2005) and made his directorial debut with the comedy *A.C.O.D.* (2013), which he also wrote and produced; the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He has directed an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, *The Great Trade Robbery*, and is adapting the French comedy *Maman Au Papa* for Netflix.

Zicherman is based in New York. He attended Skidmore College and USC film school.

*Sources: fxnetworks.com, imdb.com, collider.com, ryerecord.com, skidmore.edu.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *Elektra* (2005), Writer
- *The Affair* (2014), Writer
- *A.C.O.D.* (2013), Director, Writer
- *Alaska Daily* (2022), Story, Teleplay
- *Divorce* (2016), Writer
- *Sweetbitter* (2018), Writer, Director
- *2000 AD* (2000), Writer

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