<!-- mobian-agent-page publisher="time" canonical="https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/" -->

---
title: Esther Zuckerman | TIME
description: Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.
canonical: https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/
og:title: TIME | Current &amp; Breaking News | National &amp; World Updates
og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.
og:url: https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/
og:site_name: TIME
og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production
og:image:width: 300
og:image:height: 300
og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.
og:type: profile
twitter:card: summary
twitter:title: TIME | Current &amp; Breaking News | National &amp; World Updates
twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.
twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production
---

# Esther Zuckerman


## Esther Zuckerman


Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.


## Esther Zuckerman


* ![US-ENTERTAINMENT-MOVIE-A24](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt194a8766387e75bb/6998cc5e47fe518acd55c54f/GettyImages-2251702986.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 22, 2025  
### [Odessa A’zion on Marty Supreme](https://time.com/7333860/odessa-azion-marty-supreme-interview/)  
The actor has had a breakout fall, with a TV role in HBO's I Love LA and playing opposite Timotheé C...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![ELLA MCCAY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9780c606d655c478/6998cc46e1ba00a55898e319/EMC-14626.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 12, 2025  
### [Emma Mackey on Becoming Ella McCay](https://time.com/7333856/emma-mackey-ella-mccay-interview/)  
After breaking out in Netflix's Sex Education, Mackey takes the leading role in James L. Brooks' ret...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Jacobi Jupe, left, and Noah Jupe attend a screening of Hamnet at the BFI Film Festival in London on Oct. 11, 2025.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64da136bbcd156e9/6998cba7e1ba00f36c98e1d8/GettyImages-2240439362.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 17, 2025  
### [Noah and Jacobi Jupe on Making 'Hamnet'](https://time.com/7333783/jacobi-jupe-noah-jupe-hamnet-interview/)  
The younger Jupe plays Shakespeare's son Hamnet, while his older brother plays Hamlet in the play in...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Betsy Aidem, Kristolyn Lloyd, Irene Sofia Lucio, Adina Verson, Audrey Corsa and Susannah Flood in the Broadway production of Liberation by Bess Wohl, directed by Whitney White ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a6eaccc21e603c7/6998cb5d93610c7c8cc3024d/1766-Betsy-Aidem-Kristolyn-Lloyd-Irene-Sofia-Lucio-Adina-Verson-Audrey-Corsa-and-Susannah-Flood-in-the-Broadway-production-of-Liberation-by-Bess-Wohl-directed-by-Whitney-White-%C2%A9Little-Fang.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 4, 2025  
### [Bess Wohl on 'Liberation'](https://time.com/7330118/bess-wohl-interview-liberation/)  
The playwright on the legacy of second-wave feminism, her mother’s role in it, and the state of wome...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Nobody Wants This. \(L to R\) Arian Moayed as Andy, Justine Lupe as Morgan, Kristen Bell as Joanne, Adam Brody as Noah, Jackie Tohn as Esther, Timothy Simons as Sasha in episode 209 of Nobody Wants This. Cr. Erin Simkin/Netflix © 2025](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9c60e8550a8936e/6998cad81f6709cbeff56d78/NWT_209_Unit_00114RC.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 21, 2025  
### [How I Changed My Mind About 'Nobody Wants This'](https://time.com/7327010/nobody-wants-this-season-2-jenni-konner-interview/)  
Girls' showrunner Jenni Konner joined the once divisive Netflix rom-com, bringing new depth for its ...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
* ![Qualley and Hawke in Blue Moon](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcad241cb3570bd9f/6998cacbc8dcb404d1b5091e/BM_DAY_03_0451.webp?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 17, 2025  
### [The True Story Behind 'Blue Moon'](https://time.com/7325788/blue-moon-true-story-lorenz-hart/)  
Richard Linklater's latest collaboration with Ethan Hawke features the actor as Broadway lyricist Lo...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Harris Dickinson in Urchin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b88107cc5e452a6/6998caba93610c1f1bc30150/DRA00193.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 10, 2025  
### [Harris Dickinson on 'Urchin'](https://time.com/7324981/harris-dickinson-urchin-interview/)  
The actor makes his directorial debut with 'Urchin,' a dreamlike film about life on the margins  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Stiller &amp; Meara: Nothing is Lost](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt955c541b9f3f57b0/6998c9fa07a30d86bb77d570/StillerAndMeara_Feature_001163F.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 24, 2025  
### [Ben Stiller on His New Documentary About His Parents](https://time.com/7319395/ben-stiller-documentary-stiller-and-meara-nothing-is-lost/)  
In 'Nothing Is Lost: Stiller and Meara,' Stiller delves into his parents' working and personal relat...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Wake Up Dead Man, \(L-R\) Josh O'Connor and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabc2191aadf69739/6998c996e1ba005e2598de2b/jud-DC-in-car-2-4k_R.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 8, 2025  
### [What to Know About 'Wake Up Dead Man'](https://time.com/7314556/wake-up-dead-man-knives-out-cast-murder/)  
Following its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, we know more the plot, suspects, and central my...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Roofman](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc49b69244be3d74b/6998c98be2d64bbc7dc5fa83/RM_11172R.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 7, 2025  
### [The True Story Behind Roofman](https://time.com/7314555/roofman-true-story-channing-tatum-jeffrey-manchester/)  
Channing Tatum plays Jeffrey Manchester, who robbed dozens of fast-food joints then escaped from pri...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
* ![Christy](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0cdb5bbd0733722/6998c9801f670912e4f56b26/image004.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 5, 2025  
### [The True Story Behind 'Christy'](https://time.com/7314527/christy-true-story-sydney-sweeney/)  
Sweeney physically transformed to play Christy Salters Martin, who was for a time the face of women'...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Austin Butler \(Finalized\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26bee2876c3dda2a/6998c93a7323af1e292bcc9c/butler.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 29, 2025  
### ['Caught Stealing' Proves Austin Butler's Movie Stardom](https://time.com/7312830/austin-butler-caught-stealing-movie/)  
Darren Aronofsky's new crime thriller sees Austin Butler at his most basic dude—and it totally works...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Long Story Short \(L to R\) Abbi Jacobson as Shira Schwooper, Ben Feldman as Avi Schwooper and Max Greenfield as Yoshi Schwooper in Long Story Short. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc9fcedf77ce1282/6998c91783ec370f83c7adae/Long_Story_Short_n_S1_00_22_46_17.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 22, 2025  
### [BoJack Horseman Creator Made a Very Jewish Show](https://time.com/7310698/long-story-short-netflix-raphael-bob-waksberg-interview/)  
Netflix's 'Long Story Short' is a nuanced depiction of a Jewish family, but its creator says he inte...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Zodiac Killer Project](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc70e7184c42c4869/6998b2c583ec376906c78614/Zodiac-Killer-Project-still-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 27, 2025  
### [Behind a New Zodiac Killer Doc](https://time.com/7210359/zodiac-killer-project-documentary-interview/)  
Director Charlie Shackleton's meta project about the notorious serial killer challenges, with wry hu...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![The Last Showgirl](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt476bbed2a227c2dc/698a5ab1e6e84a4e6b2b35ea/Last-Showgirl_01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 10, 2025  
### [The Story Behind The Last Showgirl](https://time.com/7018820/the-last-showgirl-pamela-anderson/)  
Anderson plays an aging Vegas showgirl in the new movie from Gia Coppola. For so many reasons, it's ...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)

Meta: null

```json
[{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/","name":"Esther Zuckerman"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/"},"name":"Esther Zuckerman","jobTitle":"Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.","description":"Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/","sameAs":["https://x.com/ezwrites"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}]
```

