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Sam Hurwitz

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The acclaimed work of writer, producer, director, and author Sam Hurwitz is prolific and diverse with credits in the world of film, television, and publishing.

His company, Hurwitz Creative, is one of the leading film marketing and bonus feature production companies in the industry. As a theatrical marketing and home entertainment content group, Hurwitz Creative has made significant contributions to over 250 film titles, some of which are among the most successful film and DVD releases in motion picture history. Their credits include: Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dark Shadows, Frankenweenie, Pixar's Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Brave, Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Avatar.

Sam's personal credits include:

In television, Sam serves as the Executive Producer of Twentieth Century Fox's TV series Making A Scene (now in its seventh season), Director and Producer of Fox's critically acclaimed series "Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman" (now in its third season), and Director of thirteen episodes of Discovery Channel's award winning documentary series Sail Away.

Notable television specials include Executive Producer of Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special for ABC and Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Connections for Fox.

In feature films, Sam was the Director of United Artist's On the Make, Producer of the independent film Dead Stop, Second Unit Director of Inside Monkey Zetterland and The Brave starring Marlon Brando and Johnny Depp.

His credits in short films include Writer, Producer, and Director of the Robert Downey short, Deadwait, A Life in The Day starring Charlie Sheen, Comicitis with Charlie Sheen, Whoopie Goldberg and Susan Dey, and the award winning Another Flush, which garnered official selections and/or awards in eight film festivals worldwide. Additional credits include: Producer of Johnny Depp's Every Cake Neil, Mirror Man, Behind the Terror: A Comedy, Broken August and Executive Producer of the 3D short, The Double.

Sam has produced and/or directed several music videos including Miley Cyrus' "I Thought I Lost You," U2's "United Colors of Plutonium," Vanessa Paradis' "Pourtant." Additional credits include music videos for artists such as The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Color Me Badd, and Raven Simone.

Published books include the autobiographical "Hair Loss: The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" and the humorous "Hooray For Doody!"
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    Known for

    Undead Mysteries (2024)
    Undead Mysteries
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Buffy, tueuse de vampires (1992)
    Buffy, tueuse de vampires
    5.7
    • Additional Crew
    • 1992
    8 Broken Hearts (2017)
    8 Broken Hearts
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2017
    Jay Karnes in Making a Scene (2005)
    Making a Scene
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    • Sneaky Santa's Yule Log (2024)
      Sneaky Santa's Yule Log
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Classic Yule Log (2024)
      Classic Yule Log
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella in My Old Ass Featurette (2024)
      My Old Ass Featurette
      7.1
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Undead Mysteries (2024)
      Undead Mysteries
      6.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2024
    • One Piece Season 2 Start of Production (2024)
      One Piece Season 2 Start of Production
      8.4
      Video
      • producer
      • 2024
    • The Idea of You Anne Hathaway & Nicholas Galitzine Book to Screen Featurette (2024)
      The Idea of You Anne Hathaway & Nicholas Galitzine Book to Screen Featurette
      7.9
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • When all else fails... blame it on Ricky - Ricky Stanicky (2024)
      When all else fails... blame it on Ricky - Ricky Stanicky
      6.4
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • John Cena, Zac Efron & The Cast of Ricky Stanicky Unbox the Plot (2024)
      John Cena, Zac Efron & The Cast of Ricky Stanicky Unbox the Plot
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • One Piece: Behind the Stunts (2023)
      One Piece: Behind the Stunts
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • The Last Thing He Told Me: An Inside Look (2023)
      The Last Thing He Told Me: An Inside Look
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • The Last Thing He Told Me: Book to Screen (2023)
      The Last Thing He Told Me: Book to Screen
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Making Squid Game: The Challenge (2023)
      Making Squid Game: The Challenge
      6.4
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • One Piece: Inside the Story (2023)
      One Piece: Inside the Story
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • National Geographic goes to space with Disney and Pixar's Lightyear (2022)
      National Geographic goes to space with Disney and Pixar's Lightyear
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Shadow and Bone: Costumes of Season Two (2022)
      Shadow and Bone: Costumes of Season Two
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022

    Additional Crew



    • Mercredi
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Ella McCay
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Oh. What. Fun.
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Merv
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • Completed
    • Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • Post-production



    • Elio (2025)
      Elio
      7.0
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Penn Badgley in You (2018)
      You
      7.6
      TV Series
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Viola Davis in G20 (2025)
      G20
      5.1
      • EPK executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Bronson Pinchot, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Mel Rodriguez, Randall Park, Susan Kelechi Watson, Julieth Restrepo, Uzo Aduba, Molly Griggs, and Mary Wiseman in La Résidence (2025)
      La Résidence
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Evan Peters in Monstres (2022)
      Monstres
      7.8
      TV Series
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Vice-versa 2 (2024)
      Vice-versa 2
      7.5
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • La Malédiction : L'Origine (2024)
      La Malédiction : L'Origine
      6.5
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine in L'idée d'être avec toi (2024)
      L'idée d'être avec toi
      6.3
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Alan Tudyk, Chris Pine, and Ariana DeBose in Wish : Asha et la Bonne Étoile (2023)
      Wish : Asha et la Bonne Étoile
      5.6
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Isan Beomhyun Lee in Saw X (2023)
      Saw X
      6.6
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, Taz Skylar, and Iñaki Godoy in One Piece (2023)
      One Piece
      8.3
      TV Series
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Le Meilleur (2023)
      Le Meilleur
      5.4
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Catherine O'Hara, Thomas Newman, Jonathan Adams, Wilma Bonet, P.L. Brown, Ronnie Del Carmen, John Hoberg, Alex Kapp, Jean-Claude Kalache, Matthew Yang King, Ronobir Lahiri, Denise Ream, Stephen Schaffer, Don Shank, Peter Sohn, Kat Likkel, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff LaPensee, Innocent Ekakitie, Mason Wertheimer, Clara Lin Ding, Brenda Hsueh, Shila Ommi, Leah Lewis, David Juan Bianchi, Ben Morris, Joe Pera, Mamoudou Athie, and Reagan To in Élémentaire (2023)
      Élémentaire
      7.0
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Garner in La dernière chose qu'il m'a dite (2023)
      La dernière chose qu'il m'a dite
      6.6
      TV Series
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Ben Barnes, Archie Renaux, and Jessie Mei Li in Shadow and Bone : La saga Grisha (2021)
      Shadow and Bone : La saga Grisha
      7.5
      TV Series
      • epk executive producer (uncredited)
      • 2023

    Director



    • Undead Mysteries (2024)
      Undead Mysteries
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Wendell and Wild How Doechii & Baby Tate Tackle Their Inner Demons (2022)
      Wendell and Wild How Doechii & Baby Tate Tackle Their Inner Demons
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Stand Up Comedy Bash
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2020
    • 8 Broken Hearts (2017)
      8 Broken Hearts
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Accountant: Who is the Accountant?
      Short
      • executive creative director
      • 2016
    • Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman (2007)
      Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007–2010
    • Jay Karnes in Making a Scene (2005)
      Making a Scene
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005–2007
    • Making a Spoof
      3.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, and Jordan Fry in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors (2005)
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
      7.8
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, and Jordan Fry in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate (2005)
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate
      7.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Herbie: Fully Loaded and Retooled (2005)
      Herbie: Fully Loaded and Retooled
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The Story of Star Wars (2004)
      The Story of Star Wars
      6.4
      Video
      • Director
      • 2004
    • On the Set: The Incredibles
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • The Making of 'Troy'
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • HBO First Look (1992)
      HBO First Look
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004

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    • Alternative name
      • Samuel Hurwitz

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      Son of Writer, Director & Producer Harry Hurwitz.

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