‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 Directors Include “Hardhome” Helmer And ‘Lost’ And ‘The Americans’ Vets
TheGame of ThronesSeason 5 finale left open a lot of questions about which actors might or might not be back for Season 6. Who’s really dead? Who’s still alive? Who’s getting resurrected as a White Walker or a mysterious Kingsguard knight?
Behind the camera, however, it seems things are a bit more settled. HBO has revealed the full list of directors for the next season of its fantasy juggernaut, teasing another action-packed season ahead. Find out who theGame of ThronesSeason 6 directors are after the jump.
EWgot the rundown on theGame of ThronesSeason 6 directors. There are five total, and each is directing two consecutive episodes.
Episodes 1 and 2 will be directed byJeremy Podeswa, who helmed Season 5’s “Kill the Boy” and “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken.” His other credits include episodes of HBO’sBoardwalk Empireand Showtime’sThe Tudors.
Episodes 3 and 4 will be directed byDaniel Sackheim. He’s new toGame of Thronesbut has plenty of directing experience on other shows like FX’sThe Americansand Fox’sLie to Me,House, andThe X-Files.
Episodes 5 and 6 will be directed byJack Bender, anotherThronesnewbie with a long list of non-Thronescredits. He’s probably best known for his work onLost, of which he directed 38 episodes. He’s also worked onUnder the Dome,The Sopranos, andAlias.
Episodes 7 and 8 will be directed byMark Mylod, who directed “High Sparrow” and “Sons of the Harpy” in Season 5. He was a regular behind the camera on HBO’sEntourage(23 episodes) and Showtime’sShameless(11 episodes).
Episodes 9 and 10 will be directed byMiguel Sapochnik, who gave us Season 5’s “The Gift” and “Hardhome.” You might remember the latter as the one with the massive wight attack, andGame of Thronestraditionally goes big for the ninth episode of this season. So it looks likely another massive action setpiece is on the horizon.
It’s pretty common forGame of Thronesto book directors two episodes at a time. A single installment of this show can shoot for weeks or months across multiple continents. It’s simply more efficient for each director to shoot two episodes back-to-back.
What exactly each episode will be about remains a huge mystery. Many of the show’s characters have come to the end of their book storylines, so Season 6 is when we’ll really start to see the show deviate from or jump ahead ofGeorge R.R. Martin’s novels.
