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Jun 13, 2023 · Greg Yaitanes, who has directed everything from an Emmy-winning run on “House” to “Damages” to “The Old Man,” had the opportunity to create three for “The Black Queen,” the 10th and final episode of “House of the Dragon’s” first season.
- Gregory Ellwood
Oct 25, 2022 · According to Yaitanes, creating the climactic showdown was an extended process that lasted his entire time shooting on House of the Dragon, a period spanning his three directorial efforts in the ...
- Josh Wigler
Oct 25, 2022 · It's a scene that haunts Yaitanes. "Miguel [Sapochnik, showrunner alongside Ryan Condal] had given each of the births in the season a different theme. And he handed me a notecard for this one ...
Jun 15, 2023 · Director Greg Yaitanes (House) loved Game of Thrones as much as we all did. But it wasn't necessarily the caché of the landmark, Emmy-winning series that drew him to its prequel series House of the Dragon. Sure, it's a daunting task to play within that world given the giant that came before it, but House of the Dragon's focus narrows from the continent-spanning
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Yaitanes is keeping quiet about what viewers can expect in the show’s first season finale, but he did drop a few titillating hints. Episode 9 focused heavily on the greens, and next week the tables will turn as we spend more time with the blacks. “You have to imagine, who haven’t you answered for in episode nine?” he said. “And what would they be e...
Though he also directed “The Rogue Prince,” Yaitanes was first slated to direct Episode 7, “Driftmark,” instead. Scheduling conflicts meant that he had to switch to a different episode, and this was after he was originally tapped to helm Episode 3, “Second of His Name,” on account of his experience directing action-heavy sequences on shows like Qua...
Despite his respect for the work of David Benioff and Dan Weiss, it was another Thrones director who officially got Yaitanes on board to do House of the Dragon: Miguel Sapochnik, who helmed some of Thrones’ best episodes and served as co-showrunner on the first season of the prequel. In a fun twist, Yaitanes was once the person who got Sapochnik hi...
Oct 25, 2022 · Director Greg Yaitanes had one directive from House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal when it came time to film the show's very first dragon skirmish in the season finale. "Make this a Game of ...
Dec 27, 2022 · Yaitanes was proud of what he and his team accomplished with the primal “dance of the dragons,” perfectly illustrating one of the series’ central themes; that while House Targaryen wields ...
