Miguel Sapochnik, born Miguel Vicente Rosenberg-Sapochnik, is an English director of film and television and former storyboard artist. He is best known as the director of the feature film Repo Men. His most notable television credits are House M.D., Fringe, Awake, and Mind Games.
On July 15, 2014, it was announced that Sapochnik would be directing two episodes in the fifth season, episodes seven and eight.[1] On June 4, 2015, Sapochnik revealed he would be back to direct for the sixth season, the ninth and the tenth episodes.[2]The episodes that Sapochnik has directed have been some of the best received and highest rated during the show's run.
Miguel Sapochnik filming in Season 5.
He is an executive producer on House of the Dragon. In the first season, he was a director and served as co-showrunner with Ryan Condal,[3] but after a falling out between the two, HBO executive Casey Bloys moved Sapochnik to another development deal.[4] His place as director was filled by Alan Taylor.[5] According to a report by Puck, this followed a standoff in which HBO refused to let his wife Alexis Raben continue as producer for the second season.[6]
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| Game of Thrones: Season 5 | ||||
| The Wars To Come | The House of Black and White | High Sparrow | Sons of the Harpy | Kill the Boy |
| Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | The Gift | Hardhome | The Dance of Dragons | Mother's Mercy |
| Game of Thrones: Season 6 | ||||
| The Red Woman | Home | Oathbreaker | Book of the Stranger | The Door |
| Blood of My Blood | The Broken Man | No One | Battle of the Bastards | The Winds of Winter |
| Game of Thrones: Season 8 | ||
| Winterfell | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | The Long Night |
| The Last of the Starks | The Bells | The Iron Throne |
Executive producer[]
– Season 8
– Season 1
– Season 2 (credited)- – Season 3 (credited) (unreleased)
- – Season 4 (credited) (unreleased)
Showrunner[]
- – Season 1
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- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘House Of The Dragon’ Gets Straight To Series Go-Ahead From HBO, Deadline, October 30, 2019
- ↑ https://variety.com/2023/tv/features/last-of-us-white-lotus-casey-bloys-hbo-1235527633/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-miguel-sapochnik-leaving-1235208276/
- ↑ https://tvline.com/2023/01/03/miguel-sapochnik-wife-house-of-the-dragon-season-2-controversy/
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