“Battle of the Bastards” Director to Return for Game of Thrones Season 8
The list of director for the final season of Game of Thrones is finally here, and you’re going to love it.
The medieval drama is bringing in Miguel Sapochnik and David Nutter, both men have directed episodes of the series before, and some great episodes, for that matter.
Sapochnik directed the action-packed “Battle of the Bastards,” as well as the season 6 finale “The Winds of Winter.” Sapochnik won an Emmy for his work on Game of Thrones last year, but took a break from the show’s seventh season to shoot Netflix’s Altered Carbon.
Nutter, on the other hand, has also worked on some of the series most iconic episodes. He notably directed the Red Wedding episode, “The Rains of Castamere,” which has fans a bit worried for all their favourite characters; as well as the season 5 finale, “Mother’s Mercy.” Nutter’s other credits include series like Arrow, The Flash and The X Files.
Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are also going back to directing in this final season. The duo has the honour to direct no less than the final episode of the series.
Game of Thrones begins filming in October, and production is expected to go until August of next year, with rumours to premiere in 2019.