Miguel Sapochnik, co-showrunner of House of the Dragon and frequent Game of Thrones franchise director, will go away House of the Dragon on the finish of season 1. Writer and govt producer Ryan Condal will proceed to function showrunner heading into season 2 — which the present was picked up for final week.

Sapochnik will probably be changed on the collection by Alan Taylor, who will seemingly fill a really related function to that of Sapochnik, besides that he received’t be a showrunner. Instead, Taylor will tackle the roles of govt producer and director, very similar to Sapochnik did. And like Sapochnik, Taylor has fairly a little bit of expertise on this universe, having directed a number of episodes of the unique Game of Thrones, together with “Beyond the Wall” and the final two chapters of the primary season. Taylor has additionally directed a number of films, together with Thor: The Dark World and Terminator Genisys, however at the very least his Thrones episodes are fairly good.

Sapochnik will stay an govt producer for the collection, and has a first-look cope with HBO on future initiatives. Along with three episodes of House of the Dragon and basic Game of Thrones episodes like “Hardhome” and “Battle of the Bastards,” Sapochnik has additionally directed films equivalent to Finch and Repo Men. Sapochnik will go away House of the Dragon after having labored on the present for practically three years, serving to to shepherd it by means of the event course of together with Condal and writer George R.R. Martin.

Sapochnik’s departure shouldn’t come as a very large shock, particularly given how a lot of his time over the past a number of years has been dedicated to the Game of Thrones franchise. In reality, Sapochnik was initially hesitant to formally be part of the staff on House of the Dragon, regardless of serving to to develop the present. While Condal ultimately satisfied him to return aboard, evidently association was just for a restricted time, to assist get the present began on the precise foot.