'House of the Dragon' Co-Creator Stepping Down as Showrunner After First Season
etonline.comco-creator, showrunner and director Miguel Sapochnik is exiting the prequel series after just one season.HBO confirmed the news in a press release on Wednesday, sharing that Sapochnik has signed on to a first-look deal to develop new projects for the cable network while remaining onboard as an executive producer for .
Ryan Condal will serve as the series' sole showrunner beginning in the second season, continuing to work closely with series co-creator George R.
R. Martin. Additionally, HBO has hired longtime collaborator and alum Alan Taylor as an executive producer and director of multiple episodes for the next season. «Miguel Sapochnik has done amazing work on the first season of, establishing its signature look and feel.
This series simply could not have come together the way it did without him,» a rep for HBO said in a statement. «While we would have loved to have Miguel continue in the same role, we are thrilled to have his ongoing collaboration in this new creative capacity.
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