The first thing savvyThronesfans will notice about this list is the number of names.
In recent years,Throneshas employed five directors to helm two episodes each.
HBO has not yet publicly confirmedthe plan byThronesshowrunnersDavid Benioff and Dan Weiss to reduce next season to seven episodes.
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Now he’s back onThronesfor the first time since 2012.
Matt Shakman:A newcomer to the series.
Shakman has also helmed episodes of AMC’sMad Men, CBS’The Good Wifeand FX’sFargo.
But perhaps they’ll return for the eighth (and presumed final) season?
“The question has been: When is she going to get back across the Narrow Sea?
When is she going to take back her homeland?
You know she’s not going to go there for a beach vacation.”
Quips Benioff: “Beach vacations arewaybetter in Essos.”
“She summers in Essos,” concedes Weiss.
“But when she gets back to Westeros, it’s on.
Her return is the first domino.”
In another item of behind-the-cameraThronesnews, the showrunners are welcoming back costume designer Michele Clapton for season 7.
Our breakdown of thatTower of Joy reveal.
Maisie Williams revealswho Arya should kill next.
