The directors who will helm the last six episodes of Game of Thrones ever have been revealed.
As reported by Entertainment Weekly, the eighth and final season of HBO's hit fantasy drama will see the return of two Emmy award winning directors who've headed some of the most infamous episodes of the series.
Miguel Sapochnik is on deck to handle at least one episode from the upcoming season. He previously directed the noteworthy episodes "Battle of the Bastards," and "The Winds of Winter," from Game of Thrones season 6, for which he won an Emmy for best direction.
The other director returning for the final season is none other than David Nutter, who previously directed season 3's heart-wrenching "The Red Wedding," and the season 5 finale "Mother's Mercy," in addition to four other episodes over three seasons.
However, neither Sapochnik nor Nutter will be directing the Game of Thrones finale. The sixth-and-final episode of the eighth-and-final season will be co-directed by showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, including filming multiple endings to avoid leaks.
Though each of the showrunners have directed episodes in the early seasons of the show, it's unclear who will get the top billing for the final episode, since the director's guild allows only one name to be credited for direction of a television episode.
The big question remaining is how many, and which, episodes will be handled by each director, though in past seasons directors have usually headed up two episodes each.
Game of Thrones final season will ramp up production this fall through next spring, though HBO has said the Game of Thrones season 8 release date may happen in 2018 or be delayed until 2019.
If you're looking to fill the Game of Thrones-shaped hole in your life, the Game of Thrones season 7 Blu-ray and DVD release dates have been announced, but you can also check out shows to watch while you wait for the next Game of Thrones season.
For IGN's latest thoughts on Game of Thrones, make sure to also read IGN's review of Season 7 and check out the latest episode of IGN's Game of Thrones show, Dragons on the Wall, for a deep dive into the last season.
And for more on Season 7, find out how the cast supported each other in The Dragonpit, listen to Game of Thrones' Bran answer nine of our most burning questions and discuss a deleted scene between Sansa and Arya. Game of Thrones' finale director also discussed the fate of certain characters on The Wall following the finale, as well as what Tyrion's suspicious look was all about in the finale.
Brandin Tyrrel is an Editor at IGN. You can talk to him on Twitter at @BrandinTyrrel.
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