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Greg Yaitanes

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Greg Yaitanes
Greg Yaitanes is a visionary, Emmy-winning director and producer known for his ability to build new worlds through technical ingenuity while preserving his refined artistic aesthetic on-screen.

Yaitanes currently serves as Executive Producer and Director on Apple TV+'s "Presumed Innocent," the upcoming limited series from David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV, which is currently in production. The series, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Negga, is based upon Scott Turow's 1987 courtroom thriller and was turned into a 1990 feature starring Harrison Ford.

Yaitanes served as the Co-Executive producer of HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragon," for which he also directed three episodes including the critically acclaimed season finale. The final episode "The Black Queen" drew in HBO's largest global audience, surpassing the international viewership of "Game of Thrones." The series won Best Drama Series at the 2023 Golden Globes and was nominated for Best Drama Series at this year's Critics Choice Awards.

Prior to that, Yaitanes Executive Produced and Directed "Castle Rock" for J.J. Abrams and Stephen King, as well as for Jordan Peele's "The Twilight Zone." Additionally, Yaitanes served as Showrunner, Executive Producer, and sole director for Netflix's "Manhunt: Unabomber", Cinemax's revered series "Quarry" as well as the rave-reviewed cult favorite "Banshee." It was his work on the global phenomenon "House" that earned him a Primetime Emmy® Award in 2008 for 'Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.' Between "House" and "Banshee," Greg has led his team to 29 Emmy nominations and six wins. His 30-year career includes a myriad of acclaimed episodes for "The Old Man", "Snowfall", "Grey's Anatomy", "Genius: Picasso" "Lost" and the pilot episode of "Bones" which ran for 13 seasons.

Yaitanes is also known for his technological foresight and is a respected name in Silicon Valley. An early angel investor in Twitter, Square, and Pinterest, Greg continues to advise, invest and give talks around the world on his directorial process, the symbiosis of technology & storytelling and his passion for efficiency. In 2015 Yaitanes co-founded and launched the popular clean cosmetics brand Kosas.

Yaitanes currently resides in Los Angeles with his three kids; Van, Leo, and Electra and his fiancé Eve.
BornJune 18, 1970
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Jane Lynch, Chris Noth, Sam Worthington, Greg Yaitanes, and Keisha Castle-Hughes in Manhunt (2017)
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Paul Bettany, Sam Worthington, and Greg Yaitanes in Manhunt (2017)
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Known for:

Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
House
8.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Olivia Cooke and Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon (2022)
House of the Dragon
8.5
TV Series
  • Producer
Banshee (2013)
Banshee
8.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Rorschach
  • Producer
  • 1993

Credits

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Producer

  • Banshee: The Origins of Light
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
    • 2023
  • Donut Boy
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Red Mars
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
  • Olivia Cooke and Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon (2022)
    House of the Dragon
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • In the Cold Dark Night (2020)
    In the Cold Dark Night
    • co-executive producer
    • 2020
  • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
    Manhunt
    • producer
    • executive producer (showrunner)
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2020
  • Micronesian Blues
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
  • Castle Rock (2018)
    Castle Rock
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • The Twilight Zone (2019)
    The Twilight Zone
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Logan Marshall-Green in Quarry (2016)
    Quarry
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Banshee (2013)
    Banshee
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2015
  • Banshee Origins (2013)
    Banshee Origins
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Banshee Origins: The Real Lucas Hood
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • Banshee Origins: Passed Over
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • Banshee Origins: Checking In (2013)
    Banshee Origins: Checking In
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • Banshee Origins: The Forge
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • Banshee Origins: Sugar's Release
    • associate producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013

Director

  • Presumed Innocent
    • Director
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Olivia Cooke and Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon (2022)
    House of the Dragon
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Jeff Bridges in The Old Man (2022)
    The Old Man
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Damson Idris in Snowfall (2017)
    Snowfall
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Castle Rock (2018)
    Castle Rock
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • The Twilight Zone (2019)
    The Twilight Zone
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Cynthia Erivo in Genius (2017)
    Genius
    • Director (directed by)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
    Manhunt
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Christopher Meloni, Aldis Hodge, Jurnee Smollett, Aisha Hinds, Jessica De Gouw, Amirah Vann, and Alano Miller in Underground (2016)
    Underground
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Logan Marshall-Green in Quarry (2016)
    Quarry
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Banshee (2013)
    Banshee
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2015
  • Banshee Origins (2013)
    Banshee Origins
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
    Ray Donovan
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
    House
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2012
  • Patrick Price in Nurse Jeffrey: Bitch Tapes (2010)
    Nurse Jeffrey: Bitch Tapes
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Ken Leung in Lost (2004)
    Lost
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2009

Additional Crew

  • Lou Diamond Phillips, Katee Sackhoff, Robert Taylor, Cassidy Freeman, and Adam Bartley in Longmire (2012)
    Longmire
    • consultant
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, and Lisa Kudrow in Hanging Up (2000)
    Hanging Up
    • visual consultant (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • Andie MacDowell in Unstrung Heroes (1995)
    Unstrung Heroes
    • visual consultant (uncredited)
    • 1995

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • June 18, 1970
    • Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
  • Spouses
      Genna Ryan2002 - ? (divorced, 2 children)
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