Greg Yaitanes
Producer/Director
Greg Yaitanes joins the program to talk about his work as a director. He discusses the show Banshee, noting that its first complete season is available. Yaitanes also shares a story involving his cousin watching the series.
Greg Yaitanes
Showtime’s “Banshee”
About Greg Yaitanes
Greg Yaitanes is an American television director, producer, and writer born in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2008 for directing House and has earned 29 Emmy nominations with 6 wins throughout his career. His directing credits include Lost, Banshee, the House of the Dragon season finale, and Apple TV+'s Presumed Innocent, which became the platform's most-viewed drama. He also directed the pilot for CBS' Yellowstone spinoff Marshals and is an early investor in Twitter, Square, and Pinterest.
In this interview
- Discusses his work on Banshee, noting the first complete season is available.
- Shares a story about his cousin Phil watching the show with his kids.
- Mentions his father Fred recommended the show to the host.
Since this interview
Yaitanes went on to direct the critically acclaimed House of the Dragon season finale, which won Best Drama Series at the 2023 Golden Globes and broke HBO viewership records. He executive produced and directed Presumed Innocent for Apple TV+, which became the platform's most-viewed drama, and directed the pilot for CBS' Marshals, marking his return to network television.
