House of the Dragon co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik has left the show

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Though House of the Dragon reportedly gave HBO its biggest premiere of all time and has already been renewed for a second season, co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik's getting ready to exit the series for his next big thing.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sapochnik is leaving House of the Dragon just as he's signed a new first-look development deal with HBO that will give the network priority consideration for whatever projects he starts developing next. Sapochnik will remain attached to House of the Dragon as an executive producer alongside newcomer Alan Taylor, who will also serve as an executive producer and direct episodes in the series' second season. In a statement about his exit, Sapochnik said that it'd been an honor and a...

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