David Benioff
David Benioff is the pen name of American screenwriter and novelist David Friedman, best known as co-creator of the HBO series *Game of Thrones* with D.B.
Weiss.
The pair adapted George R.R.
Martin's fantasy novels for television, earning acclaim for early seasons and criticism for the show's rushed conclusion.
Benioff also wrote the novels *The 25th Hour* and *City of Thieves*.
Dragons and intrigue
- HBOPremium cable network
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- seasonsYear's four divisions
finale · pilot · adaptation · Westeros · casting · production · television · streaming
Imagined narrative work
- authorCreator of written works
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- proseUnversified language
- narrativeAccount of events
character · debut · bestseller · literary · wartime · Leningrad · coming-of-age · adaptation
Film's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- TroyAncient Anatolian city
The Kite Runner · Spike Lee · Hollywood · scene · draft · structure · rewrite · spec
Senior production decision-maker
- greenlightAuthorization to proceed
- budgetPlan for spending
- financingProviding capital for purchases
- studioCreative professional's workspace
deal · Netflix · development · Confederate · option · rights · showrunning · production company
Game of Thrones
Dragons and intrigue
seasons · finale · pilot · adaptation · Westeros · casting · production · television · streaming · Netflix
fiction
Imagined narrative work
- authorCreator of written works
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- proseUnversified language
narrative · character · debut · bestseller · literary · wartime · Leningrad · coming-of-age · adaptation · published
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
Troy · The Kite Runner · Spike Lee · Hollywood · scene · draft · structure · rewrite · spec · pitch
executive producer
Senior production decision-maker
- greenlightAuthorization to proceed
- budgetPlan for spending
- financingProviding capital for purchases
studio · deal · Netflix · development · Confederate · option · rights · showrunning · production company · talent