Loni Peristere () is an American television director, producer, and former visual effects supervisor.
He is known for his work in television shows such as the Cinemax action drama Banshee, the FX anthology series American Horror Story, and the Cinemax-HBO Max historical martial arts drama Warrior. He is a director and executive producer on the fantasy drama House of the Dragon.
Career He began his career as a visual effects coordinator for the 1997 Tommy Lee Jones starrer Volcano. He worked in the department on future films, such as Cinderella, Serenity, Beyond, and One Day Like Rain. He worked in special effects for TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly (for which he won an Emmy), and Drive.
In 2014, Peristere directed and produced multiple episodes of Cinemax's Banshee. That same year he began directing for FX's American Horror Story. As a director and producer on HBO's House of the Dragon, he led the "Red Sowing" dragon sequence from the episode of the same name.
He is the co-founder of visual effects studio Zoic Studios.
Filmography
Direction Television Title Season Episode name Episode # Date Contribution NotesBansheeSeason 2 "Ways to Bury a Man" 7 February 21, 2014Director "Evil for Evil" 8 February 28, 2014Season 3 "The Fire Trials" 1 January 9, 2015Director, co-executive producer "Snakes and Whatnot" 2 January 16, 2015 "Even God Doesn't Know What to Make of You" 9 March 6, 2015 "We All Pay Eventually" 10 March 13, 2015Season 4"A Little Late to Grow a Pair" 5 April 29, 2016American Horror StoryFreak Show "Tupperware Party Massacre" 9 December 10, 2014Director "Show Stoppers" 12 January 14, 2015Hotel "Devil's Night" 4 October 28, 2015 "Room 33" 6 November 11, 2015 "The Ten Commandments Killer" 8 December 2, 2015Apocalypse "Forbidden Fruit" 3 September 26, 20181984 "Episode 100" 6 October 23, 2019Double Feature "Pale" 2 September 1, 2021 "Thirst" 3 September 8, 2021OutcastSeason 1"This Little Light"10August 16, 2016Season 2"The Day After That"2April 10, 2017"To The Sea"10June 5, 2017Code BlackSeason 2"Second Year"1September 28, 2016Scream QueensSeason 2"Halloween Blues"4October 18, 2016Queen of the SouthSeason 2"Que Manden los Payasos"10August 10, 2017A Series of Unfortunate EventsSeason 2"The Carnivorous Carnival, Part One"9March 30, 2018"The Carnivorous Carnival, Part Two"109-1–1Season 2"Haunted"7October 29, 2018WarriorSeason 1"There's No China in the Bible"2April 12, 2019"John Chinaman"3April 19, 2019"Chinese Boxing"9May 31, 2019"If You’re Going to Bow, Bow Low"10June 7, 2019Season 2If You Don't See Blood, You Don't Come to Play"4October 23, 2020"Not For a Drink, a F*ck or a G**damn Prayer"5October 30, 2020Season 3"All of Death is Going Home"9August 3, 2023"A Window of F*cking Opportunity"10August 10, 2023Castle RockSeason 2"The Word"7November 20, 2019Truth Be ToldSeason 1"Live Thru This"7January 3, 2020Project Blue BookSeason 2"Operation Mainbrace"20March 24, 2020American Horror StoriesSeason 1 "Rubber (Wo)Man Part One"1July 15, 2021"Rubber (Wo)Man Part Two"2Season 2"Dollhouse"1July 21, 2022The WitcherSeason 3"The Art of Illusion"5June 29, 2023"Everyone Has a Plan 'Til They Get Punched in the Face"6July 27, 2023House of the DragonSeason 2"The Red Sowing"7July 28, 2024Season 3"Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood"1June 21, 2026"Faceless Men"6July 26, 2026
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