Writing Game of Thrones

george r. r. martin, author of song of ice , fire, series co-executive producer , wrote 1 episode each of first 4 seasons.

game of thrones used 7 writers in 6 seasons. series creators david benioff , d. b. weiss, showrunners, write of episodes each season.

a song of ice , fire author george r. r. martin wrote 1 episode in each of first 4 seasons. martin did not write episode later seasons, since wanted focus on completing sixth novel (the winds of winter). jane espenson co-wrote 1 first-season episode freelance writer.

bryan cogman, script coordinator series, promoted producer fifth season. cogman, wrote @ least 1 episode first 5 seasons, other writer in writers room benioff , weiss. before promotion, vanessa taylor (a writer during second , third seasons) worked closely benioff , weiss. dave hill joined writing staff fifth season after working assistant benioff , weiss. although martin not in writers room, reads script outlines , makes comments.

benioff , weiss assign characters particular writers; example, cogman assigned arya stark fourth season. writers spend several weeks writing character outline, including material novels use , overarching themes. after these individual outlines complete, spend 2 3 weeks discussing each main character s individual arc , arranging them episode episode. detailed outline created, each of writers working on portion create script each episode. cogman, wrote 2 episodes fifth season, took month , half complete both scripts. read benioff , weiss, make notes, , parts of script rewritten. ten episodes written before filming begins, since filmed out of order 2 units in different countries.

benioff , weiss write each of episodes together, 1 of them writing first half of script , other second half. after begin passing drafts , forth make notes , rewrite parts of it.