Loni Peristere

• Other Names — Loni Peristrere • Born — 21 April 1971 • Birthplace — Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. • Occupation — Television director, producer, visual effects supervisor • Years Active — 1997–present • Spouse — Juliette Peristere

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.

• Television • Title — Season — Episode name — Episode # — Date — Contribution — Notes • Banshee — Season 2 — "Ways to Bury a Man" — 7 — February 21, 2014 — Director • "Evil for Evil" — 8 — February 28, 2014 • Season 3 — "The Fire Trials" — 1 — January 9, 2015 — Director, 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, 2015 • Season 4 — "A Little Late to Grow a Pair" — 5 — April 29, 2016 • American Horror Story — Freak Show — "Tupperware Party Massacre" — 9 — December 10, 2014 — Director • "Show Stoppers" — 12 — January 14, 2015 • Hotel — "Devil's Night" — 4 — October 28, 2015 • "Room 33" — 6 — November 11, 2015 • "The Ten Commandments Killer" — 8 — December 2, 2015 • Apocalypse — "Forbidden Fruit" — 3 — September 26, 2018 • 1984 — "Episode 100" — 6 — October 23, 2019 • Double Feature — "Pale" — 2 — September 1, 2021 • "Thirst" — 3 — September 8, 2021 • Outcast — Season 1 — "This Little Light" — 10 — August 16, 2016 • Season 2 — "The Day After That" — 2 — April 10, 2017 • "To The Sea" — 10 — June 5, 2017 • Code Black — Season 2 — "Second Year" — 1 — September 28, 2016 • Scream Queens — Season 2 — "Halloween Blues" — 4 — October 18, 2016 • Queen of the South — Season 2 — "Que Manden los Payasos" — 10 — August 10, 2017 • A Series of Unfortunate Events — Season 2 — "The Carnivorous Carnival, Part One" — 9 — March 30, 2018 • "The Carnivorous Carnival, Part Two" — 10 • 9-1–1 — Season 2 — "Haunted" — 7 — October 29, 2018 • Warrior — Season 1 — "There's No China in the Bible" — 2 — April 12, 2019 • "John Chinaman" — 3 — April 19, 2019 • "Chinese Boxing" — 9 — May 31, 2019 • "If You’re Going to Bow, Bow Low" — 10 — June 7, 2019 • Season 2 — If You Don't See Blood, You Don't Come to Play" — 4 — October 23, 2020 • "Not For a Drink, a F*ck or a G**damn Prayer" — 5 — October 30, 2020 • Season 3 — "All of Death is Going Home" — 9 — August 3, 2023 • "A Window of F*cking Opportunity" — 10 — August 10, 2023 • Castle Rock — Season 2 — "The Word" — 7 — November 20, 2019 • Truth Be Told — Season 1 — "Live Thru This" — 7 — January 3, 2020 • Project Blue Book — Season 2 — "Operation Mainbrace" — 20 — March 24, 2020 • American Horror Stories — Season 1 — "Rubber (Wo)Man Part One" — 1 — July 15, 2021 • "Rubber (Wo)Man Part Two" — 2 • Season 2 — "Dollhouse" — 1 — July 21, 2022 • The Witcher — Season 3 — "The Art of Illusion" — 5 — June 29, 2023 • "Everyone Has a Plan 'Til They Get Punched in the Face" — 6 — July 27, 2023 • House of the Dragon — Season 2 — "The Red Sowing" — 7 — July 28, 2024 • Season 3 — "Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood" — 1 — June 21, 2026 • "Faceless Men" — 6 — July 26, 2026