HBO Entertainment ; producers Chris Newman, Greg Spence ; co-executive producers George R.R. Martin, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, Vanessa Taylor ; executive producers Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss ; created by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss ; written for television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss [and three others] ; directed by Daniel Minahan [and five others] ; Television 360 ; Startling Television ; Bighead Littlehead ; a presentation of Home Box Office