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Loni Peristere

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Loni Peristere
Born (1971-04-21) April 21, 1971 (age 53)
Other namesLoni Peristrere
Occupation(s)Television director, producer, visual effects supervisor
Years active1997–present
SpouseJuliette Peristere

Loni Peristere (/ˈpɛrɪˌstɪr/[1]) is an American television director, producer, and former visual effects supervisor.

He is well known for his work on the Cinemax drama Banshee; and for the FX anthology series American Horror Story.

Career

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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.[2]

In 2014, Peristere segued into direction. Helming and producing multiple episodes of Cinemax's Banshee.[3] That same year he began directing for FX's American Horror Story.

He is the co-founder of visual effects studio Zoic Studios.[3]

Filmography

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Direction

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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 [4]
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

References

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  1. ^ Ribbit Voice (July 25, 2009) [June 3, 2009]. "Brenden Lee, Loni Peristere and Juan Bonfante Talk User Experience". CaT Conference. New York City. Event occurs at 0:21. Retrieved October 6, 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Loni Peristere". TV.com. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Interview: Zoic's Loni Peristere Directs for Season 2 of Banshee". Press Kitchen. February 21, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Second Year". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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