WRITERS [source] Episode 1 by Dave Hill. Episode 2 by Bryan Cogman.  The remaining 4 episodes by Benioff & Weiss. DIRECTORS [source] Miguel Sapochnik (possibly 3 episodes) and David Nutter. The final episode 6 to be directed by Benioff & Weiss.  BUDGET [source] So it stands to reason that if each episode is roughly half again as long as the standard $10 million installment, then it should cost $15 million—a.k.a. half again as much or more. Thrones