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New details have surfaced about the surprising exit of House of the Dragon Season 1 co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik.
While fans weren't terribly surprised when HBO issued a Season 2 renewal just days after the series premiere, many fans were surprised when, just a few days later, Sapochnik said he was stepping down as co-showrunner, though he will still remain on board as an executive producer.
Now a new report has surfaced from Puck that claims Sapochnik's exit came after HBO refused to let his wife, actress Alexis Raben - who also served as a producer on the first season - return as a producer for Season 2, citing her lack of experience.
DailyMail has reached out to both HBO and reps for Sapochnik for comment and have not heard back at this time.
Surprising: New details have surfaced about the surprising exit of House of the Dragon Season 1 co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik
Alexis: Now a new report has surfaced from Puck that claims Sapochnik's exit came after HBO refused to let his wife, actress Alexis Raben (above) - who also served as a producer on the first season - return as a producer for Season 2, citing her lack of experience
Reports of Sapochnik's departure came in late August, adding that the departure was amicable and he still has a first-look deal to develop other projects at HBO... though this new report claims those projects likely won't be happening.
The report claims that the real reason for Sapochnik's exit came after a 'protracted standoff' between him at the network over his wife Raben rejoining the producing team.
Raben appeared in four episodes of House of the Dragon as Talya, the lady-in-waiting for Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke), though she was credited as a producer on all 10 episodes.
Departure: Reports of Sapochnik's departure came in late August, adding that the departure was amicable and he still has a first-look deal to develop other projects at HBO... though this new report claims those projects likely won't be happening
When Sapochnik requested that his wife return on the producing team alongside him and Condal, HBO, 'politely said no, citing her inexperience,' according to two sources, though HBO refused to comment.
The negotiations were described as, 'a whole blow-up' that even led to HBO hiring a mediator to try and diffuse the situation.
When it was all said and done, Sapochnik decided to walk away from the show with his
