Loni Peristere Explained

Other Names:Loni Peristrere
Birth Date:21 April 1971
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation:Television director, producer, visual effects supervisor
Years Active:1997–present
Spouse:Juliette Peristere

Loni Peristere ([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

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.

Filmography

Direction

Television
TitleSeasonEpisode nameEpisode #DateContributionNotes
BansheeSeason 2"Ways to Bury a Man"7February 21, 2014Director
"Evil for Evil"8February 28, 2014
Season 3"The Fire Trials"1January 9, 2015Director, co-executive producer
"Snakes and Whatnot"2January 16, 2015
"Even God Doesn't Know What to Make of You"9March 6, 2015
"We All Pay Eventually"10March 13, 2015
Season 4"A Little Late to Grow a Pair"5April 29, 2016
American Horror StoryFreak Show"Tupperware Party Massacre"9December 10, 2014Director
"Show Stoppers"12January 14, 2015
Hotel"Devil's Night"4October 28, 2015
"Room 336November 11, 2015
"The Ten Commandments Killer"8December 2, 2015
Apocalypse"Forbidden Fruit"3September 26, 2018
1984"Episode 100"6October 23, 2019
Double Feature"Pale"2September 1, 2021
"Thirst"3September 8, 2021
OutcastSeason 1"This Little Light"10August 16, 2016
Season 2"The Day After That"2April 10, 2017
"To The Sea"10June 5, 2017
Code BlackSeason 2"Second Year"1September 28, 2016[4]
Scream QueensSeason 2"Halloween Blues"4October 18, 2016
Queen of the SouthSeason 2"Que Manden los Payasos"10August 10, 2017
A Series of Unfortunate EventsSeason 2"The Carnivorous Carnival, Part One"9March 30, 2018
"The Carnivorous Carnival, Part Two"10
9-1–1Season 2"Haunted"7October 29, 2018
WarriorSeason 1"There's No China in the Bible"2April 12, 2019
"John Chinaman"3April 19, 2019
"Chinese Boxing"9May 31, 2019
"If You’re Going to Bow, Bow Low"10June 7, 2019
Season 2If You Don't See Blood, You Don't Come to Play"4October 23, 2020
"Not For a Drink, a F*ck or a G**damn Prayer"5October 30, 2020
Season 3"All of Death is Going Home"9August 3, 2023
"A Window of F*cking Opportunity"10August 10, 2023
Castle RockSeason 2"The Word"7November 20, 2019
Truth Be ToldSeason 1"Live Thru This"7January 3, 2020
Project Blue BookSeason 2"Operation Mainbrace"20March 24, 2020
American Horror StoriesSeason 1 "Rubber (Wo)Man Part One"1July 15, 2021
"Rubber (Wo)Man Part Two"2
Season 2"Dollhouse"1July 21, 2022
The WitcherSeason 3"The Art of Illusion"5June 29, 2023
"Everyone Has a Plan 'Til They Get Punched in the Face"6July 27, 2023
House of the DragonSeason 2"The Red Sowing"7July 28, 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brenden Lee, Loni Peristere and Juan Bonfante Talk User Experience . 0:21 . July 25, 2009 . June 3, 2009 . October 6, 2019 . Ribbit Voice . Ribbit (telecommunications company) . CaT Conference . New York City . YouTube.
  2. Web site: Loni Peristere. January 11, 2016. TV.com.
  3. Web site: Interview: Zoic's Loni Peristere Directs for Season 2 of Banshee. January 11, 2016. Press Kitchen. February 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303015543/http://presskitchen.com/2014/02/21/interview-zoics-loni-peristere-directs-season-2-banshee/. March 3, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Second Year . The Futon Critic. September 20, 2016.