HBO has revealed the line-up of directors working on season 4 of Game of Thrones via Entertainment Weekly. Here is the breakdown:

Episode 1: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss

Episode 2: Alex Graves

Episode 3: Alex Graves

Episode 4: Michelle MacLaren

Episode 5: Michelle MacLaren

Episode 6: Alik Sakharov

Episode 7: Alik Sakharov

Episode 8: Alex Graves

Episode 9: Neil Marshall

Episode 10: Alex Graves

Winter Is Coming: This is probably the strongest line-up of directors yet, in my opinion. My only disappointment is not having Alan Taylor return. But Sakharov has been one of my favorite directors and MacLaren did a solid job with her episodes last season, as did Graves. And Neil Marshall is Neil Marshall. What does everyone else think?

UPDATE: At the source article, James Hibberd mentions the writing team for season 4 as well. Although he doesn’t have an episode breakdown he confirms that Bryan Cogman will be writing two episodes and George R. R. Martin one. No mention of Vanessa Taylor so I asked Hibberd if that means she won’t be returning this season and, apparently, that is the case. That means David & Dan will be writing 7 episodes this season in addition to their directing duties.