Directing
Sep 25, 2026
Directing The Sopranos: Dan Attias on TV that feels like cinema
Dan Attias directed episodes of The Sopranos and Alias, where network and cable expectations met feature-level performance work. Directing episodic TV at that level means arriving prepared to protect tone without owning the whole series bible.
Guest directors inherit worlds. The craft is listening to what the show already knows about its characters, then staging the hour so it still feels newly dangerous. Attias unpacks that responsibility on Kingdom of Dreams.
Study these conversations if you are moving between features and series work.
Go deeper on Kingdom of Dreams
- → EP 313: Dan Attias on Sopranos
- → EP 314: Imran J. Khan on Mustache
- → EP 309: Michael Gier on The Heroism and Resiliency of 911' - Director - Michael Gier
Browse more director conversations in the Kingdom of Dreams archive.
Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with director Dan Attias (EP 313).