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. In 2014, Peristere directed and produced multiple episodes of
Cinemax's
Banshee. That same year he began directing for FX's
American Horror Story. As a director and producer on
HBO's House of the Dragon, he led the "Red Sowing" dragon sequence from
the episode of the same name. He is the co-founder of visual effects studio
Zoic Studios. == Filmography ==