Peter Dinklage
Tyrion Lannister
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- 1. Winter Is Coming Apr 17, 2011
- Ned Stark learns that his mentor has died; Viserys Targaryen plots to win back the throne.
- 2. The Kingsroad Apr 24, 2011
- Bran's fate remains in doubt; Ned leaves Westeros with his daughters; Jon Snow heads north.
- 3. Lord Snow May 1, 2011
- Ned learns of the Crown's profligacy; Jon Snow impresses Tyrion; Catelyn follows her husband.
Talla Tarly (portrayed by Rebecca Benson) is a kind, friendly and unpretentious woman, and the sister of Samwell Tarly. She greets Sam warmly when he returns to Horn Hill with Gilly and her baby on his way to Oldtown. Dickon Tarly (portrayed by Freddie Stroma in season 6, and by Tom Hopper in season 7) Tom Hopper.
- Lena Headey
Lena Kathren Headey (/ ˈ l iː n ə ˈ h iː d i / LEE-nə...
- Maisie Williams
Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams (born 15 April 1997) is...
- Brienne of Tarth
Brienne of Tarth is a fictional character in George R. R....
- Daenerys Targaryen
In IGN 's Top 100 Game of Thrones Characters list, Terri...
- Sandor Clegane
Sandor Clegane, nicknamed the Hound, is a fictional...
- Roxanne McKee
Roxanne McKee (born 12 August 1980) is a British-American...
- Sansa Stark
Sansa Stark, later Alayne Stone, is a fictional character in...
- Rory McCann
Rory McCann (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor, best...
- Lena Headey
Game of Thrones. Grok! Television. Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first of which is A Game of Thrones.
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The characters from the medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones are based on their respective counterparts from author George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels. Set in a fictional universe that has been referred to so far as "The Known World", the series follows a civil war for the Iron Throne of the continent of Westeros, fought between the rival royal and ...
Game of Thrones. season 1. The first season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 17, 2011, in the U.S. and concluded on June 19, 2011. It consists of ten episodes, each of approximately 55 minutes. The series is based on A Game of Thrones, the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George ...
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The cable television series closely follows the multiple story lines of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, and author Martin has stated that the show's pilot script was very faithful to his work. Set in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, where "summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime," Game of Thrones chronicles the violent dynastic strug...
Sean Bean leads the first season's cast as Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, patriarch of the Stark family. His wife, Catelyn Stark (born Tully), is played by Michelle Fairley. Their children are Robb (Richard Madden), Sansa (Sophie Turner), Arya (Maisie Williams), Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) and Rickon (Art Parkinson). Kit Harington plays Ned's bastard, ...
Conception and development
The series began development in January 2007. HBO, after acquiring the rights to the novels with the intent of turning them into an international cable television series, hired David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to write and executive produce the series, which would cover one novel's worth of material per season. Initially, it was planned that Benioff and Weiss would write every episode save one per season, which author and co-executive producer George R. R. Martin was attached to write. However,...
Casting
On May 5, 2009, it was announced that Peter Dinklage had been signed on to star as Tyrion Lannister in the pilot, and that Tom McCarthy was set to direct.Shortly thereafter, pranksters at the Internet Movie Database edited the IMDb profile of actress Holly Marie Combs to indicate that she had been cast as Catelyn Stark; however, producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss confirmed this was a hoax. A few months later, in the beginning of August, it was revealed that Catelyn would be portrayed by...
Filming locations
Principal photography for the first season of the series was scheduled to begin on July 26, 2010, with the primary locations being the Paint Hall Studio in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and the city of Mdina, Maltaa change in location from Morocco. For the initial shooting of the pilot in 2009, additional filming locations included Carncastle, Shane's Castle, Castle Ward, Magheramorne and Tollymore Forest Park, all in Northern Ireland. Doune Castle in southern Scotlandwas...
Game of Thrones premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 18, 2011.The series started on Canal+ in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Spain on May 4 and 9, 2011, and on April 18, 2011 on HBO Central Europe. It will also air in Greece on Novacinema 1 and also aired in th...
DVD and Blu-ray box set
The ten episodes of the first season of Game of Thrones were published as a DVD and Blu-ray box set on 6 March 2012. The set includes extra background and behind-the-scenes material, but no deleted scenes, because almost all footage shot for the first season was used in the show. The box set was sold 350,000 times in the first seven days, the largest first-week DVD sales among HBO series. The series also set a HBO series record for digital download sales.
Soundtrack
The first season's soundtrack by composer Ramin Djawadi, written within about ten weeks of the show's premiere, was released in June 2011.
Internet content
An extension series called Thronecast: The Official Guide to Game of Thrones, presented by Geoff Lloyd and produced by Koink is made available on the Sky Atlantic website as well as through the UK iTunesstore. Each episode features episode analysis and a cast interview.
Anticipation for the series was described by various media outlets as extremely high, with a dedicated fan base closely following the show's development.By April 2011 multiple entertainment news outlets had described it as the most highly awaited television series of 2011. The majority of reviews for the show were very positive, with critics noting...
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