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Game of Thrones (season 8) The eighth and final season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" was announced by HBO in July 2016. Unlike the first six seasons that each had ten episodes and the seventh that had seven episodes, the eighth season will have only six episodes. Like the previous season, it will largely consist of original content not found currently in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series and will also adapt material Martin has revealed to showrunners about the upcoming novels in the series, "The Winds of Winter" and "A
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to premiere in April 2019. Ramin Djawadi is set to return as the composer of the show for the eighth season. On December 6, 2018, HBO released the first official teaser trailer for the eighth season. Game of Thrones (season 8) The eighth and final season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" was announced by HBO in July 2016. Unlike the first six seasons that each had ten episodes and the seventh that had seven episodes, the eighth season will have only six episodes. Like the previous season, it will largely consist of original content not found
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Game of Thrones (season 8) The eighth and final season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" was announced by HBO in July 2016. Unlike the first six seasons that each had ten episodes and the seventh that had seven episodes, the eighth season will have only six episodes. Like the previous season, it will largely consist of original content not found currently in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series and will also adapt material Martin has revealed to showrunners about the upcoming novels in the series, "The Winds of Winter" and "A
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episodes, stating that after season six, they were "down to our final 13 episodes after this season. We're heading into the final lap." Benioff and Weiss stated that they were unable to produce 10 episodes in the show's usual 12 to 14-month time frame, as Weiss said, "It's crossing out of a television schedule into more of a mid-range movie schedule." HBO confirmed in July 2016, that the seventh season would consist of seven episodes, and would premiere later than usual in mid-2017 because of the later filming schedule. Benioff and Weiss later confirmed that the eighth season will consist
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of the European locations. Each ten-episode season of "Game of Thrones" has four to six directors, who usually direct back-to-back episodes. Alan Taylor has directed seven episodes, the most episodes of the series. Alex Graves, David Nutter, Mark Mylod and Jeremy Podeswa have directed six each. Daniel Minahan directed five episodes, and Michelle MacLaren, Alik Sakharov, and Miguel Sapochnik directed four each. Brian Kirk directed three episodes during the first season, and Tim Van Patten directed the series' first two episodes. Neil Marshall directed two episodes, both with large battle scenes: "Blackwater" and "The Watchers on the Wall". Other directors
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content. In April 2016, the showrunners' plan was to shoot 13 more episodes after the sixth season: seven episodes in the seventh season and six episodes in the eighth. Later that month, the series was renewed for a seventh season with a seven-episode order. Eight seasons were ordered and filmed, adapting the novels at a rate of about 48 seconds per page for the first three seasons. The first two seasons adapted one novel each. For the later seasons, its creators see "Game of Thrones" as an adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire" as a whole rather than
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Miguel Sapochnik (episodes 9 and 10). Sackheim and Bender were first-time "Game of Thrones" directors, with the rest each having directed two episodes in the previous season. With the end of the fifth season, the content of the show has reached the plot of the latest novel in Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, "A Dance with Dragons". Season 6 director Jeremy Podeswa said in August 2015: "Right now in season six, what we're shooting currently isn't based on anything in the book. It's fully based on discussions the writers have had with George Martin, because the series
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that "We love Game of Thrones and we love the way Twitter is thinking about content right now, so we jumped at the chance to blow out our Thrones show into an interactive multimedia experience — something that reacts immediately to what just happened, almost like a postgame show in sports - Nobody is equipped to do that better than Twitter. It's the natural evolution of what we had already established with Chris, Andy, Mallory and Jason." These episodes discuss season six of "Game of Thrones". Starting from the first episode, "The Red Woman". After the Thrones After the Thrones
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in different locations. David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as main writers and showrunners for the second season. They co-wrote six out of ten episodes. The remaining four episodes were written by story editor Bryan Cogman, "A Song of Ice and Fire" author George R. R. Martin, and new series writer and co-executive producer Vanessa Taylor, who wrote two episodes. Alan Taylor was promoted to co-executive producer and directed four episodes, including the season premiere and finale. David Petrarca and David Nutter each directed two episodes, while series cinematographer Alik Sakharov and filmmaker Neil Marshall directed the remaining two.
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me, and I completely went with the style." "The Door" was directed by Jack Bender, a first time director for "Game of Thrones". Bender had been previously approached to direct for the series, but declined due to the extensive time commitment involved in shooting, which Bender noted in an interview as having to commit to "four-and-a-half to six months because of the enormity of the episodes." Shortly after the airing of "The Door", HBO released a featurette titled "Anatomy of a Scene" which went into greater detail about the creation of the final scene at the weirwood cave. Bender was
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fifth season. New York Mets baseball pitcher Noah Syndergaard made a background cameo as a javelin-throwing Lannister soldier in "The Spoils of War." On April 21, 2016, HBO officially ordered the seventh season of "Game of Thrones", just three days prior to the premiere of the show's sixth season. In a June 2016 interview with "Variety", co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss revealed the seventh season would likely consist of fewer episodes, stating at the time of the interview that they were "down to our final 13 episodes after this season. We're heading into the final lap." Director Jack
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18 million different IP addresses downloaded the leaked episodes, totaling 32 million downloads during the first week. The fifth season of "Game of Thrones" was the most-pirated TV series in 2015. Game of Thrones (season 5) The fifth season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered on HBO on April 12, and concluded on June 14, 2015. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season primarily adapts material from "A Feast for Crows" and "A Dance with Dragons", the fourth and fifth
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suggested that she just hum the theme to "Game of Thrones" in her head while we were rolling the cameras, and apparently that worked because it's the take we used in the final cut!" Costume designer Michele Clapton designed most of the newly introduced costumes and jewelry in "The Winds of Winter". Clapton had initially left the series, but returned for the final two episodes of the season to design four different costumes. In an interview, Michele Clapton spoke about the process and meaning behind Cersei Lannister's gown and crown in the season finale. Clapton stated that she had four
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Thrones" for the show's fifth season, "The Gift" and "Hardhome." He returned to direct the final two episodes of "Game of Thrones" sixth season, "Battle of the Bastards" and "The Winds of Winter". All of these episodes received acclaim from both critics and viewers. Sapochnik won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, for directing "Battle of the Bastards". In 2016, it was announced that Sapochnik would direct the series premiere of the show "Altered Carbon" for Netflix. He will also direct an episode of "Iron Fist". In September 2017, it
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final two. Before "Game of Thrones" both Benioff and Weiss worked in film, and were unfamiliar with working on a television show. This resulted in several first-season episodes being about 10 minutes too short for HBO, forcing them to write another 100 pages of scripts in two weeks. Due to lack of budget the new scenes were designed to be inexpensive to film, such as two actors conversing in one room. Benioff and Weiss noted that some of their favorite scenes from the first season were the results of the dilemma, including one between Robert and Cersei Baratheon discussing their
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the mythology of Westeros and Essos. The second season of "Game of Thrones" was the most-pirated TV series in 2012. Game of Thrones (season 2) The second season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered in the United States on HBO on April 1, 2012, and concluded on June 3, 2012. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season mostly covers the events of "A Clash of Kings", the second novel of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George
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as a digital download on the iTunes store, in Australia only, in parallel to the U.S. premiere. However, on May 14, 2013, Foxtel blocked the Australian iTunes store from making the episodes available soon after they screened in the U.S. Season 3 was reported to be the most infringed TV show via torrents during spring 2013, estimated to be 5.2 million downloads via BitTorrent. The third season of "Game of Thrones" was the most-pirated TV series in 2013. Game of Thrones (season 3) The third season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered in the United States
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earned $686,000 in its opening day at the box office and $1.5 million during its opening weekend. The one-week release grossed $1,896,092. The fourth season of "Game of Thrones" was the most-pirated TV series in 2014. Game of Thrones (season 4) The fourth season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered in the United States on HBO on April 6, 2014, and concluded on June 15, 2014. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season is adapted primarily from the second half
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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 R. R. Martin, adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. HBO had ordered a television pilot in November 2008; filming began the following year. However, it was deemed unsatisfactory and later
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"Game of Thrones" was the most-pirated TV series in 2016. Game of Thrones (season 6) The sixth season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered on HBO on April 24, 2016, and concluded on June 26, 2016. It consists of ten episodes, each of approximately 50–60 minutes long, largely of original content not found in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Some story elements were derived from the novels and from information Martin revealed to the show-runners. The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. HBO ordered
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Drama Series. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The recurring actors listed here are those who appeared in season 7. They are listed by the region in which they first appear. Series creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as showrunners for the seventh season. The directors for the seventh season are Jeremy Podeswa (episodes 1 and 7), Mark Mylod (episodes 2 and 3), Matt Shakman (episodes 4 and 5) and Alan Taylor (episode 6). This marks Taylor's return to the series after an absence since the second season. Shakman is a first-time "Game of Thrones" director, with the rest each
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wanting to doing something bigger even more. With four episodes left to be produced for this season, Parker and Stone contemplated making a four-part storyline but wrapped it up at three. As for what the three-part storyline would be about, Parker and Stone said that they had been talking about doing a "Game of Thrones"-themed episode for a long time since they both watched the show and found many things to satirize. Butters' scenes in the three episodes which centered on his understanding of "Game of Thrones" were the first jokes that were visualized by Parker and Stone as being
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the HBO series "Game of Thrones" in Season 5 and Season 6 as Kevan Lannister. Gelder starred in 12 episodes of Game of Thrones. In August 2017, he starred in a BBC4 monologue entitled "Queers: I Miss the War". Gelder's partner is actor Ben Daniels. They met in 1993 while they were both involved in a production of "Entertaining Mr Sloane". Ian Gelder Gelder appeared in the TV movie of "Rumpole of the Bailey" as Rumpole's university lecturer son. He has also played many other roles on stage and screen. His stage work includes "The Low Road" (2013). From May
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Game of Thrones (season 2) The second season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered in the United States on HBO on April 1, 2012, and concluded on June 3, 2012. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season mostly covers the events of "A Clash of Kings", the second novel of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R. R. Martin, adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. HBO ordered the second season on April
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Game of Thrones (season 7) The seventh and penultimate season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered on HBO on July 16, 2017, and concluded on August 27, 2017. Unlike previous seasons that consisted of ten episodes each, the seventh season consisted of only seven. Like the previous season, it largely consisted of original content not found in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, while also incorporating material Martin revealed to showrunners about the upcoming novels in the series. The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
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character Green Arrow, starring Stephen Amell. In 2014, he returned to the HBO series "Game of Thrones" to direct episodes 9 and 10 of Season 5. For episode 10, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. In September 2017, it was announced that Nutter would return to direct at least two episodes of the eighth season of "Game of Thrones", alongside Miguel Sapochnik, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for the remainder of the episodes. The first sixteen pilots that Nutter directed have all gone to series. This streak was broken in 2011 when
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fantasy drama video game, released as 6 episodes following the model of Telltale's previous adventure games. The player is able to move their character around some scenes, interacting with objects and initiating conversation trees with non-player characters. Choices made by the player influence events in future episodes. The game switches between the viewpoints of five different characters. Each episode contains five points where the player must make a significant decision, choosing from one of two available options. Through Telltale's servers, the game tracks how many players selected which option and lets the player compare their choices to the rest of
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music of Game of Thrones, notably in its title theme. The process of composition is essentially the same throughout the series. Once the filming is nearly completed, episodes are sent to Djawadi in batches as they're being edited together but often before any special effects added in the footage, and these episodes may be sent singly or in set of multiple episodes. Benioff and Weiss would also inform Djawadi in advance of the need to expand a theme or create new themes for characters. Asked in interview about the overall process of composing the music and how it is used
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Game of Thrones (season 3) The third season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered in the United States on HBO on March 31, 2013, and concluded on June 9, 2013. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season is based roughly on the first half of "A Storm of Swords" (the third of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels by George R. R. Martin, of which the series is an adaptation). The series is adapted for television by David
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Game of Thrones (season 4) The fourth season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered in the United States on HBO on April 6, 2014, and concluded on June 15, 2014. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season is adapted primarily from the second half of "A Storm of Swords", along with elements of "A Feast for Crows" and "A Dance with Dragons", all novels from the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R. R. Martin. The series
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Game of Thrones (season 5) The fifth season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered on HBO on April 12, and concluded on June 14, 2015. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season primarily adapts material from "A Feast for Crows" and "A Dance with Dragons", the fourth and fifth novels in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, though it also uses elements from the third novel, "A Storm of Swords", as well as the upcoming
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series won for Best Stunt Team. For the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, the series was nominated for Best Television Series – Drama. For the 67th Directors Guild of America Awards, Alex Graves was nominated for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for the episode "The Children". The fourth season of "Game of Thrones" was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on . Between January 30 and February 5, 2015, the last two episodes of season four were shown in 205 IMAX theaters in the U.S. "Game of Thrones" is the first TV series released in this format. The show
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Game of Thrones (season 6) The sixth season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered on HBO on April 24, 2016, and concluded on June 26, 2016. It consists of ten episodes, each of approximately 50–60 minutes long, largely of original content not found in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Some story elements were derived from the novels and from information Martin revealed to the show-runners. The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. HBO ordered the season on April 8, 2014, together with the fifth
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the finale season of "Game of Thrones" is completed in 2019. Benioff and D.B. Weiss together directed two episodes of "Game of Thrones", but used a coin-flip to decide who would get the credit on the show. Benioff was given the credit for episode 3 of the third season, "Walk of Punishment", while Weiss was credited with "Two Swords", the first episode of season 4. Benioff and Weiss will direct the series finale of "Game of Thrones". On September 30, 2006, Benioff married actress Amanda Peet in New York City. Together they have three children: Frances "Frankie" Pen Friedman, born
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called "Game of Thrones" the most pirated television program. Beginning on January 23, 2015, the last two episodes of season four were shown in 205 IMAX theaters across the United States; "Game of Thrones" is the first TV series shown in this format. The show earned $686,000 at the box office on its opening day and $1.5 million during its opening weekend; the week-long release grossed $1,896,092. "Game of Thrones" was highly anticipated by fans before its premiere, and has become a critical and commercial success. According to "The Guardian", by 2014 it was "the biggest drama" and "the most
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High Sparrow (Game of Thrones) "High Sparrow" is the third episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 43rd overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Mark Mylod, his directorial debut for the series. It aired on April 26, 2015. Prior to airing, this episode along with the other first four episodes of the season were leaked online. Tommen and Margaery are wed, and that night, they consummate their marriage. Margaery then manipulates Tommen into trying to persuade his mother, Cersei, to return
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Game of Thrones" () by series writer Bryan Cogman, was published on September 27, 2012. The 192-page book, illustrated with concept art and behind-the-scenes photographs, covers the creation of the series' first two seasons and its principal characters and families. "After the Thrones" is a live aftershow in which hosts Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan discuss episodes of the series. It airs on HBO Now the Monday after each sixth-season episode. The Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience, a 28-city orchestral tour which will perform the series' soundtrack with composer Ramin Djawadi, is scheduled to begin February 15, 2017 in
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Bryan Cogman Bryan Cogman is an American television writer and producer. He is known for writing ten episodes of the HBO series "Game of Thrones": in season 1, "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things"; in season 2, "What Is Dead May Never Die"; in season 3, "Kissed by Fire"; in season 4, "Oathkeeper" and "The Laws of Gods and Men"; in season 5, "Kill the Boy" and "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"; in season 6, "Blood of My Blood" and "The Broken Man"; and in season 7, "Stormborn". He is the author of the book "Inside HBO's Game of Thrones" which features a
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each. Dave Hill (screenwriter) Dave Hill is an American television writer. He is known for writing three episodes of the HBO series "Game of Thrones": in season 5, "Sons of the Harpy"; in season 6, "Home"; and in season 7, "Eastwatch". Dave Hill began working as an assistant to "Game of Thrones" executive producers/writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss in season 2. In 2014, Hill became a staff writer for the fifth season and was assigned to write an episode. He was credited as story editor on Season 6 and executive story editor on Season 7, and wrote an episode
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Dave Hill (screenwriter) Dave Hill is an American television writer. He is known for writing three episodes of the HBO series "Game of Thrones": in season 5, "Sons of the Harpy"; in season 6, "Home"; and in season 7, "Eastwatch". Dave Hill began working as an assistant to "Game of Thrones" executive producers/writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss in season 2. In 2014, Hill became a staff writer for the fifth season and was assigned to write an episode. He was credited as story editor on Season 6 and executive story editor on Season 7, and wrote an episode for
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TV series to prevent what the "People's Daily" calls "negative effects and hidden security dangers". This resulted in viewer complaints about the incoherence of what remained. Broadcasters carrying "Game of Thrones" include Showcase in Australia; HBO Canada, Super Écran and Showcase in Canada; HBO Latin America in Latin America; SoHo and Prime in New Zealand, and Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The ten episodes of the first season of "Game of Thrones" were released as a DVD and Blu-ray box set on March 6, 2012. The box set includes extra background and behind-the-scenes material but no deleted
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fifth and sixth episodes of the sixth season of "Game of Thrones", followed by a limited TV series adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Mr. Mercedes". Bender received nominations for the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series" for his direction of the "Lost" episodes "Live Together, Die Alone", "Through the Looking Glass" and the series finale "The End". He was also nominated for the "Game of Thrones" episode "The Door". He is married to Rabbi Laura Owens of B’nai Horin. They have two daughters, Hannah and Sophie Owens-Bender. Jack Bender Jack Bender (born September 25, 1949) is
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was announced that Sapochnik would return to direct at least two episodes, or possibly three, of the eighth season of "Game of Thrones", alongside David Nutter, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for the remainder of the episodes. Sapochnik has been married to actress Alexis Raben since 2006. Miguel Sapochnik Miguel Sapochnik (Born: Miguel Vicente Rosenberg-Sapochnik) is an English film and television director and former storyboard artist of Argentine origin. He is best known as the director of the feature film "Repo Men", and as a director for the HBO epic fantasy series "Game of Thrones", for which he won
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season of the series includes its longest episode, with the finale running for 81 minutes. The penultimate episode also runs for 71 minutes – around 16 minutes longer than an average "Game of Thrones" episode. The first five episodes mostly run longer than average (55 minutes), at 59, 59, 63, 50, and 59 minutes respectively. The previous longest episode in the series was the sixth-season finale, "The Winds of Winter", which ran for 69 minutes. Ramin Djawadi returned as the composer of the show for the seventh season. On Metacritic, the season (based on the first episode) has a score
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50 chart. The season received highly positive reviews, with special praise directed at the episodes "The Door", "Battle of the Bastards" and "The Winds of Winter". On Metacritic, the season (based on the first episode) has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, the sixth season has a 95% approval rating from 30 critics with an average rating of 8.33 out of 10. The season also received a 94% episode average score on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus reads, "Bloody and captivating as always, "Game of Thrones" plunges
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After the Thrones After the Thrones is an American live television aftershow that premiered on April 25, 2016, and ended on June 28, 2016. It was hosted by Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan who discussed episodes of the HBO television series "Game of Thrones". The talk show is executive produced by Bill Simmons and Eric Weinberger. Greenwald and Ryan previously hosted a podcast version of the show titled "Watch the Thrones" on Simmons' Grantland website. A similar talk show called "Thronecast" airs on British channel Sky Atlantic, which also discusses episodes of "Game of Thrones". The talk show was made
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(Daenerys), Kit Harington (Jon Snow) or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Headey (Jaime and Cersei Lannister). Thanks to the critical and commercial success of the first season, as well as HBO's marketing efforts, the second season received intensive media coverage well before it started airing. "Sunday is Coming", a two-minute short film for "Funny or Die", satirized viewers' excitement about the return of "Game of Thrones". Several media outlets reviewed the season's first four episodes before they were broadcast, and rendered almost uniformly positive verdicts. The season holds a Metacritic score of 90 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating
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Weiss co-directed the season premiere after making their directorial debut in season 3, although only Weiss is credited as Benioff received credit for their previous directed episode; Alex Graves, who directed two episodes in season 3, returned and directed episodes 2, 3, 8 and 10; Michelle MacLaren, who also directed two episodes in season 3, returned to direct episodes 4 and 5; former series cinematographer Alik Sakharov, who directed in seasons 2 and 3, returned to direct episodes 6 and 7; and Neil Marshall directed episode 9 after previously directing "Blackwater", the ninth episode of season 2. The fourth season
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in which she plays a summer theatre camper. She appears in the music video for Jamie T's "If You've Got The Money" and in Belle and Sebastian's "Nobody's Empire". She was cast in the third season (2009) of "The Tudors", playing Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She debuted in the part in the third-season finale and features heavily in several episodes of the fourth (and final) season. Merchant played Daenerys Targaryen in the unaired pilot of the HBO series "Game of Thrones", based on George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy
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a blistering opening salvo, "Game of Thrones" charts an assured path for its anxiously-anticipated final stretch." Matt Fowler of IGN wrote in his review for the episode "'Dragonstone' sublimely set the stage for "Game of Thrones" Season 7 with some righteous revenge, a new alliance, a dramatic (and quiet) homecoming, and a surprisingly great sequence from The Hound as he began to atone for his old life." He gave the episode an 8.8 out of 10. Erik Kain of "Forbes" similarly gave praise to the episode, writing "This was easily one of my favorite season premieres of any season of
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of "Game of Thrones". On July 19, 2017, Weiss announced that he and Benioff are going to begin production on another HBO series, titled "Confederate", after the final season of "Game of Thrones". Weiss and Benioff said, "We have discussed "Confederate" for years, originally as a concept for a feature film - But our experience on "Thrones" has convinced us that no one provides a bigger, better storytelling canvas than HBO." On February 6, 2018, Disney announced that both Weiss and Benioff will write and produce a new series of "Star Wars" films after the finale season of "Game of
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the same time. The Children (Game of Thrones) "The Children" is the tenth and final episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 40th overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alex Graves. "The Children" received overwhelming acclaim from critics, with praise directed at the deaths of Shae and Tywin Lannister, Bran reaching the Heart Tree and the fight scene between Brienne and Sandor "The Hound" Clegane. This episode marks the final appearances of Sibel Kekilli (Shae), Rose Leslie (Ygritte) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster
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The Children (Game of Thrones) "The Children" is the tenth and final episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 40th overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alex Graves. "The Children" received overwhelming acclaim from critics, with praise directed at the deaths of Shae and Tywin Lannister, Bran reaching the Heart Tree and the fight scene between Brienne and Sandor "The Hound" Clegane. This episode marks the final appearances of Sibel Kekilli (Shae), Rose Leslie (Ygritte) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Jojen Reed). Daenerys
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was produced in late 2009, and a series commitment for nine further episodes was made in March 2010. The series, titled "Game of Thrones", premiered in April 2011 to great acclaim and ratings (see "Game of Thrones": Reception). The network picked up the show for a second season covering "A Clash of Kings" two days later. Shortly after the conclusion of the first season, the show received 13 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, winning Outstanding Main Title Design and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Peter Dinklage's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister. HBO announced a renewal for
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(episodes 9 and 10). Nutter is the only returning director with the rest being first-time "Game of Thrones" directors. This season features more original material than previous seasons. The deviations from Martin's novels are in part attributable to the way the television series has covered most of the novel series' published material and in part to the directors' opinions of the actors' abilities. For example, Sansa Stark arrives at Winterfell to marry Ramsay Bolton in "High Sparrow," a plotline that had been given to a minor character in the novels. In an interview, show writer David Benioff explains that Sophie
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also part of the show. The series began on Monday, April 25, 2016, on HBO Now, HBO Go, HBO On Demand and HBO. The stated purpose of the show is to "recap the latest episode, explaining the who, what, when and where, exploring the complicated politics and history of "Thrones", and offering absurd and not-so-absurd theories about future episodes." For the seventh season of "Game of Thrones", the after show changed its name to Talk the Thrones and moved from HBO to the social media site Twitter, where it will stream live every week after an episode airs. Simmons said
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portrayed the clerk at the Citadel, although his lines may have been dubbed as he was not a confident English speaker. "The Winds of Winter" was directed by Miguel Sapochnik. He previously directed the fifth season episodes "The Gift" and "Hardhome", and the sixth season episode "Battle of the Bastards". In an interview, Sapochnik spoke about the scenes at the beginning of the episode, which mostly lacked any dialogue, saying "Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of smart and witty dialogue. This is something that "Game of Thrones" is probably quite famous for and rightly so, but
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by HBO. After the screening of the season premiere "The Red Woman", HBO released a second official trailer. As well, in July 2016, HBO released a "blooper reel" online, a video of outtakes from season 6. "After the Thrones", a live aftershow in which hosts Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan discuss episodes of the series, airs on the stand-alone streaming service HBO Now on the Monday following each episode of the show's sixth season. The season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 15, 2016. The set includes extra background, behind-the-scenes material and deleted scenes. The sixth season of
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which it was nominated. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The recurring actors listed here are those who appeared in season 4. They are listed by the region in which they first appear: On April 2, 2013, HBO announced it had renewed the series for a fourth season, to consist of 10 episodes. David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as main writers and showrunners for the fourth season. They co-wrote seven out of ten episodes. The remaining three episodes were written by Bryan Cogman (two episodes), and the author of "A Song of Ice and Fire", George R. R. Martin (one episode). Benioff and
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director for the second season in 2005 and helmed the episode "Requiem for a Gleet". Taylor has directed the pilot episodes of "Mad Men" ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") and "Bored to Death" as well as subsequent episodes of each. He has directed two episodes from season 1 of "Game of Thrones" and four episodes of season 2. Taylor directed "" (2013), the sequel to 2011's "Thor". His latest directorial venture was the 2015 film "Terminator Genisys". He worked on a television adaptation of the Strugatsky brothers’ 1971 science fiction novel "Roadside Picnic" for the WGN America network. Taylor returned
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amount of cut content from "", a video game which Parker and Stone were heavily involved in the development of. However, as the episode became more and more focused on "Game of Thrones" and Black Friday, the aspects which were lifted from the game were almost entirely scrapped. "Black Friday" received critical acclaim. Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode a score of 8.7 out of 10, writing: "Cleverly fusing elements of the Next-Gen Console War with HBO's Game of Thrones, 'Black Friday' was easily one of the best "South Park" episodes we've seen in Season 17." Ryan McGee of
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for the sixth season includes executive producers and showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, producer Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill. Author George R. R. Martin, who had written one episode for each of the first four seasons, did not write an episode for the sixth season, as he was working to finish writing the sixth "A Song of Ice and Fire" novel, "The Winds of Winter". The directing staff for the sixth season was Jeremy Podeswa (episodes 1 and 2), Daniel Sackheim (episodes 3 and 4), Jack Bender (episodes 5 and 6), Mark Mylod (episodes 7 and 8), and
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Cogman, and Dave Hill, who was promoted to staff writer this season after previously working as an assistant to Benioff and Weiss. Author George R. R. Martin, who had written one episode for each of the first four seasons, did not write an episode for the fifth season as he was working to finish writing the sixth novel of the series, "The Winds of Winter". The directing staff for the fifth season is Michael Slovis (episodes 1 and 2), Mark Mylod (episodes 3 and 4), Jeremy Podeswa (episodes 5 and 6), Miguel Sapochnik (episodes 7 and 8), and David Nutter
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program was the announcement of the seventh season winner of "MasterChef Australia" with 2.2 million viewers. On subscription television, all but one of the top twenty most watched titles was sport, including the 2015 Cricket World Cup Final on Fox Sports 3, which topped the list with 616,000 viewers. The only non-sport program making the list was "Game of Thrones" which averaged 356,000 across its season. Criteria for inclusion in the following list is that Australian premiere episodes will air in Australia for the first time on a new channel. This includes when a program is moved from a free-to-air
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cancellation, writing episodes of Kurt Sutter's "The Bastard Executioner" for FX, and the David Fincher series "Mindhunter", a Netflix drama based on the works of legendary FBI profiler John Douglas. She then became a co-producer on the third and final season of "The Leftovers" and a producer on the second season of "Westworld" on HBO. On May 4, 2017, HBO announced that Wray is one of four writers working on a potential pilot for a "Game of Thrones" spin-off. In addition to Wray, Max Borenstein, Jane Goldman, and Brian Helgeland are also working on potential pilots. Wray has been working
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The Wars to Come "The Wars to Come" is the first episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 41st overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Michael Slovis, his directorial debut for the series. It aired on April 12, 2015. Prior to airing, this episode along with the remaining first four episodes of the season were leaked online. This episode marks the final appearance of Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) and Ciarán Hinds (Mance Rayder). In a flashback, a young Cersei Lannister and
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to think that what happened last week wasn't, in any way, rape" and wondered "whether the show is going to acknowledge it at all." Adams notes how the episode serves as a "bridge" between episodes and plotlines well under way, but that there are "thematic riches" to be found; namely, the multiple searches for justice. Oathkeeper "Oathkeeper" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 34th overall. The episode was written by Bryan Cogman, and directed by Michelle MacLaren. It aired on April 27, 2014. The title refers to the
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of Castamere" and "Mother's Mercy". The final episode of the show will be directed by Benioff and Weiss, who have previously directed one episode each. At the show's South by Southwest panel on March 12, 2017, Benioff and Weiss announced the writers for the show to be Dave Hill (episode 1) and Bryan Cogman (episode 2). The showrunners will then divide up the screenplay for the remaining four episodes amongst themselves. Writing for the eighth season started with a 140-page outline. Benioff said that the divvying up process and who should write what section became more difficult because "this would
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Bender, who worked on the show's sixth season, said that the seventh season would consist of seven episodes. Benioff and Weiss stated that they were unable to produce 10 episodes in the show's usual 12 to 14 month time frame, as Weiss said "It's crossing out of a television schedule into more of a mid-range movie schedule." HBO confirmed on July 18, 2016, that the seventh season would consist of seven episodes, and would premiere later than usual in mid-2017 because of the later filming schedule. Later it was confirmed that the season would debut on July 16. The seventh
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"Vox" noted, ""The Door", continues last week's trend of feeling as if it's offering up some major, important answers regarding [the show]'s mythos. And many of those revelations impact some of the show's most major characters." Michael Calia of "Wall Street Journal" wrote in his review of the episode; "The show delivers one of its most heartbreaking, spectacular and mind-blowing episodes." Jeremy Egner of "The New York Times" wrote in his review of the episode; "As with many epic sagas, the story and action in “Game of Thrones” are driven largely by characters moving toward and eventually becoming the people
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feat to have achieved a climax so satisfying for the viewer with only a relatively small number of scenes building up to it in the first three episodes. VanDerWerff considered that Emilia Clarke's acting was Emmy worthy. HitFix's Alan Sepinwall also praised her performance, remarking that "her big moment comes in a (fictional) foreign language, and the subtitles are barely necessary. That's how good she is." And Now His Watch Is Ended "And Now His Watch Is Ended" is the fourth episode of the third season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 24th episode of the
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as Roman in four episodes of the comedy-drama television series "The Game" (2009). He portrayed the title protagonist in "Conan the Barbarian" (2011), a reimagining of the 1982 film of the same name and a role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Momoa gained his role of Khal Drogo on HBO's "Game Of Thrones" through his audition, in which he performed a Haka, one of many intimidating Māori dances traditionally used to celebrate life. After the shooting of "Stargate Atlantis" Season 4 was over, Momoa had his dreadlocks cut off. Their weight had been giving him headaches. The program agreed with
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million at the seventh episode, "The Gift". "Business Insider" cites two likely reasons for the lower ratings: backlash over the rape scene in "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken", one of many deviations from the novels throughout the season that "have upset fans," and increased online streaming through HBO Now. It also acknowledged a possible effect of the first four episodes leaking online before the season premiere and the decision to air on Memorial Day weekend in the United States (a weekend that had been skipped in previous seasons). "Business Insider" reached out to HBO for comment, HBO responded that it is seeing
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Music of Game of Thrones The music for the fantasy TV series "Game of Thrones" is composed by Ramin Djawadi. The music is primarily instrumental with the occasional vocal performances, and is created to support musically the characters and plots of the show. It features various themes, the most prominent being the "Main Title" that accompanies the series' title sequence. In every season, a soundtrack album would be released. The music of Game of Thrones has inspired many cover versions; the main title theme is particularly popular. There are also decidedly non-medieval renditions of songs from the series's source novels
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as Córdoba. The sixth season, which began filming in July 2015, returned to Spain and filmed in Navarra, Guadalajara, Seville, Almeria, Girona and Peniscola. Filming also returned to Dubrovnik, Croatia. Filming of the seven episodes of season 7 began on August 31, 2016, at Titanic Studios in Belfast, with other filming in Iceland, Northern Ireland and many locations in Spain, including Seville, Cáceres, Almodovar del Rio, Santiponce, Zumaia and Bermeo. The series also filmed in Dubrovnik, which is used for location of King's Landing. Filming continued until the end of February 2017 as necessary to ensure winter weather in some
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notes. Game of Thrones: Season 4 (soundtrack) The soundtrack album of the fourth season of HBO series "Game of Thrones", titled Game of Thrones: Season 4 was released digitally on June 10, 2014, and on CD on July 1, 2014. Season 4 of "Game of Thrones" saw the Icelandic band Sigur Rós perform their rendition of "" in a cameo appearance at King Joffrey's wedding in the second episode, "The Lion and the Rose". The soundtrack received mostly positive reviews from critics. The soundtrack was awarded a score of 4/5 by Heather Phares of AllMusic. Personnel adapted from the album
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Game of Thrones: Season 4 (soundtrack) The soundtrack album of the fourth season of HBO series "Game of Thrones", titled Game of Thrones: Season 4 was released digitally on June 10, 2014, and on CD on July 1, 2014. Season 4 of "Game of Thrones" saw the Icelandic band Sigur Rós perform their rendition of "" in a cameo appearance at King Joffrey's wedding in the second episode, "The Lion and the Rose". The soundtrack received mostly positive reviews from critics. The soundtrack was awarded a score of 4/5 by Heather Phares of AllMusic. Personnel adapted from the album liner
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Game of Thrones: Season 6 (soundtrack) The soundtrack album of the sixth season of HBO series "Game of Thrones", titled Game of Thrones: Season 6, was released digitally on June 24, 2016, and later released on CD on July 29, 2016. The album reached No. 1 on the "Billboard"s Soundtracks chart, and the track from the season finale "Light of the Seven" reached No. 1 on "Billboard"s Spotify Viral 50 chart. The "Light of the Seven" is the first time piano is used in the music for "Game of Thrones". The album was composed by Ramin Djawadi. The soundtrack has
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"Game of Thrones". In 2012, bookings through LateRooms.com increased by 28 percent in Dubrovnik and 13 percent in Iceland. The following year, bookings doubled in Ouarzazate, Morocco (the location of Daenerys' season-three scenes). "Game of Thrones" has been attributed as a significant factor in the boom of tourism in Iceland that had a strong impact on its economy. Tourist numbers increased by 30% in 2015, followed by another 40% in 2016, with a final figure of 2.4 million visitors expected for 2016, which is around seven times the population of the country. However, the increase in tourism to Dubrovnik, with
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Dream of Spring". The season will be adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Filming officially began on October 23, 2017, and concluded in July 2018. The season is scheduled to premiere in April 2019. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The eighth and final season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" was announced by HBO in July 2016. Like the previous season, it will largely consist of original content not found currently in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series; it will instead adapt material Martin has revealed to showrunners about the upcoming novels
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units in different countries. Benioff and Weiss write each of their episodes together, with one of them writing the first half of the script and the other the second half. After that they begin with passing the drafts back and forth to make notes and rewrite parts of it. Benioff and Weiss originally intended to adapt the entire, still-incomplete "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of novels for television. After "Game of Thrones" began outpacing the published novels in the sixth season, the series was based on a plot outline of the future novels provided by Martin and original
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episode score. The site's critical consensus reads, "Bloody action and extreme power plays return full throttle, as "Game of Thrones" enjoys a new-found liberation from the world of the source material, resulting in more unexpected thrills." One notable exception is the sixth episode, "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken", which was heavily criticized due to the showrunners' decision to have a well-liked character suffer a sexual assault. It received a rating of 58% on Rotten Tomatoes, lower than any previous episode of the show. The eighth episode, "Hardhome", received significant praise and was immediately regarded as one of the best episodes in the
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" The Winds of Winter (Game of Thrones) "The Winds of Winter" is the tenth and final episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the sixtieth overall. It was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Miguel Sapochnik. Cersei Lannister plots to destroy all her immediate enemies with one swift stroke; Arya Stark gets revenge; Jon Snow is declared King in the North by the lords of the Northern houses; Bran Stark learns that Jon is actually the son of Lyanna Stark; Samwell Tarly arrives at the
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The Winds of Winter (Game of Thrones) "The Winds of Winter" is the tenth and final episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the sixtieth overall. It was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Miguel Sapochnik. Cersei Lannister plots to destroy all her immediate enemies with one swift stroke; Arya Stark gets revenge; Jon Snow is declared King in the North by the lords of the Northern houses; Bran Stark learns that Jon is actually the son of Lyanna Stark; Samwell Tarly arrives at the Citadel;
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The Gift (Game of Thrones) "The Gift" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 47th overall. The episode was written by the series' creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Miguel Sapochnik, his directorial debut for the series. This episode marks the final appearance for Peter Vaughan. Jon leaves for Hardhome with Tormund and some rangers, in spite of Ser Alliser's complaints. Before they leave, Sam gives Jon a bag of dragonglass weapons, reminding him of their use against the White Walkers. Afterward, Sam and Gilly
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Fire and Blood (Game of Thrones) "Fire and Blood" is the tenth and final episode of the first season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". First aired on June 19, 2011, it was written by the show's creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alan Taylor. The title of the episode is the motto of House Targaryen, and alludes to the aftermath of the previous episode's climactic events. The episode's action revolves around the Starks' reactions to Eddard Stark's execution: Sansa is taken hostage, Arya flees in disguise, Robb and
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Mockingbird (Game of Thrones) "Mockingbird" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 37th overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alik Sakharov. It aired on May 18, 2014. The title refers to the symbol of House Baelish, Littlefinger's house. This episode marks the final appearance of Kate Dickie (Lysa Arryn). In the dungeons, Jaime Lannister berates Tyrion Lannister for his outburst against the people of King's Landing and ruining the deal Jaime had made with Tywin Lannister. Tyrion angrily
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show's upcoming sixth season depicting the baby daughter of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor, Flurry Heart, who will be introduced into the season as a new character. On March 7, 2016, a "Game of Thrones"-style teaser trailer for the season was released, hinting several locations of that season. Ed Valentine, writer of the Season 4 episodes "" and "" with the latter being a collaboration alongside headwriter Meghan McCarthy, confirmed via Twitter that he wrote two episodes for Season 6. At the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con, while the show was in its fifth season, it was revealed that there will
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the highest-rated episodes on the website. Matt Fowler of IGN wrote in his review for the episode, "The past three "Thrones" episodes now have ended with big action set pieces, but the Dragon/Dothraki battle down in The Reach, in "The Spoils of War," was one of the most gripping and magnificent ones to date. It may even rival "Hardhome" in terms of spectacle." He continued, ""Game of Thrones" pulled no punches and showed no quarter this week as we witnessed one of the fiercest and most engaging battles the show's ever produced, featuring major fan-favorite characters on opposite sides of
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Love stated that he had received an email from Benioff offering him a part in the show, saying "I broached the subject by sending them an email back saying 'Listen I don't know what your plans are for me but it would really mean a lot to me if I could have one of those trademark "Game of Thrones" gruesome death scenes, and they wrote back saying 'Actually Steve, that was exactly what we had in mind for you.'" "No One" was directed by Mark Mylod. Mylod previously directed the fifth season episodes "High Sparrow" and "Sons of the Harpy".
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first season. They contributed eight out of ten episodes, including one co-written with Jane Espenson. The two remaining episodes were written by Bryan Cogman and "A Song of Ice and Fire" author George R. R. Martin. Tom McCarthy directed the original pilot, but much of this was later re-shot by Tim Van Patten as the pilot was reworked into the first episode of the complete season. Van Patten also directed the second episode. McCarthy is still credited as a consulting producer for the series' first episode. Brian Kirk and Daniel Minahan directed three episodes each, and Alan Taylor directed the
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the episode a "B+" for people who have read the novels. The Climb (Game of Thrones) "The Climb" is the sixth episode of the third season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 26th episode of the series. Directed by Alik Sakharov and written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, it aired on May 5, 2013. The episode's title comes from climbing of the wall by Jon Snow and Ygritte, and also the references from dialogue between Lord Petyr Baelish and Lord Varys. The episode marks the final appearance of Esmé Bianco. Lord Tywin Lannister meets
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The Climb (Game of Thrones) "The Climb" is the sixth episode of the third season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 26th episode of the series. Directed by Alik Sakharov and written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, it aired on May 5, 2013. The episode's title comes from climbing of the wall by Jon Snow and Ygritte, and also the references from dialogue between Lord Petyr Baelish and Lord Varys. The episode marks the final appearance of Esmé Bianco. Lord Tywin Lannister meets Lady Olenna Tyrell to discuss having Ser Loras Tyrell marry Tywin's
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get higher. Dragons aren't cheap, but they're also amazing." Fire and Blood (Game of Thrones) "Fire and Blood" is the tenth and final episode of the first season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". First aired on June 19, 2011, it was written by the show's creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alan Taylor. The title of the episode is the motto of House Targaryen, and alludes to the aftermath of the previous episode's climactic events. The episode's action revolves around the Starks' reactions to Eddard Stark's execution: Sansa
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one of the running gags; they also helped solidify "Game of Thrones" role in the plot. Once they decided to center the episodes around Black Friday, the "Game of Thrones" angle became a great way to tie both stories together as Parker and Stone felt Black Friday was something that would really fit well in "Game of Thrones". They soon felt that they were onto a big idea that would be received well by audiences. Before the "Game of Thrones" and Black Friday elements became part of the episode, the original premise of the storyline was focused on the large
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The Ghost of Harrenhal "The Ghost of Harrenhal" is the fifth episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". The episode is written by series co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and directed, for the second time in this season, by David Petrarca. It premiered on April 29, 2012. “The Ghost of Harrenhal” is how Arya Stark describes herself while at Harrenhal in "A Clash of Kings", the novel on which the season is based, although the phrase is not heard in the episode. This episode marks the final appearance of Gethin Anthony (Renly
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many terrific individual moments, gave the fans a spectacular final 10 minutes, tied up some loose ends and left so many amazing possibilities for season 9 that my head is basically reeling." Sean McKenna of "TV Fanatic" wrote, "After eight years and 172 episodes, "Supernatural" still knows exactly how to deliver a fantastic finale. 'Sacrifice' provided a gripping hour filled with laughs, heart, emotion, twists and a game-changing final moment that was as shocking as it was visually cool. I've still got to pick my jaw up off the floor with those closing moments, after having been engrossed in the
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Game of Thrones: Season 1 (soundtrack) Game of Thrones: Season 1 is the soundtrack album for the first season of HBO series "Game of Thrones". Composed by Ramin Djawadi, it was released on June 14, 2011 for digital download and on CD. Djawadi accepted the task 10 weeks before the show premiered, after Stephen Warbeck left the project. The soundtrack has received neutral to favorable reviews and peaked at #17 on the U.S. Soundtrack Albums chart. It was nominated for International Film Music Critics Association for "Best Original Score for a Television Series". The soundtrack to "Game of Thrones" was
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U.S., and totaled 5.4 million viewers across multiple Sunday and Monday night airings. It averaged 743,000 and reached a peak 823,000 in UK and Ireland on its April 18 premiere. HBO announced that they would be commissioning a second season on the strength of the reception of the premiere episode. By the final episode of the season, which aired June 20, the ratings had climbed to over 3 million. The first season of "Game of Thrones" was nominated for thirteen Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Tim Van Patten for "Winter Is Coming"), and
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Gone was a breath-taking mid-season finale, the violent culmination of a season and half's worth of bubbling tension between Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the Governor (David Morrissey). Like the previous episodes, some moments were far too pronounced (the chess piece on the ground), but in providing us with a heart-breaking farewell to Hershel (Scott Wilson), and a cathartic ending for the Governor, it succeeded on many levels." He also commented on the effectiveness of Hershel's death, saying: "Poor Hershel served as the Ned Stark of the episode (for those who have seen "Game of Thrones"), the level-headed voice of reason
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Without Honor" didn't have as many big, striking scenes as some of the past few episodes, it made up for its lack of face-melting moments with some absolutely fantastic one-on-one scenes." The A.V. Club's Todd VanDerWerff gave it an A-. A Man Without Honor "A Man Without Honor" is the seventh episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". The episode is written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and directed, for the second time in this season, by David Nutter. It premiered on May 13, 2012. The name of the
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