Game Of Thrones: American fantasy drama television series
Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series, based on George R.
R. Martin">George R. R. Martin's book series A Song of Ice and Fire. The first episode was shown on April 17, 2011 on Home Box Office. There are eight seasons in total as of 2019. The first season was nominated for thirteen Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and won two of them. The series focuses on various kings and queens in two continents called Westeros and Essos. Many of the successors to the throne fight for power. The series is praised for human sexuality and story line.
| Game of Thrones | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | |
| Created by |
|
| Based on | A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin |
| Starring |
|
| Theme music composer | Ramin Djawadi |
| Opening theme | "Main Title" |
| Composer | Ramin Djawadi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 73 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
|
| Producers |
|
| Production locations | |
| Running time | 50–82 minutes |
| Production companies |
|
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | April 17, 2011 – May 19, 2019 |
| Related | |
| |
Plot
The plot revolves around two continents namely, Westeros (the western continent) and Essos (the eastern continent). Noble families of Westeros fight amongst themselves to gain the Iron Throne. And, meanwhile an old enemy which has been dormant for ages is rising again.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Bean | Eddard "Ned" Stark | 1 |
| Mark Addy | Robert Baratheon | 1 |
| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Jaime Lannister | 1 – 8 |
| Michelle Fairley | Catelyn Stark | 1 – 3 |
| Lena Headey | Cersei Lannister | 1 – 8 |
| Emilia Clarke | Daenerys Targaryen | 1 – 8 |
| Iain Glen | Jorah Mormont | 1 – 8 |
| Aidan Gillen | Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish | 1 – 7 |
| Harry Lloyd | Viserys Targaryen | 1 |
| Kit Harington | Jon Snow | 1 – 8 |
| Sophie Turner | Sansa Stark | 1 – 8 |
| Maisie Williams | Arya Stark | 1 – 8 |
| Richard Madden | Robb Stark | 1 – 3 |
| Alfie Allen | Theon Greyjoy | 1 – 8 |
| Isaac Hempstead Wright | Bran Stark | 1 – 4, 6 – 8 |
| Jack Gleeson | Joffrey Baratheon | 1 – 4 |
| Rory McCann | Sandor "The Hound" Clegane | 1 – 4, 6 – 8 |
| Peter Dinklage | Tyrion Lannister | 1 – 8 |
| Jason Momoa | Khal Drogo | 1 – 2 |
| Charles Dance | Tywin Lannister | 1 – 4 |
| Liam Cunningham | Davos Seaworth | 2 – 8 |
| John Bradley | Samwell Tarly | 1 – 8 |
| Natalie Dormer | Margaery Tyrell | 2 – 6 |
| Stephen Dillane | Stannis Baratheon | 2 – 5 |
| Carice van Houten | Melisandre | 2 – 8 |
| James Cosmo | Jeor Mormont | 1 – 3 |
| Jerome Flynn | Bronn | 1 – 8 |
| Conleth Hill | Varys | 1 – 8 |
| Sibel Kekilli | Shae | 2 – 4 |
| Rose Leslie | Ygritte | 2 – 4 |
| Oona Chaplin | Talisa Maegyr | 2 – 3 |
| Joe Dempsie | Gendry | 1 – 3, 7 – 8 |
| Kristofer Hivju | Tormund Giantsbane | 3 – 8 |
| Hannah Murray | Gilly | 3 – 8 |
| Gwendoline Christie | Brienne of Tarth | 2 – 8 |
| Iwan Rheon | Ramsay Bolton | 3 – 6 |
| Indira Varma | Ellaria Sand | 4 – 7 |
| Michiel Huisman | Daario Naharis | 3 – 6 |
| Nathalie Emmanuel | Missandei | 2 – 8 |
| Tom Wlaschiha | Jaqen H'ghar | 1 – 2, 5 – 6 |
| Dean-Charles Chapman | Tommen Baratheon | 1 – 2, 4 – 6 |
| Michael McElhatton | Roose Bolton | 1 – 6 |
| Jonathan Pryce | The High Sparrow | 5 – 6 |
Books
- A Game Of Thrones
- A Clash Of Kings
- A Storm of Swords
- A Feast For The Crows
References
Other websites
This article uses material from the Wikipedia Simple English article Game of Thrones, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki Simple English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.