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Mark Lewis Jones as Shagga (season 1) Bronson Webb as Will (season 1) Rob Ostlere as Waymar Royce (season 1) Dermot Keaney as Gared (season 1) John Standing as Jon Arryn (season 1) Rhodri Hosking as Mycah (season 1) Tobias Winter as Timmet (seasons 1–2) Natilda Lee as Chella (seasons 1–2) Matthew Scurfield as Vayon Poole (season 1)
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.
According to Benioff and Weiss, Addy was the easiest actor to cast for the series because of his audition performance. [76] Some characters in the pilot were recast for the first season. The role of Catelyn Stark was played initially by Jennifer Ehle, but the role was recast with Michelle Fairley. [77]
Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The series is based on George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire. The series takes place on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, and chronicles the power struggles among noble families as they fight for control of the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms ...
"Winter Is Coming" is the series premiere of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. The first episode of the first season, it was written by series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, in an adaptation of the first chapters of George R. R. Martin's book A Game of Thrones.
In addition, cast members Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Alfie Allen, Sophie Turner, Gwendoline Christie, Carice van Houten, Diana Rigg, and Max von Sydow received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for their performances in the series. [5] The rest of the cast was also praised, many receiving ...
The series premiere surpassed 30 million viewers across all of the network's domestic platforms weeks after its release. The show's numbers continued to climb in other countries as well. In the UK, the premiere got up to 4.7 million viewers after seven days, setting a new record for Sky Atlantic. Compared to the previous season, HBO Asia saw an ...
The episode was the most watched episode of the season and was viewed by an estimated 3.041 million viewers and received a 1.4 share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. [13] This means that it was seen by 1.4% of all 18- to 49-year-olds at the time of the broadcast. [13] With repeats, the episode brought in 3.9 million total viewers. [14]