Game of Thrones is an HBO fantasy drama television series developed by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire trilogy, the first of which is A Game of Thrones.
The show was shot in the United Kingdom, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain. It started on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and finished on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes shown across eight seasons.
Game of Thrones is loosely based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novel series, and is set in the fictitious Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and the continent of Essos. The show pursues numerous plot threads at the same time.
The first plot arc chronicles a battle for sovereignty of the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, with other noble families battling for independence from the throne. The second is about the exiled scion’s efforts to recover the throne, and the third is about the coming winter, as well as the fabled animals and ferocious peoples of the North.
Game of Thrones – Season 3 – Trailer
Game of Thrones – Season 3 – Summary
Season 3 of Game of Thrones continues the sprawling, brutal struggle for power across Westeros and beyond. The War of the Five Kings rages on, though Robb Stark’s victories are overshadowed by political missteps. His mother, Catelyn, urges him to secure alliances, but his marriage to Talisa weakens his pact with the Freys. Meanwhile, Tyrion Lannister, stripped of power in King’s Landing, struggles with his family’s disdain while Joffrey’s cruelty grows unchecked.
Beyond the Wall, Jon Snow infiltrates the wildlings, growing closer to Ygritte while wrestling with his loyalty to the Night’s Watch. Bran Stark, guided by visions of the three-eyed raven, journeys north with Hodor, Meera, and Jojen Reed. In Essos, Daenerys Targaryen builds her army, liberating slaves in Astapor by outwitting the slavers and gaining the Unsullied. Her dragons grow, as does her reputation as a conqueror.
The season’s most shocking moment comes at the Red Wedding, where Robb, Catelyn, and Talisa are betrayed and slaughtered by the Freys and Boltons under Tywin Lannister’s orders. Arya, arriving too late, witnesses the horror before fleeing with the Hound. In the Riverlands, Jaime Lannister begins to show humanity, bonding with Brienne of Tarth after losing his hand to Locke.
Stannis Baratheon, reeling from defeat at Blackwater, is manipulated by Melisandre into turning against his own men, while Davos secretly helps Gendry escape her flames. Theon Greyjoy endures brutal torture at the hands of Ramsay Snow, his identity crumbling under relentless pain. The season ends with Daenerys hailed as Mhysa by freed slaves, Jon returning to the Night’s Watch, and the realm reeling from the Lannisters’ ruthless consolidation of power.
