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.
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Daenerys Targaryen arrives at Dragonstone, reclaiming her family’s stronghold as she prepares her invasion of Westeros. Jon Snow, declared King in the North, learns of dragonglass beneath Dragonstone and decides to seek an alliance with Daenerys despite Sansa’s warnings. Arya Stark takes revenge on House Frey by poisoning Walder and his sons, wiping out their line.
Cersei strengthens her hold on the Iron Throne, forming an alliance with Euron Greyjoy, who destroys Yara’s fleet and captures Ellaria Sand. Theon barely escapes, haunted by his past failures. Meanwhile, Daenerys’ forces attack Casterly Rock, only to find it a hollow victory—Jaime has already taken Highgarden, securing the Tyrell gold. Olenna Tyrell, before dying, admits to poisoning Joffrey and urges Jaime to tell Cersei.
Jon arrives at Dragonstone, but Daenerys demands his loyalty before offering aid. Despite their disagreements, Tyrion arranges for Jon to mine the dragonglass. In a daring battle, Daenerys and her Dothraki ambush the Lannister army, with Drogon wreaking havoc. Jaime charges at Daenerys but is saved at the last moment by Bronn.
At Winterfell, tensions rise as Littlefinger sows discord between Sansa and Arya. Bran returns, now the emotionless Three-Eyed Raven, and gives Arya the Valyrian steel dagger once meant to kill him. Jon and his companions venture beyond the Wall to capture a wight as proof of the White Walker threat. After a brutal fight, they are trapped on a frozen lake until Daenerys rescues them, losing Viserion in the process.
The Night King reanimates Viserion as an ice dragon, giving the dead a devastating weapon. Jon and Daenerys grow closer, and he pledges to stand with her despite not bending the knee. At a meeting in King’s Landing, Cersei pretends to ally with them against the dead but secretly plots with Euron to betray them. As Jon and Daenerys sail north, they finally give in to their attraction—unaware they are aunt and nephew. Meanwhile, the Army of the Dead marches toward the Wall, and the reanimated Viserion blasts it apart with blue fire, signaling the beginning of the Great War.