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
The plot is set in a fictitious universe, mostly on the continent of Westeros, with one storyline taking place on another continent to the east, Essos. The season, like the novel, continues the storyline of The War of the Five Kings: following the death of Renly Baratheon, all four kings in Westeros believe they have a claim to the Iron Throne, with the exception of Robb Stark, who seeks vengeance for the death of his father, Ned Stark, and Northern independence.
Daenerys Targaryen begins her rise to power in Essos; Ned’s illegitimate son, Jon Snow, goes undercover beyond the Wall; the other Stark children struggle to survive across Westeros, but Robb is killed; Jaime Lannister returns to the capital; and the reawakened threat of the Army of the Dead is announced to all of Westeros.
