

Kit Harington plays Ned's bastard, Jon Snow, and Alfie Allen plays Theon Greyjoy, a political hostage and ward of Lord Stark. Their children are Robb ( Richard Madden), Sansa ( Sophie Turner), Arya ( Maisie Williams), Bran ( Isaac Hempstead-Wright) and Rickon (Art Parkinson). His wife, Catelyn Stark (born Tully), is played by Michelle Fairley.

Sean Bean leads the first season's cast as Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, patriarch of the Stark family. Set in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, where "summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime," Game of Thrones chronicles the violent dynastic struggles among the kingdom's seven noble families for control of the Iron Throne as the series opens, additional threats from the snow and ice covered region north of Westeros and from the eastern continent across a narrow sea are simultaneously beginning to rise. The cable television series closely follows the multiple story lines of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, and author Martin has stated that the show's pilot script was very faithful to his work. See also: Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, and A Song of Ice and Fire - back story Other accolades include an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series and an Emmy win for Outstanding Main Title Design. It was nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Drama Series for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards and Best Television Series – Drama at the 69th Golden Globe Awards Peter Dinklage also won both ceremonies' Best Supporting Actor award ( Emmy and Golden Globes). The series was picked up for a second season on April 19, 2011, two days after its premiere. Highly anticipated since its early stages of development, the first season of Game of Thrones was very well received by viewers and critics. The production is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has also filmed in Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, Scotland, Spain, and the United States. The series was picked up for a second season on April 19, 2011, just two days after its premiere. Game of Thrones has been extremely well received critically, and has already garnered a loyal fanbase. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of seven planned fantasy novels, the first of which is A Game of Thrones. Weiss, featuring a predominantly British and Irish cast.

Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. Northern Ireland (unaired pilot and Seasons 1-5)
