After drawing a combined 4.2 million viewers over the three airings of its first episode Sunday night, HBO's "Game of Thrones" has been renewed for a second season.
"We are delighted by the way David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have brought George R.R. Martin's amazing book series to the screen, and thrilled by the support of the media and our viewers," said Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming, who made the announcement today. "This is the continuation of an exciting creative partnership."
Based on the bestselling fantasy book series "A Song of Ice and Fire," by George R.R. Martin, "Game of Thrones" follows kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and noblemen as they vie for power in a land where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime.
The season one cast includes (in alphabetical order): Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Sean Bean, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Jason Momoa, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams.
While the first season is 10 episodes, it has not yet been announced how long season two will be, but it will follow the events of "A Clash of Kings," which was 162 pages longer than "A Game of Thrones."
The series currently consists of four novels--"A Storm of Swords" and "A Feast for Crows" were published in 2000 and 2005 respectively. The fifth installment, "A Dance with Dragons" has a July 12, 2011, release date, although Martin has not yet completed writing it. Two additional books are also planned.
As a fan of the series, I felt the premier episode of the HBO television series was very well done, and although I cannot approach it as someone new to the story, I think most should be able to follow the story. Like many, I took advantage of the free preview weekend to catch the episode and will now have to order HBO so I can keep watching it.
"We are delighted by the way David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have brought George R.R. Martin's amazing book series to the screen, and thrilled by the support of the media and our viewers," said Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming, who made the announcement today. "This is the continuation of an exciting creative partnership."
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| 'Game of Thrones' airs Sundays at 9 p.m. |
The season one cast includes (in alphabetical order): Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Sean Bean, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Jason Momoa, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams.
While the first season is 10 episodes, it has not yet been announced how long season two will be, but it will follow the events of "A Clash of Kings," which was 162 pages longer than "A Game of Thrones."
The series currently consists of four novels--"A Storm of Swords" and "A Feast for Crows" were published in 2000 and 2005 respectively. The fifth installment, "A Dance with Dragons" has a July 12, 2011, release date, although Martin has not yet completed writing it. Two additional books are also planned.
As a fan of the series, I felt the premier episode of the HBO television series was very well done, and although I cannot approach it as someone new to the story, I think most should be able to follow the story. Like many, I took advantage of the free preview weekend to catch the episode and will now have to order HBO so I can keep watching it.
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