HBO issued a resounding commitment to its adaptation of George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series at the Television Critics Association press tour Thursday.
Speaking about the success of the first season of "Game of Thrones," HBO Co-President Richard Plepler said, "The truth is when you see how thrilled [Martin] is with the production, we know we’ve succeeded partially by his satisfaction. We told George we’d go as long as he kept writing."
HBO renewed the series for a second season after only one episode had aired, and casting has already begun.
To date, the new cast members include Liam Cunningham ("Camelot," "Clash of the Titans") as Davos Seaworth the Onion Knight, Stephen Dillane ("John Adams") as Stannis, Carice van Houten ("Repo Men," "Valkyrie") as Melisandre, Gwendoline Christie ("The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus") as Brienne and Natalie Dormer ("The Tudors") as Margaery Tyrell.
The fifth novel in Martin's epic series, "A Dance with Dragons," was released earlier this month. Season two of the series will follow the story of "A Clash of Kings," the second novel. At the San Diego Comic Con, producers hinted that the third novel, "A Storm of Swords," would be broken into two seasons.
"Game of Thrones' picked up 13 Emmy nominations, including Best Drama Series, Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister), Writing in a Drama Series and Direction in Single-Camera Series. The winners will be announced during the Sunday, Sept. 18, ceremony, which airs on FOX at 8 p.m. ET.
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| "Game of Thrones" earned 13 Emmy nods |
HBO renewed the series for a second season after only one episode had aired, and casting has already begun.
To date, the new cast members include Liam Cunningham ("Camelot," "Clash of the Titans") as Davos Seaworth the Onion Knight, Stephen Dillane ("John Adams") as Stannis, Carice van Houten ("Repo Men," "Valkyrie") as Melisandre, Gwendoline Christie ("The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus") as Brienne and Natalie Dormer ("The Tudors") as Margaery Tyrell.
The fifth novel in Martin's epic series, "A Dance with Dragons," was released earlier this month. Season two of the series will follow the story of "A Clash of Kings," the second novel. At the San Diego Comic Con, producers hinted that the third novel, "A Storm of Swords," would be broken into two seasons.
"Game of Thrones' picked up 13 Emmy nominations, including Best Drama Series, Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister), Writing in a Drama Series and Direction in Single-Camera Series. The winners will be announced during the Sunday, Sept. 18, ceremony, which airs on FOX at 8 p.m. ET.
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