Game of Thrones 2011 - 2019

type: TVSeries

language: English

seasons: 8

genre: fantasy

theme: historical fiction

Score: 9 / 10

Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by , 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 premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons.

Plot

Game of Thrones is roughly based on the storylines of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series by , set in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and the continent of Essos. The series follows several simultaneous plot lines. The first story arc follows a war of succession among competing claimants for control of the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, with other noble families fighting for independence from the throne. The second concerns the exiled scion's actions to reclaim the throne; the third chronicles the threat of the impending winter, as well as the legendary creatures and fierce peoples of the North.

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author	Bryan Cogman D. B. Weiss Dave Hill David Benioff George R. R. Martin Jane Espenson Vanessa Taylor
award	Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama TCA Award for Outstanding New Program TCA Award for Program of the Year
contentLocation	Essos Sothoryos Westeros
events	Iron Throne
genre	action adventure drama fantasy saga
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musicBy	Ramin Djawadi
publisher	HBO
recordedAt	Canada Croatia Iceland Malta Morocco Northern Ireland Scotland Spain United Kingdom United States of America
theme	historical fiction northern