HBO RENEWS GAME OF THRONES FOR SECOND SEASON
LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2011 – Following strong critical and viewer response to the series’ April 17 debut, HBO has renewed GAME OF THRONES for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.
“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 Lombardo. “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.
Among the early critical raves, TV Guide has called the show “a crowning triumph” and “brilliant,” while the Los Angeles Times termed GAME OF THRONES “a great and thundering series,” as well as “wild and bewitching.” The Hollywood Reporter praised the “excellent storytelling, superb acting and stunning visual effects,” and the New York Post observed that the “art directing, acting and incredible sets are as breathtaking as the massive scope of the series.”
The gross audience for the premiere night of GAME OF THRONES on the main HBO channel was 4.2 million viewers.
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.
Season one credits: GAME OF THRONES is executive produced by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss; co-executive producers, Carolyn Strauss, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza and George R.R. Martin; producers, Mark Huffam and Frank Doelger; directors of photography, Marco Pontecorvo, Alik Sakharov and Matt Jensen; production designer, Gemma Jackson; costume designer, Michele Clapton.
That from HBO.
From me again: I'm thrilled.
Ten more episodes! A CLASH OF KINGS.
Looks like I'll be writing the Battle of the Blackwater. David & Dan give me the easy stuff.
P.S. A late correction. Actually, I don't KNOW how many more episodes. Could be ten. Could be more. Could even be fewer, I suppose, though I don't really think so. Myself, I'd love to see twelve episodes this second time around, since CLASH is a hundred pages longer than GAME. But that's a call for HBO and Dan and David, and I am sure they will let us know once it's made.
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It's not going to be HBO's biggest hit ever. Let's not be crazy. It's going to be a successful show. Is it going to be bigger than The Sopranos or The Wire? Probably not.
If it does better than True Blood we can be happy. If it does better than Rome but only lasts 2 seasons (like Rome) we might be really unhappy. Like Rome, the show is quite expensive.
I'm more disappointed that Ginia Bellafante decided to double-down on her "girls don't like fantasy" line in her blog at the NY Times:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/pull-up-a-throne-and-lets-talk/
Do you know if it will definitely be 10 episodes?
I want to see what you can do with the Battle of the Blackwater....burn baby burn!
Congratulations! Now hurry up with that 5th book... and then that 6th book...... you gotta keep up with HBO now! :)
Loved the series opener BTW! Much closer to the book than I'd have expected, which is fantastic to see. Though would have loved to see 12, but maybe for the third season.
Congratulations on all this cool stuff lately! Just thought I'd add that you're a huge role model for me and a big motivation right now as I work on getting through college. Thank you so much for everything!
As always the Brotherhood Without Banners will be there in full support, this time moving up from a simple Moot to a fully fledged fan convention. TitanCon will be held on 24 September 2011 at the Europa Hotel and Exhibition Centre in Belfast.
We already have Kristian Nairn (HODOR!) confirmed as a guest and hope to have many more announced over the coming weeks and months.
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