Season 1 spans a period of several months on a world
where the seasons last for years at a time. The action begins in the unified
Seven Kingdoms of Westeros as the long summer ends and winter draws near. Lord
Eddard Stark is asked by his old friend, King Robert Baratheon, to serve as the
Hand of the King following the death of the previous incumbent, Eddard's mentor
Jon Arryn. Eddard is reluctant but receives intelligence suggesting that Jon
was murdered. Eddard accepts Robert's offer, planning to use his position and
authority to investigate the alleged murder.
Meanwhile, on the eastern continent of Essos, the
exiled children of House Targaryen, which Robert destroyed to claim the throne,
are plotting to return to Westeros and unseat the 'usurper'. To this end,
ViserysTargaryen arranges the marriage of his sister Daenerys to KhalDrogo, the
leader of 40,000 Dothraki warriors, in return for the use of his warriors in
invading Westeros. For her part, Daenerys just wants to find a safe refuge far
away from King Robert's assassins and her brother's scheming ambition.
Finally, on the northern-most border of the Seven
Kingdoms the sworn brothers of the Night's Watch guard the Wall, a
300-mile-long colossal fortification of ice which has stood for thousands of
years. The Watch defends the Wall against the depredations of the lawless
wildlings who live beyond, but rumor speaks of a new threat arising in the
lands of perpetual winter.
Starring cast
- Sean Bean as Lord Eddard Stark (9 episodes)
- Mark Addy as King Robert Baratheon (7 episodes)
- NikolajCoster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister (8 episodes)
- Michelle Fairley as Lady Catelyn Stark (9 episodes)
- Lena Headey as Queen CerseiLannister (10 episodes)
- Emilia Clarke as Princess DaenerysTargaryen (9 episodes)
- Iain Glen as SerJorahMormont (9 episodes)
- Aidan Gillen as Lord PetyrBaelish (8 episodes)
- Harry Lloyd as Prince ViserysTargaryen (5 episodes)
- Kit Harington as Jon Snow (8 episodes)
- Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark (9 episodes)
- Maisie Williams as Arya Stark (9 episodes)
- Richard Madden as Robb Stark (8 episodes)
- Alfie Allen as TheonGreyjoy (9 episodes)
- Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark (8 episodes)
- Jack Gleeson as Prince JoffreyBaratheon (10 episodes)
- Rory McCann as SandorClegane (8 episodes)
- and Peter Dinklage as TyrionLannister (9 episodes)
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