Introduction

The first season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on 17 April 2011 in the US and concluded on 19 June 19 2011. It consists of ten episodes, each of approximately 55 minutes.

The series is based on A Game of Thrones, the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, adapted for television by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

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Outline

North of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, Night’s Watch soldiers are attacked by supernatural White Walkers. One soldier escapes but is captured at Castle Winterfell. Eddard “Ned” Stark, Warden of the North, executes him for desertion.

Later, six orphaned dire wolf pups are found and one given to each Stark sibling, including Ned’s bastard son, Jon Snow.

In King’s Landing, the Seven Kingdoms capitol, Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, dies suddenly. King Robert Baratheon, Ned’s old friend, travels to Winterfell to recruit Ned and propose a marriage between his heir Joffrey and Ned’s daughter, Sansa.

Lysa Arryn, John’s widow, sends her sister (Ned’s wife),Catelyn, a letter claiming the Lannisters, Queen Cersei’s family, murdered Arryn. Catelyn believes the Lannisters are now plotting against King Robert.

Ned’s young son, Brandon, climbs a tall tower and witnesses Cersei and her twin brother, Jaime Lannister, inside having sex. To hide their incest, Jaime pushes Bran from the high window.

Across the Narrow Sea in Essos, exiled Prince Viserys Targaryen forces his sister, Daenerys, to marry the Dothraki warlord, Drogo, in exchange for an army to conquer Westeros and reclaim the Iron Throne.

Robert Baratheon became king after Jaime Lannister killed “Mad” King Aerys Targaryen, earning Jaime the nickname, “The King Slayer”. The ancient Targaryens once commanded dragons, and Daenerys is given three fossilised dragon eggs as a wedding gift.

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You can find an overview of the Game of Thrones franchise here.

You can find a full index of the Game of Thrones TV Series here.

You can find a full index and overview of Games of Thrones Season 01 here.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Tim Van Patten.
• Writer(s): David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
• Release Date: 17 April 2011.
• Running time: 55 minutes (approximate, per episode).
• Rating: 15/18 (depends on season).
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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