Introduction

The fifth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on 12 April 2014 and concluded on 14 June 2015.

It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the US, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50-60 minutes.

The season primarily adapts the storylines from A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, the fourth and fifth novels in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, though it also uses the remaining elements from the third novel, A Storm of Swords, as well as the upcoming sixth novel The Winds of Winter. It also contains original content not found in Martin’s novels. The series is adapted for television by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

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Outline

In a flashback, a witch foretells a teenage Cersei that she will one day be a queen until a younger and more beautiful queen usurps her. In the present, Tywin’s body is buried, and Lancel returns, now a devoted member of the “Sparrows”, a fanatical religious cult.

In Pentos on Essos, a despondent Tyrion agrees to accompany Varys to Meereen to meet Daenerys; Varys believes she may be worthy of the Iron Throne. In Meereen, the insurgent “Sons of the Harpy” murder an Unsullied; an angry Daenerys resists restoring old local traditions. Missandei asks Grey Worm why some Unsullied visit brothels. Daenerys visits her confined dragons, who act aggressively toward her.

In the Vale, Littlefinger puts Robin in House Royce’s care when he leaves with Sansa.

At the Wall, Stannis seeks to recruit the Wildlings in his war against Roose Bolton. Jon is unable to convince Mance to accept Stannis’s authority. When Stannis has Mance burned alive, Jon ends his suffering with an arrow to the heart.

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Michael Slovis.
• Writer(s): David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
• Release Date: 12 April 2015.
• Running time: 50-60 minutes (approximate, per episode).
• Rating: 15/18 (depends on season).
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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