Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled A Game of Thrones. Filmed in a Belfast studio and on location elsewhere in Northern Ireland, Malta, Scotland, Croatia, Iceland and Morocco, it premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011. The series was renewed for a fourth season, to debut on April 6, 2014.

The series, set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos at the end of a decade-long summer, interweaves several plot lines. The first follows the members of several noble houses in a civil war for the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms; the second covers the rising threat of the impending winter and the mythical creatures of the North; the third chronicles the attempts of the exiled last scion of the realm's deposed dynasty to reclaim the throne. Through its morally ambiguous characters, the series explores the issues of social hierarchy, religion, loyalty, corruption, sexuality, civil war, crime, and punishment. It is the most recent big-budget work to have contributed to the popularity of the fantasy genre in mainstream media.

Game of Thrones has obtained an exceptionally broad and active international fan base. It received widespread acclaim by critics, although its use of nudity and violence has caused controversy. The series has won numerous awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Drama Series in all three seasons, a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Television Series – Drama, a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in Long Form, and a Peabody Award. Among the ensemble cast, Peter Dinklage won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Tyrion Lannister.

International Broadcast:

Country	Channel
Arab World	OSN MBC4 MBC Action
Australia	Showcase
Austria	Sky Atlantic HD TNT Serie RTL II
Bangladesh	HBO
Belgium	2BE beTV Prime La Deux La Trois
Bosnia and Herzegovina	HBO
Brazil	HBO
Bulgaria	HBO
Canada	HBO Canada Super Ecran Showcase AddikTV
Croatia	HBO HRT
Czech Republic	HBO CT2
Denmark	HBO Nordic C More TV3
Estonia	Fox Life ETV2
Finland	HBO Nordic C More YLE TV2
France	OCS Choc Canal+ D8
Germany	Sky Atlantic HD TNT Serie RTL II
Greece Cyprus	Nova Cinema 1 Nova Cinema HD Skai TV
Hungary	HBO
Iceland	Stod 2
India	HBO Star World India
Ireland	Sky Atlantic
Israel	Yes Oh
Italy	Sky Cinema 1 Rai 4
Japan	Star Channel
Latvia	Fox Life Sony Entertainment Television
Lithuania	BTV
Macedonia	HBO
Moldova	HBO
Montenegro	HBO
Netherlands	HBO Nederland RTL 4
New Zealand	SoHo Prime
Norway	HBO Nordic CMore NRK
Pakistan	HBO
Poland	HBO
Portugal	SyFy
Romania	HBO
Russia	Fox Life REN TV
Serbia	HBO
Slovakia	HBO
Slovenia	Kanal A HBO
Mozambique Nigeria South Africa  Zimbabwe Zambia	M-Net
South Korea	SCREEN
Spain	Canal+ Antena 3 LaSexta Neox
Sweden	HBO Nordic C More SVT1
Switzerland	TNT Serie RTS Un
Turkey	CNBC-e e2 Star TV tvyo
Ukraine	TET 1+1
United Kingdom	Sky Atlantic Sky1 Pick TV
Albania	Top Channel Fox Life
Indonesia	HBO Signature
Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam China	HBO Asia
Latin America Central America South America	HBO