Winter Is Coming

Game of Thrones: Season 1: Episode 1

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Game Of Thrones
Winter Is Coming

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HBO | Air Date: April 17, 2011
Starring: Rupert Vansittart, Aidan Gillen, Aidan Gillen, Nathalie Emmanuel, Mark Addy, Peter Dinklage, Harry Lloyd, Indira Varma, Charles Dance, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Joseph Dempsie, Hannah Murray, Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Natalie Dormer, Jerome Flynn, Conleth Hill, Stephen Dillane, Sean Bean, Richard Madden, Michael McElhatton, Michiel Huisman, Nikolai Coster-Waldau, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Iain Glen, Carice van Houten, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, Jack Gleeson, Rose Leslie, John Bradley, Rory McCann, Rory McCann, Sibel Kekilli, Gwendoline Christie, Iwan Rheon, Kristofer Hivju, Dean-Charles Chapman, Art Parkinson, Tom Wlaschiha
Summary: After the death of his Hand, Jon Arryn, King Robert Baratheon journeys North to ask an old friend to fill the position. Across the Narrow Sea, the disgraced Viserys Targaryen has plans for his younger sister, Daenerys.
Creator: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy
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