The much-awaited Season 4 of Game of Thrones is almost here!
The Emmy® Award-winning drama series returns to DStv’s M-Net, channel 101, on Friday, 18 April at 21:30 CAT, shortly after its US premiere on Sunday, April 6. As a special treat to fans of the series, as well as those DStv viewers who have not watched the series from the start, M-Net screened an exclusive one-hour specials on the channel on last Friday with the other to follow today in the time-slot allocated to the series.
The exclusive Game of Thrones specials also takes viewers on a journey through the major events in the series to date, explains how all the families and characters have developed, and shows in detail how the different locations in different countries have challenged the actors and producers. The first special focuses on Game of Thrones season 1 and 2, while the second is about season 3 and 4, also containing some teasers to get fans all excited about the new season.
Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones is an epic story of treachery and nobility set on the continent of Westeros, where summers and winters can last years, and only the lust for power is eternal. The series is also executive produced by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger and Bernie Caulfield. Martin is among the co-executive producers. A large part of season 4 storyline will be on the second half of Martin’s A Storm of Swords, the third in his A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Game of Thrones’ returning cast is led by Peter Dinklage (Emmy® for this role), Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Charles Dance, Aidan Gillen, Kit Harington, Diana Rigg, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams and others. New cast members include Pedro Pascal (The Good Wife) as Oberyn Martell; Indira Varma (Rome) as Ellaria Sand, Oberyn’s paramour; Roger Ashton-Griffiths (The Tudors) as Lord Mace Tyrell, “lord oaf” son of Lady Olenna; Michiel Huisman (Treme) as Daario Naharis (recast), a mercenary ally to Daenerys; Yury Kolokolnikov as Styr, a wildlings chief; Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Ser Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. “The Mountain” (recast); Elizabeth Webster as Fat Walda Frey, granddaughter of Walder Frey and new bride to Roose Bolton; and others.
Interesting information about Game of Thrones Season 1 to 4:
– Game of Thrones was shot in 7 countries : Northern Island, Croatia, Morocco, Malta, Iceland, Scotland and California
– Game of Thrones is also shot in spectacular locations, and on any given day there are two directors, based in two different locations shooting two different episodes in two different countries.
– One season of Game of Thrones includes approximately 100 locations, 3000 costumes, 4000 props, 257 cast members, 703 crew members and 87014 Visual Effects.
– Game of Thrones creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff have dedicated their lives to the series and have worked together for 7 years.
– Game of Thrones Season 4 is filmed in Northern Ireland, Croatia and Iceland.
Game of Thrones is showing no signs of slowing down, the story goes with each episode and nobody except for Mr Weiss, Mr Benioff and Mr Martin knows when it will end!