Game of Thrones, the first book in author George R.R. Martin's sprawling fantasy saga
A Song of Fire and Ice,
serves as the basis for this brawny, lusty series about courtly
intrigue and civil war in a sprawling fantasy kingdom. TV and fantasy
veteran Sean Bean (
The Lord of the Rings,
Sharpe's Rifles)
leads the massive cast as the warrior-noble Eddard Stark, who
reluctantly assumes the role as the Hand of the King after the
mysterious death of his predecessor. The King, Robert Baratheon, has
leadership of the lands of Westeros, a mythical country plagued by
severe, decade-long shifts in weather. His rule is challenged by the
exiled Prince Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd), who trades his own sister
(Emilia Clarke) for the allegiance of the Dothraki, a savage nomadic
tribe led by Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa of the 2011
Conan the Barbarian). A shocking secret kept hidden by Queen Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey,
300)
leads to an upset in the balance of power and, ultimately, a challenge
to the House of Stark to bring control to the bloodshed that threatens
to overtake Westeros.
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