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{{Infobox television
| image                    = Game of Thrones 2011 logo.svg
| genre                    = {{plainlist|
* [[Fantasi]]
* [[Sinetron|Drama seri]]
}}
| creator                  = {{plainlist|
* [[David Benioff]]
* [[D. B. Weiss]]
}}
| based_on                 = {{Based on|''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}
| starring                 = <!-- Do not add cast without consensus on the talk page --> lihat [[Daftar karakter Game of Thrones#Karakter utama|daftar karakter ''Game of Thrones'']]
| theme_music_composer     = [[Ramin Djawadi]]
| opentheme                = "[[Game of Thrones Main Title Themes]]"
| composer                 = Ramin Djawadi
| country                  = Amerika Serikat
| language                 = Inggris
| num_seasons              = 8
| num_episodes             = <onlyinclude>73</onlyinclude>
| list_episodes            = Daftar episode Game of Thrones
| executive_producer       = {{plainlist|
<!--- Season 1 --->
* David Benioff
* D. B. Weiss
<!--- Season 3 --->
* [[Carolyn Strauss]]
* Frank Doelger
* [[Bernadette Caulfield]]
<!--- Season 6 --->
* [[Bryan Cogman]]
<!--- Season 8 --->
* [[Miguel Sapochnik]]
* [[David Nutter]]
}}
| producer                 = {{plainlist|
<!--- Season 1 --->
* [[Mark Huffam]]
* Joanna Burn
* Frank Doelger
<!--- Season 3 --->
* Chris Newman
* Greg Spence
<!--- Season 5 --->
* Lisa McAtackney
* Bryan Cogman
<!--- Season 8 --->
* Duncan Muggoch
}}
| location                 = <!-- Per [[WP:OVERLINK]] we do not wikilink the names of countries. --><!-- Try to keep in order of prevalence -->{{plainlist|
* Irlandia Utara <!-- Main shooting location is studios in Belfast, used for most interior scenes. Also used for Winterfell, Castle Black, Vaes Dothrak, Riverrun, Iron Islands. -->
* Kroasia <!-- King's Landing, Red Keep, Red Waste, Qarth, Meereen -->
* Islandia <!-- Scenes north of the Wall -->
* Spanyol <!-- Dorne, Volantis -->
* Malta <!-- S1 King's Landing exterior -->
* Maroko <!-- S3 Astapor, Yunkai -->
* Kanada <!-- S5, S7 Banff, Alta, Calgary -->
}}
| runtime                  = 50–82 menit <!-- Shortest: 50:32, longest: 82:08 -->
| company                  = {{plainlist|
* Television 360
* Grok! Television
* Generator Entertainment
* Startling Television
* Bighead Littlehead
}}
| distributor              = [[Warner Bros. Television Distribution]]
| picture_format           = [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]
| audio_format             = [[Dolby Digital]] 5.1
| first_aired              = {{Start date|2011|4|17}}
| last_aired               = {{End date|2019|5|19}}
| related                  = ''[[House of the Dragon]]''
| website                  = https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones
| production_website       = http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/
| channel                  = [[HBO]]
}}

'''''Game of Thrones''''' adalah seri televisi [[Drama (film dan televisi)|drama]] [[fantasi]] Amerika Serikat yang diciptakan oleh [[David Benioff]] dan [[D. B. Weiss]] untuk saluran [[HBO]]. Seri ini merupakan adaptasi dari ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', seri novel fantasi karangan [[George R. R. Martin]], novel pertama adalah ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. Seri ini diproduksi dan difilmkan di [[Belfast]] dan tempat lainnya di [[Britania Raya]]. Lokasi syuting juga meliputi Kanada, Kroasia, Islandia, Malta, Maroko, dan Spanyol.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyscanner.net/news/38-amazing-game-thrones-locations-pictures |title=Winter is here: 44 Game of Thrones locations in pictures |website=[[Skyscanner]] |first=Catherine |last=McGloin |date=11 Juli 2017 |accessdate=16 Oktober 2018 |archive-date=2015-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113040540/http://www.skyscanner.net/news/38-amazing-game-thrones-locations-pictures |dead-url=no }}</ref> ''Game of Thrones'' ditayangkan perdana di [[HBO]] Amerika Serikat pada tanggal 17 April 2011, dan berakhir pada 19 Mei 2019, dengan total 73 episode ditayangkan selama delapan musim.

Berlatar tempat di benua fiktif [[Dunia A Song of Ice and Fire|Westeros dan Essos]], ''Game of Thrones'' memiliki beberapa plot dan dibintangi oleh sejumlah besar [[pemeran ansambel]] serta mengisahkan beberapa [[alur cerita]]. Salah satu alur mengisahkan mengenai [[Takhta Besi (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Takhta Besi]] di [[Dunia A Song of Ice and Fire#Westeros|Tujuh Kerajaan]] dan rangkaian aliansi dan konflik antar [[wangsa]] bangsawan yang saling berlomba untuk mengklaim takhta atau berjuang untuk memerdekakan diri. Alur cerita lainnya berfokus pada keturunan terakhir wangsa penguasa yang digulingkan kekuasaannya, yang hidup terasing dan berencana untuk kembali merebut takhta, sedangkan alur cerita lainnya mengisahkan mengenai Garda Malam, kelompok militer yang melindungi kerajaan dari suku-suku ganas dan makhluk legendaris dari Utara.

''Game of Thrones'' memecahkan rekor pemirsa televisi di [[HBO]] dan memiliki [[Fandom|basis penggemar]] internasional yang luas dan aktif. Seri ini dipuji oleh sejumlah kritikus atas akting pemerannya, penokohan yang kompleks, cerita, ruang lingkup, dan nilai produksinya, meskipun juga dikritik karena banyaknya penggambaran ketelanjangan dan kekerasan (termasuk kekerasan seksual). Seri ini telah menerima 47 [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, yang paling banyak di antara seri drama TV lainnya, termasuk [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]] pada 2015, 2016, dan 2018. [[Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima Game of Thrones|Penghargaan dan nominasi lainnya]] di antaranya tiga [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation]] (2012–2014), [[Peabody Award]] 2011, dan lima nominasi dalam [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama]] (2012 dan 2015–2018).

Di antara para pemerannya, [[Peter Dinklage]] telah memenangkan tiga [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Awards]] untuk Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011, 2015 dan 2018) dan [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] (2012) atas penampilannya sebagai [[Tyrion Lannister]]. [[Lena Headey]], [[Emilia Clarke]], [[Kit Harington]], [[Maisie Williams]], [[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]], [[Diana Rigg]], dan [[Max von Sydow]] juga telah menerima nominasi Primetime Emmy Award atas penampilan mereka.

== Latar belakang ==
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=== Latar tempat ===
{{utama|Dunia A Song of Ice and Fire}}

''Game of Thrones'' secara kasar diadaptasi dari alur cerita ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'',<ref name="var">{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Michael |title=HBO turns 'Fire' into fantasy series |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=16 Januari 2007 |accessdate=2 Maret 2010 |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/hbo-turns-fire-into-fantasy-series-1117957532/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516224747/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117957532?refCatId=14 |archivedate=16 Mei 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Cogman |first=Bryan |title=Inside HBO's Game of Thrones |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |accessdate=6 November 2016 |date=6 November 2014 |publisher=Orion |isbn=978-1-4732-1040-0 |page=4 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106185619/https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |archivedate=6 November 2016 }}</ref> yang berlatar tempat di kerajaan fiktif Seven Kingdoms di Westeros dan Essos. Seri ini menceritakan mengenai persaingan antar [[wangsa]] bangsawan dalam memperebutkan Takhta Besi, sementara wangsa lainnya berjuang untuk memerdekakan diri dari kerajaan. Di sisi lain, Seven Kingdoms juga menerima ancaman tambahan dari Utara yang dingin dan dari Essos di timur.<ref name="gotfactsheet">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307150640/http://grrm.livejournal.com/164794.html |archivedate=7 Maret 2016 |title=From HBO |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |date=16 Juli 2010 |website=Not a Blog |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/164794.html |accessdate=14 Maret 2013 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

Produser David Benioff dengan bercanda menyatakan "''[[The Sopranos]]'' di [[Dunia Tengah]]" sebagai [[lini tag]] ''Game of Thrones'', merujuk pada plot penuh intrik dan suasana gelap dalam latar fantasi magis dan naga.<ref>{{Cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503185336/http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/47040/ |archivedate=3 Mei 2016 |last=Kachka |first=Boris |title=Dungeon Master: David Benioff |work=[[New York (majalah)|New York]] |date=18 Mei 2008 |url=http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/47040/ |accessdate=13 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Dalam sebuah kajian pada tahun 2012, dari 40 acara drama televisi terkini, ''Game of Thrones'' menempati urutan kedua dalam hal jumlah kematian per episode, dengan rata-rata 14 kematian.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629182833/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-spartacus-vengeance-deadliest-shows-327911 |archivedate=29 Juni 2016 |title='Game of Thrones' Topped by 'Spartacus: Vengeance' as TV's Deadliest Series |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-spartacus-vengeance-deadliest-shows-327911 |accessdate=23 Mei 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=22 Mei 2012 |first=Michael |last=O'Connell |deadurl=no}}</ref>

=== Tema ===
{{utama|Tema dalam A Song of Ice and Fire}}

Seri ini umumnya dipuji karena dianggap sebagai penggambaran selayaknya realisme [[abad pertengahan]].<ref name="The Guardian March 22, 2014" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Orr |first=David |authorlink=David Orr (journalist) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |title=Dragons Ascendant: George R. R. Martin and the Rise of Fantasy |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=12 Agustus 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6FSBH1FPF?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |archivedate=28 Maret 2013 |accessdate=22 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> George R.R. Martin mengatur agar cerita terasa lebih seperti fiksi sejarah daripada fantasi kontemporer, dengan mengurangi penekanan pada sihir, [[tenung]], dan memberi proporsi lebih banyak pada pertempuran, intrik politik, dan penokohan. Ia meyakini bahwa sihir harus digunakan secara moderat dalam genre fantasi epik.<ref>{{cite news|last=Richards |first=Linda |url=http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/grrmartin.html |title=January interview: George R.R. Martin |work=[[January Magazine]] |date=Januari 2001 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66ff9Skfe?url=http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/grrmartin.html |archivedate=4 April 2012 |accessdate=22 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/his-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy-george-r-r-martin-talks-game-of-thrones/ |title=His Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: George R. R. Martin Talks ''Game of Thrones'' |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 April 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402184647/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/his-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy-george-r-r-martin-talks-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=2 April 2011 |accessdate=22 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref><ref name="themes">{{cite book |last=Cogman |first=Bryan |title=Inside HBO's Game of Thrones |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |accessdate=6 November 2016 |date=6 November 2014 |publisher=Orion |isbn=978-1-4732-1040-0 |page=7 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106185619/https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |archivedate=6 November 2016 }}</ref> Martin menyatakan bahwa "kengerian hakiki dalam sejarah manusia tidak berasal dari para [[orc]] dan Pangeran Kegelapan, tetapi dari diri kita sendiri."<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014" />

Tema umum dalam genre fantasi adalah pertempuran antara [[baik dan jahat]], yang menurut anggapan Martin tidak mencerminkan dunia nyata.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gevers |first=Nick |authorlink=Nick Gevers |url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intgrrm.htm |title=Sunsets of High Renown – An Interview with George R. R. Martin |website=Infinity Plus |date=December 2000 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66ffA94Sr?url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intgrrm.htm |archivedate=4 April 2012 |accessdate=22 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref> Seperti halnya kapasitas seseorang untuk berbuat baik dan jahat dalam dunia nyata, Martin mengeksplorasi permasalahan penebusan dan perubahan karakter.<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402202912/http://www.guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2011/06/10/martin-talks-about-new-series-game-thrones |archivedate=2 April 2016 |url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2011/06/10/martin-talks-about-new-series-game-thrones |title=The battle between good and evil reigns – Martin talks about new series ''Game of Thrones'' |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=11 Juni 2011 |accessdate=22 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Tidak seperti kebanyakan seri fantasi lainnya, seri ini memungkinkan penonton untuk melihat karakter yang berbeda dari perspektif mereka, dan dengan demikian penjahat yang sesungguhnya dapat mempersembahkan cerita dari sisi mereka.<ref name="themes"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Baum |first=Michele Dula |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/books/04/11/george.rr.martin/index.html |title=''A Song of Ice and Fire'' – Author George R.R. Martin's fantastic kingdoms |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=11 April 2001 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66fwaYo3j?url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/books/04/11/george.rr.martin/index.html |archivedate=4 April 2012 |accessdate=22 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref> Benioff menyatakan, "George membawa realisme kasar ke dalam fantasi. Ia memperkenalkan sifat abu-abu ke semesta hitam putih."<ref name="themes"/>

Pada musim-musim awal, di bawah pengaruh buku-buku ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', para karakter utama secara rutin terbunuh, dan ini menyebabkan meningkatnya ketegangan di kalangan penonton.<ref name="ign 7.7">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/28/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-review |title=''Game of Thrones'': 'The Dragon and the Wolf' Review |website=IGN |accessdate=28 Agustus 2017 |date=27 Agustus 2017 |last=Fowler |first=Matt |archive-date=2017-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829224300/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/28/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-review |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pada musim berikutnya, para kritikus menuding bahwa karakter-karakter tertentu telah memiliki "baju zirah" untuk bertahan dalam keadaan yang tidak terduga, dan menyatakan bahwa ''Game of Thrones'' telah menyimpang dari novel menjadi seri televisi yang lebih tradisonal.<ref name="ign 7.7"/> Seri ini juga menggambarkan tingkat kematian yang substansial dalam peperangan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kirschling |first=Gregory |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20161804,00.html |title=George R.R. Martin answers your questions |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=27 November 2007 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66ffAO5ka?url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20161804,00.html |archivedate=4 April 2012 |accessdate=22 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Boulaziz |first=Louisa |url=http://universitas.no/nyheter/61703/game-of-thrones-is-realistic |title=Game of Thrones is realistic |work=[[Universitas (newspaper)|Universitas]] |date=13 September 2016 |accessdate=30 Mei 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320101232/http://universitas.no/nyheter/61703/game-of-thrones-is-realistic |archivedate=20 Maret 2017 }}</ref>

=== Inspirasi dan derivasi ===
Meskipun musim pertama secara gamblang mengikuti rangkaian peristiwa dalam novel pertama, musim selanjutnya telah memiliki perubahan yang signifikan dari cerita novel. Menurut [[David Benioff]], seri ini mengenai "pengadaptasian seri novel secara keseluruhan dan mengikuti peta yang ditata George untuk kita dan mencapai tonggak cerita utama, tetapi masing-masing alur tidak perlu berhenti di sepanjang jalan."<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430065802/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/17/game-thrones-showrunners |archivedate=30 April 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/17/game-thrones-showrunners |title=Game of Thrones showrunners answer burning season 5 questions |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=17 Maret 2015 |accessdate=18 Maret 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Novel-novel dan adaptasinya mendasarkan aspek latar, karakter, dan plot pada rangkaian peristiwa dalam sejarah Eropa.<ref name="The Guardian March 24, 2013">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629202416/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/mar/24/game-of-thrones-realistic-history |archivedate=29 Juni 2013 |last=Holland |first=Tom |title=Game of Thrones is more brutally realistic than most historical novels |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/mar/24/game-of-thrones-realistic-history |accessdate=24 Maret 2013 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=24 Maret 2013 |location=London |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebagian besar Westeros merupakan nostalgia akan Eropa pada [[Puncak Abad Pertengahan]], mulai dari lahan dan budaya,<ref>{{cite news |date=27 Maret 2013 |last=Mund |first=Lucas |title=Are the Lands of Westeros Inspired by Real-Life Countries? |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/03/27/game_of_thornes_are_the_kingdoms_of_westeros_inspired_by_real_life_countries.html |work=[[Slate (majalah)|Slate]] |accessdate=9 Februari 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082840/http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/03/27/game_of_thornes_are_the_kingdoms_of_westeros_inspired_by_real_life_countries.html |archivedate=11 Februari 2017 }}</ref> hingga intrik kerajaan, [[Feodalisme|sistem feodal]], kastil, dan turnamen kesatria. Inspirasi utama bagi novel-novel Martin adalah [[Perang Mawar]] di [[Inggris]]<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722135616/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |archivedate=22 Juli 2016 |last=Orr |first=David |title=Dragons Ascendant: George R. R. Martin and the Rise of Fantasy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |accessdate=24 Maret 2013 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=12 Agustus 2011 |quote=Martin's books are essentially the War of the Roses with magic |deadurl=no}}</ref> (1455–1485) antara wangsa [[Wangsa Lancaster|Lancaster]] dan [[Wangsa York|York]], yang dalam novel Martin tercermin dalam wangsa [[Lannister]] dan [[Karakter dalam A Song of Ice and Fire#Wangsa Stark|Stark]]. [[Cersei Lannister]] yang licik merupakan penggambaran dari [[Isabella dari Prancis|Isabella]], "serigala betina dari Prancis" (1295–1358).<ref name="The Guardian March 24, 2013" /> Ia dan keluarganya, sebagaimana dikisahkan dalam seri novel sejarah ''[[The Accursed Kings]]'' karya [[Maurice Druon]], adalah inspirasi utama bagi Martin.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721223613/http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26824993 |archivedate=21 Juli 2016 |last=Milne |first=Ben |title=Game of Thrones: The cult French novel that inspired George RR Martin |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26824993 |work=[[BBC News Magazine]] |accessdate=6 April 2014 |date=4 April 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Anteseden sejarah lainnya dari elemen cerita dalam seri ini meliputi [[Tembok Hadrianus]] (menjadi The Wall), [[Kekaisaran Romawi]] dan legenda [[Atlantis]] (kota kuno [[Valyria]]), [[api Yunani]] Bizantium ("wildfire"), cerita rakyat Islandia dari [[Zaman Viking]] ([[Ironborn]]), [[Ekspansi Mongol|pasukan Mongol]] ([[Dothraki Sea|Dothraki]]), [[Perang Seratus Tahun]], dan [[Renaisans Italia]].<ref name="The Guardian March 24, 2013"/> Popularitas seri ini sebagian disebabkan oleh keahlian Martin dalam menggabungkan elemen-elemen cerita menjadi versi [[sejarah alternatif]] yang tanpa cela dan kredibel.<ref name="The Guardian March 24, 2013" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Lipscomb |first=Suzannah |title=Game of Thrones has hacked our history |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/23/game-of-thrones-hacked-history-britains-bloody-past |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 April 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193639/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/23/game-of-thrones-hacked-history-britains-bloody-past |archivedate=8 Agustus 2017 }}</ref>

== Pemeran dan karakter ==
{{utama|Daftar karakter Game of Thrones}}

[[Berkas: Cast members of Game of Thrones (Comic-Con 2012).jpg|jmpl|alt=|Para pemeran ''Game of Thrones'' pada 2012: Martin, Alfie Allen (Theon), Rose Leslie (Ygritte), Richard Madden (Robb), Michelle Fairley (Cathelyn), Carolyn Strauss dan Emilia Clarke (Daenerys).]]
''Game of Thrones'' memiliki [[pemeran ansambel]], diperkirakan merupakan yang terbanyak dalam sejarah pertelevisian;<ref name="hibberd1">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105005619/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/29/game-of-throne-season-3-cast/ |archivedate=5 Januari 2015 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Game of Thrones' scoop: Season 3 character list revealed – EXCLUSIVE |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/29/game-of-throne-season-3-cast/ |accessdate=5 Maret 2013 |date=29 Mei 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> selama musim ketiga, terdapat 257 nama pemeran yang tercatat.<ref name="Making">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306120407/http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2012/11/2/season-3-by-the-numbers.html |archivedate=6 Maret 2013 |title=Season 3: by the Numbers |url=http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2012/11/2/season-3-by-the-numbers.htm |website=Making Game of Thrones |accessdate=3 November 2012 |date=2 November 2012}}</ref> Pada 2014, beberapa kontrak pemain dinegosiasikan ulang untuk diikutsertakan dalam musim ketujuh, dengan kenaikan honor yang kabarnya menjadikan mereka sebagai pemeran dengan bayaran tertinggi di [[televisi kabel]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813105026/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-cast-signs-season-744314 |archivedate=13 Agustus 2016 |last1=Belloni |first1=Matthew |last2=Goldberg |first2=Lesley |title='Game of Thrones' Cast Signs for Season 7 with Big Raises |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-cast-signs-season-744314 |accessdate=31 Oktober 2014 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=30 Oktober 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada 2016, beberapa kontrak pemain kembali dinegosiasikan ulang, dan honor lima pemeran utama dilaporkan meningkat menjadi $1 juta per episode untuk dua musim terakhir, menjadikan mereka sebagai [[Daftar bintang televisi Amerika dengan bayaran tertinggi|pemeran dengan bayaran tertinggi dalam acara TV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a22865511/nikolaj-coster-waldau-game-of-thrones-season-8-salary/ |title=Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Made More Than $1 Million Per Episode for Game of Thrones' Final Season |website=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |first=Eileen |last=Reslen |date=6 September 2018 |accessdate=3 Juli 2019 |archive-date=2020-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611003632/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a22865511/nikolaj-coster-waldau-game-of-thrones-season-8-salary/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite press |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027172331/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |archivedate=27 Oktober 2014 |title=More Details on the Return of ''Game of Thrones'' |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |publisher=[[HBO]] (via ComingSoon.net) |accessdate=13 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no }} {{Cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |title=Salinan arsip |access-date=2019-07-08 |archive-date=2014-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027172331/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |dead-url=yes }}</ref>

Lord [[Ned Stark|Eddard "Ned" Stark]] ([[Sean Bean]]) adalah pemimpin Wangsa Stark, yang keluarganya terlibat dalam alur cerita di sepanjang seri. Ia dan istrinya, [[Catelyn Tully]] ([[Michelle Fairley]]), memiliki lima anak: [[Robb Stark|Robb]] ([[Richard Madden]]), si sulung; diikuti oleh [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] ([[Sophie Turner]]), [[Arya Stark|Arya]] ([[Maisie Williams]]), [[Bran Stark|Bran]] ([[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]]), dan [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] ([[Art Parkinson]]). [[Anak sah (hukum keluarga)|Putra tidak sah]] Ned, [[Jon Snow (karakter)|Jon Snow]] ([[Kit Harington]]) dan temannya [[Samwell Tarly]] ([[John Bradley-West|John Bradley]]) bertugas di [[Night's Watch]] di bawah pimpinan Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] ([[James Cosmo]]). Suku Wildlings tinggal di sebelah utara the Wall, termasuk [[Gilly (karakter)|Gilly]] ([[Hannah Murray]]), dan prajurit [[Tormund Giantsbane]] ([[Kristofer Hivju]]) dan [[Ygritte]] ([[Rose Leslie]]).<ref name="hbo cast">{{cite web |url=https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew |title=Game of Thrones: Cast |website=[[HBO]] |accessdate=1 Mei 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202155343/https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew |archivedate=2 Desember 2017 }}</ref>

Karakter lainnya yang terkait dengan Wangsa Stark adalah anak asuh Ned, [[Theon Greyjoy]] ([[Alfie Allen]]), [[vasal]]nya [[Roose Bolton]] ([[Michael McElhatton]]), dan putra tidak sah Bolton, [[Ramsay Snow]] ([[Iwan Rheon]]). Robb jatuh cinta pada perawat bernama [[Talisa Maegyr]] ([[Oona Chaplin]]), dan Arya bersahabat dengan pandai besi bernama [[Gendry]] ([[Joe Dempsie]]) dan pembunuh bayaran [[Jaqen H'ghar]] ([[Tom Wlaschiha]]). Prajurit semampai [[Brienne of Tarth]] ([[Gwendoline Christie]]) melayani Catelyn dan kemudian, Sansa.<ref name="hbo cast"/>

Di King's Landing, ibu kota kerajaan, sahabat Ned, Raja [[Robert Baratheon]] ([[Mark Addy]]), menikah tanpa cinta dengan [[Cersei Lannister]] ([[Lena Headey]]), yang menjalin kasih dengan kembarannya, the "Kingslayer" Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]<!-- Yes, it's spelled with an 'E'. It's Ser, not Sir --> ([[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]]). Ia membenci adik bungsunya, si [[kerdil]] [[Tyrion Lannister]] ([[Peter Dinklage]]), yang membawa serta kekasih gelapnya, [[Shae (karakter)|Shae]] ([[Sibel Kekilli]]) dan [[tentara bayaran]] [[Bronn (karakter)|Bronn]] ([[Jerome Flynn]]). Ayah Cersei adalah Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] ([[Charles Dance]]), dan ia juga memiliki dua putra<!--Do not list Myrcella here, this section is for main characters - the actress Nell Tiger Free was only ever recurring-->: [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] ([[Jack Gleeson]]) dan [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] ([[Dean-Charles Chapman]])<!--Do not list Myrcella here, this section is for main characters - the actress Nell Tiger Free was only ever recurring-->. Joffrey dijaga oleh prajurit dengan bekas luka di wajah bernama [[Sandor Clegane|Sandor "the Hound" Clegane]] ([[Rory McCann]]).<ref name="hbo cast"/>

Small Council yang beranggotakan para penasihat raja terdiri dari Master Koin yang licik, Lord [[Petyr Baelish|Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish]] ([[Aidan Gillen]]) dan [[sida-sida|sida]] Lord [[Varys]] ([[Conleth Hill]]). Adik Robert, [[Stannis Baratheon]] ([[Stephen Dillane]]) memiliki penasihat bernama [[Melisandre]] ([[Carice van Houten]]) dan mantan penadah Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] ([[Liam Cunningham]]). Keluarga Tyrell yang kaya raya diwakili di istana oleh [[Margaery Tyrell]] ([[Natalie Dormer]]). [[The High Sparrow]] ([[Jonathan Pryce]]) adalah pemimpin keagamaan di ibu kota. Di kerajaan selatan Dorne, [[Ellaria Sand]] ([[Indira Varma]]) berupaya untuk membalas dendam pada keluarga Lannister.<ref name="hbo cast"/>

Di seberang Narrow Sea, kakak beradik [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] ([[Harry Lloyd]]) dan [[Daenerys Targaryen]] ([[Emilia Clarke]]) – anak dari raja terakhir wangsa berkuasa yang digulingkan oleh Robert Baratheon – berjuang untuk hidup dan berupaya merebut kembali takhta kerajaan. Daenerys menikah dengan [[Khal Drogo]] ([[Jason Momoa]]), pemimpin suku nomadik Dothraki. Pengikutnya termasuk kesatria pelarian Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] ([[Iain Glen]]), ajudannya [[Missandei]] ([[Nathalie Emmanuel]]), prajurit bayaran [[Daario Naharis]] ([[Michiel Huisman]]), dan [[Daftar karakter Game of Thrones#Grey Worm|Grey Worm]] ([[Jacob Anderson]]), pemimpin pasukan sida elite Daenerys, the Unsullied.<ref name="hbo cast"/>

== Produksi ==
=== Konsepsi dan pengembangan ===
[[Berkas:D. B. Weiss and David Benioff.jpg|jmpl|alt=D. B. Weiss dan David Benioff|Kepala produksi [[D. B. Weiss]] dan [[David Benioff]] menciptakan seri, menulis skenario sebagian besar episode dan menyutradarai beberapa.]]

Pada Januari 2006, David Benioff melakukan percakapan telepon dengan agen sastra George R. R. Martin mengenai buku-buku yang ditulisnya dan menunjukkan ketertarikan pada ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', karena ia adalah penggemar fiksi fantasi saat masih remaja tetapi belum membaca buku-bukunya. Agen sastra Martin kemudian mengirimkan Benioff empat buku pertama dalam seri.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT15&lpg=PT15#v=onepage |title=Inside HBO's Game of Thrones |first=Bryan |last=Cogman |publisher=Gollancz |date=6 November 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219212618/https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT15&lpg=PT15#v=onepage |archivedate=19 Desember 2016  |isbn=9781473210400}}</ref> Benioff membaca beberapa ratus halaman novel pertama, ''A Game of Thrones'', menyatakan antusiasmenya pada D. B. Weiss, dan menyarankan agar mereka mengadaptasi novel-novel Martin ke dalam seri televisi; Weiss selesai membaca novel pertama selama "kira-kira 36 jam".<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |title=UpClose: Game of Thrones with David Benioff and D. B. Weiss (Full Length) |url=https://soundcloud.com/kcrw/upclose-game-of-thrones-with |accessdate=15 Mei 2013 |publisher=[[KCRW]] |date=8 Mei 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019093107/https://soundcloud.com/kcrw/upclose-game-of-thrones-with |archivedate=19 Oktober 2013 }} At about 2:50.</ref> Mereka berdua mengajukan pengadaptasian seri ke HBO setelah mengadakan pertemuan selama lima jam dengan Martin (Martin sendiri adalah [[penulis skenario]] veteran) di sebuah restoran di [[Santa Monica Boulevard]]. Menurut Benioff, mereka berhasil meyakinkan Martin setelah mereka menjawab pertanyaan Martin; "[[Jon Snow (karakter)#Orang tua|Siapakah ibu Jon Snow?]]"<ref name="variety 2"/>

{{quote box |width=30em |bgcolor=White |quote=Saya telah bekerja di Hollywood sendirian selama sekitar 10 tahun, dari akhir 80-an hingga 90-an. Saya pernah menjadi staf ''[[The Twilight Zone (seri TV 1985)|The Twilight Zone]]'' dan ''[[Beauty and the Beast (seri TV 1987)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. Keseluruhan konsep pertama saya cenderung terlalu besar atau terlalu mahal. Saya selalu membenci proses pemotongan adegan. Saya berkata, saya muak dengan ini, saya akan menulis sesuatu sehebat yang saya mau, dengan karakter yang berjumlah ribuan, dan dengan kastel yang besar, dan pertempuran, dan naga.|source= —George R. R. Martin, author<ref name="entertainment_weekly2011"/>}}

Sebelum didekati oleh Benioff dan Weiss, Martin juga telah melakukan pertemuan dengan penulis naskah lain, yang sebagian besarnya ingin mengadaptasi seri novel menjadi film layar lebar. Martin, bagaimanapun, menganggapnya "tidak bisa difilmkan" dan tidak mungkin diadaptasi sebagai film layar lebar, menyatakan bahwa salah satu novelnya setebal ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', yang diadaptasi menjadi tiga film layar lebar.<ref name="entertainment_weekly2011"/> Sependapat, Benioff juga mengatakan bahwa tidak mungkin untuk mengubah novel menjadi film layar lebar karena skala novel terlalu besar untuk diajadikan sebuah film, dan akan ada puluhan karakter yang harus dibuang. Benioff menambahkan, "sebuah film fantasi dengan lingkup seperti ini, dibiayai oleh sebuah studio besar, hampir pasti akan diberi rating PG-13. Itu berarti tidak akan ada adegan seks, tidak ada darah, tidak ada kata-kata kotor. Persetan."<ref name="themes"/> Martin sendiri merasa senang dengan saran bahwa mereka akan mengadaptasi novelnya sebagai seri [[HBO]], mengatakan bahwa dia "tidak pernah membayangkannya di saluran TV lain."<ref name="long_story_short">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2p9dRl0yYo |title=HBO's 'Game of Thrones': Long Story Short |via=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=1 Mei 2018 |archive-date=2020-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219203953/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2p9dRl0yYo |dead-url=no }}</ref> "Saya tahu seri ini tidak bisa diadaptasi menjadi seri televisi jaringan. Ini terlalu dewasa. Tingkat seks dan kekerasannya tidak akan pernah diterima."<ref name="entertainment_weekly2011">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412142746/http://ew.com/article/2011/04/04/game-of-thrones-hbo-george-r-r-martin/ |archivedate=12 April 2017 |url=http://ew.com/article/2011/04/04/game-of-thrones-hbo-george-r-r-martin/ |title='Game of Thrones': George R. R. Martin talks HBO show |date=4 April 2011 |first=Jennifer |last=Armstrong |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |accessdate=12 April 2017 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Seri ini mulai dikembangkan pada bulan Januari 2007.<ref name="var"/> HBO memperoleh hak pengadaptasian televisi atas novel-novel tersebut, dengan Benioff dan Weiss bertindak sebagai produser eksekutifnya, dan Martin sebagai ko-produser eksekutif. Niat mereka adalah agar tiap novel menghasilkan episode yang berharga di setiap musimnya.<ref name="var"/> Pada awalnya, Martin rencananya akan menulis satu episode per musim sementara Benioff dan Weiss akan menulis episode selebihnya.<ref name="var"/><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918180445/http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/32275-hello-from-benioff-and-weiss/page__st__40__p__1593863 |archivedate=18 September 2013 |last=Benioff |first=David |last2=Weiss |first2=Dan |title=Hello from Benioff and Weiss |work=A Forum of Ice and Fire |publisher=Westeros |date=19 November 2008 |url=http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/32275-hello-from-benioff-and-weiss/page__st__40__p__1593863 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Jane Espenson]] dan Bryan Cogman kemudian diikutsertakan untuk menulis satu episode masing-masingnya pada musim pertama.<ref name="gotfactsheet"/>

Draf pertama dan kedua naskah [[episode pilot]] yang ditulis oleh Benioff dan Weiss diajukan masing-masingnya pada Agustus 2007<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030137/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6468840.html%20Publishers%20Weekly%20interview |archivedate=4 Maret 2016 |last=Hudson |first=Laura |title=Talking with George R. R. Martin Part 2 |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |date=14 Agustus 2007 |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6468840.html%20Publishers%20Weekly%20interview |accessdate=13 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Juni 2008.<ref name="NOB">{{cite web |title=Ice & Fire on HBO |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |date=13 Juni 2008 |publisher=Not a Blog |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/2008/06/13/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120701004154/http://grrm.livejournal.com/2008/06/13/ |archivedate=1 Juli 2012 }}</ref> Meskipun HBO menyukai kedua konsep tersebut,<ref name="NOB"/><ref name="ewq&a">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017021658/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20161804%2C00.html |archivedate=17 Oktober 2014 |last=Kirschling |first=Gregory |title=George R.R. Martin answers your questions |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=27 November 2007 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20161804,00.html |accessdate=13 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no }}</ref> episode pilot tidak ditindaklanjuti hingga November 2008;<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016023128/http://www.thrfeed.com/blogs/live-feed/hbo-orders-fantasy-pilot-thrones-50937 |archivedate=16 Oktober 2014 |title=HBO orders fantasy pilot ''Thrones'' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Jame |last=Hibberd |date=11 November 2008 |url=http://www.thrfeed.com/blogs/live-feed/hbo-orders-fantasy-pilot-thrones-50937 |accessdate=5 Juni 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[pemogokan Writers Guild of America 2007-2008]] diduga telah menunda proses tersebut.<ref name="ewq&a"/> Episode pilot, "[[Winter Is Coming]]", syuting pertama kali pada tahun 2009; setelah penerimaan yang buruk dalam sebuah penayangan pribadi, HBO menuntut dilakukan pengambilan gambar ulang secara menyeluruh (sekitar 90 persen dari episode, dengan perubahan pemeran dan penyutradaraan).<ref name="variety 2">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825210144/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/game-of-thrones-ending-season-5-producers-interview-1201469516/ |archivedate=25 Agustus 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/game-of-thrones-ending-season-5-producers-interview-1201469516/ |title='Game of Thrones' Creators: We Know How It's Going to End |first=Debra |last=Birnbaum |date=15 April 2015 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20160615202502/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/game-of-thrones-original-pilot-bad |archivedate=15 Juni 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/game-of-thrones-original-pilot-bad |title=Game of Thrones Show-Runners Get Extremely Candid About Their Original "Piece of Sh—t" Pilot |date=3 Februari 2016 |first=Joanna |last=Robinson |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Episode pilot atau perdana dilaporkan menghabiskan anggaran HBO sebesar [[US$]]5–10{{nbsp}}juta untuk proses produksi,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hibberd |first=James |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |title=HBO: 'Game of Thrones' dailies 'look fantastic' |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/hbo-game-thrones-dailies-fantastic-52924 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602120504/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/hbo-game-thrones-dailies-fantastic-52924 |archivedate=2 Juni 2012 |date=14 Januari 2010 |accessdate=24 Juli 2010}}</ref> sementara anggaran untuk musim pertama diperkirakan sebesar $50–60{{nbsp}}juta.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-by-numbers-178659 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-by-numbers-178659 |title='Game of Thrones' by The Numbers |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=14 April 2011 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=14 April 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada musim kedua, seri ini mengalami kenaikan anggaran sebanyak 15 persen untuk adegan pertempuran klimaks dalam episode "[[Blackwater (Game of Thrones)|Blackwater]]" (dengan anggaran $8{{nbsp}}juta).<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/04/07/game_of_thrones_hbo_season_2_s_blackwater_cost_8_million.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/04/07/game_of_thrones_hbo_season_2_s_blackwater_cost_8_million.html |title=How HBO Let Game of Thrones Make an $8 Million Episode |work=[[Slate (majalah)|Slate]] |first=Frank |last=Pallotta |date=7 April 2012 |accessdate=14 Maret 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101132101/http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/14/game-of-thrones-ew-cover-2/ |archivedate=1 Januari 2015 |title=This Week's Cover: 'Game of Thrones,' the battle to make season 2 epic |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/14/game-of-thrones-ew-cover-2/ |accessdate=18 Maret 2012 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=14 Maret 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Antara 2012 dan 2015, anggaran rata-rata per episode meningkat dari $6{{nbsp}}juta<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.eonline.com/news/318306/holy-flaming-warships-how-expensive-is-game-of-thrones-anyway |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/318306/holy-flaming-warships-how-expensive-is-game-of-thrones-anyway |title=Holy Flaming Warships! How Expensive Is Game of Thrones, Anyway? |publisher=[[E!]] |first=Leslie |last=Gornstein |date=28 Mei 2012 |accessdate=14 Maret 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> menjadi "hampir" $8{{nbsp}}juta.<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602111711/http://www.ew.com/microsites/longform/got/|archivedate=2 Juni 2016|last=Hibberd|first=James|title='Game of Thrones': EW spends 240 hours in Westeros|url=http://www.ew.com/microsites/longform/got/|accessdate=1 April 2015|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 2015|deadurl=no|df=}}</ref> Anggaran untuk musim keenam lebih dari $10{{nbsp}}juta per episode, dengan total anggaran pada musim tersebut lebih dari $100{{nbsp}}juta, rekor terbanyak dalam seri ''Game of Thrones''.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402013700/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/game-of-thrones/news/a788677/game-of-thrones-season-6-costs-a-lot-per-episode-budget-revealed/ |archivedate=2 April 2016 |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/game-of-thrones/news/a788677/game-of-thrones-season-6-costs-a-lot-per-episode-budget-revealed/ |title=Game of Thrones season 6 costs A LOT per episode: The HBO fantasy epic's massive budget is revealed |first=Ben |last=Lee |date=30 Maret 2016 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=1 April 2016 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref>

=== Pemilihan pemeran ===
[[Nina Gold]] dan Robert Sterne adalah direktur pemeranan prinsipiel dalam seri ini.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-casting-director-nina-gold-bafta-award-1201733675/ |title='Game of Thrones' Casting Director Nina Gold to Receive BAFTA Award |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=15 April 2016 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808020522/http://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-casting-director-nina-gold-bafta-award-1201733675/ |archivedate=8 Agustus 2016 |accessdate=18 Maret 2016 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> Melalui serangkaian proses audisi dan pembacaan skrip, para pemeran utama dikumpulkan. Pengecualian hanyalah [[Peter Dinklage]] dan [[Sean Bean]], yang memang diinginkan oleh para penulis skrip sejak awal; mereka diumumkan bergabung dengan [[Winter is Coming|episode pilot]] pada tahun 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two will play HBO's 'Game' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=5 Mei 2009 |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i30b29365238b3652e08e2efdc7f0af62 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509074111/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i30b29365238b3652e08e2efdc7f0af62 |archivedate=9 Mei 2009 |accessdate=12 Mei 2009}}</ref><ref name="reuters5cast">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106205031/https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/07/20/us-seanbean-idUSTRE56J09D20090720 |archivedate=6 November 2015 |author1=Kit, Borys |author2=Andreeva, Nellie |title=Sean Bean ascends to 'Game of Thrones' |agency=Reuters |date=19 Juli 2009 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/07/20/us-seanbean-idUSTRE56J09D20090720 |accessdate=20 Juli 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Aktor lainnya yang meneken kontrak untuk episode pilot adalah [[Kit Harington]] sebagai [[Jon Snow (karakter)|Jon Snow]], [[Jack Gleeson]] sebagai [[Joffrey Baratheon]], [[Harry Lloyd]] sebagai [[Viserys Targaryen]], dan [[Mark Addy]] sebagai [[Robert Baratheon]].<ref name="reuters5cast"/><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://grrm.livejournal.com/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |title=A Casting We Will Go |work=Not A Blog |publisher=LiveJournal |date=19 Juli 2009 |accessdate=20 Juli 2009 |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/95840.html |deadurl=yes }}</ref> Menurut Benioff dan Weiss, Addy adalah aktor termudah untuk berperan dalam seri ini, karena penampilannya dalam audisi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/what-we-learned-from-game-of-thrones-sxsw-panel-and-what-it-might-mean/ |title=What We Learned From Game Of Thrones' SXSW Panel, and What It Might Mean |publisher=[[Nerdist Industries]] |first=Michael |last=Walsh |date=12 Maret 2017 |accessdate=12 April 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402080955/http://nerdist.com/what-we-learned-from-game-of-thrones-sxsw-panel-and-what-it-might-mean/ |archivedate=2 April 2017 }}</ref> Beberapa karakter pada episode pilot dipilih ulang untuk musim pertama: [[Catelyn Stark]] awalnya diperankan oleh [[Jennifer Ehle]], tetapi peran tersebut diberikan kepada [[Michelle Fairley]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/game-of-thrones-recasting-ehle-out-fairley-in-2 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |title='Game of Thrones' recasting: Ehle out, Fairley in |publisher=[[HitFix]] |date=19 Maret 2010 |url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/game-of-thrones-recasting-ehle-out-fairley-in-2 |accessdate=24 Februari 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Peran [[Daenerys Targaryen]] juga dipilih ulang, dengan [[Emilia Clarke]] menggantikan [[Tamzin Merchant]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803070636/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/05/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |archivedate=3 Agustus 2016 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title=Exclusive: 'Game of Thrones' recasts noble role |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=21 Mei 2010 |accessdate=24 Februari 2013 |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/05/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://grrm.livejournal.com/153995.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |title=A New Daenerys |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |date=21 Mei 2010 |work=Not A Blog |publisher=LiveJournal |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/153995.html |accessdate=24 Februari 2013 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> Sisa pemeran untuk musim pertama selesai dipilih pada paruh kedua tahun 2009.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/10/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |archivedate=17 Agustus 2016 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title=The 'Games' afoot: HBO's 'Game of Thrones' gears up |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/10/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |date=13 Oktober 2009 |accessdate=29 Agustus 2016 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Meskipun banyak pemeran yang kembali bermain setelah musim pertama, produser memiliki banyak karakter baru untuk tiap musim berikutnya. Karena banyaknya karakter baru, Benioff dan Weiss menunda pengenalan beberapa karakter utama di [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|musim kedua]] dan menggabungkan beberapa karakter menjadi satu atau mengarahkan fungsi plot ke karakter yang berbeda.<ref name="hibberd1"/> Beberapa karakter berulang muncul kembali setelah bertahun-tahun; misalnya, [[Gregor Clegane]] dimainkan oleh tiga aktor berbeda, sementara [[Dean-Charles Chapman]], yang memerankan [[Tommen Baratheon]], juga memerankan karakter Lannister minor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisinsider.com/game-of-thrones-actors-roles-recast-2017-6 |title=These 8 'Game of Thrones' characters were recast — and you probably didn't even notice |first=Kim |last=Renfro |date=21 Juni 2017 |work=Insider |accessdate=26 Maret 2018 |archive-date=2019-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416211828/https://www.thisisinsider.com/game-of-thrones-actors-roles-recast-2017-6 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

=== Penulisan ===
[[Berkas:George R.R. Martin at Archipelacon.jpg|jmpl|lurus|alt=George R. R. Martin|George R. R. Martin, pengarang ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', adalah ko-[[produser eksekutif]] seri ini dan menulis satu episode per musim untuk empat musim pertama.]]

''Game of Thrones'' mempekerjakan tujuh penulis skrip dalam enam musim. Pencipta seri, [[David Benioff]] dan [[D. B. Weiss]], menulis sebagian besar episode pada tiap musim.<ref name="observer">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903222758/http://observer.com/2015/04/blood-caffeine-sex-magic-how-game-of-thrones-gets-written/ |archivedate=3 September 2016 |url=http://observer.com/2015/04/blood-caffeine-sex-magic-how-game-of-thrones-gets-written/ |title=Blood Caffeine Sex Magic: How 'Game of Thrones' Gets Written |work=[[The New York Observer]] |first=Sean T. |last=Collins |date=2 April 2015 |accessdate=15 April 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pengarang ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', [[George R. R. Martin]], menulis satu episode per musim untuk empat musim pertama. Martin tidak menulis skrip episode untuk musim-musim selanjutnya, karena ia ingin fokus menyelesaikan novel keenam (''[[The Winds of Winter]]'').<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/30/george-rr-martin-not-writing-game-of-thrones-season-6-episode |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/30/george-rr-martin-not-writing-game-of-thrones-season-6-episode |title=George R. R. Martin Not Writing Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode |publisher=[[IGN]] |first=Luke |last=Karmali |date=30 Maret 2015 |accessdate=15 April 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Jane Espenson]] ikut serta menulis satu episode pada musim pertama sebagai [[penulis lepas]].<ref name="espenson">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827054828/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/03/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |archivedate=27 Agustus 2016 |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/03/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |title=HBO's 'Game of Thrones': The 'Buffy' and 'Battlestar' connection |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |first=Maureen |last=Ryan |date=16 Maret 2010 |accessdate=15 April 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

[[Bryan Cogman]], awalnya bertindak sebagai koordinator skrip untuk seri ini,<ref name="espenson"/> dipromosikan menjadi produser pada musim kelima. Cogman, yang menulis setidaknya satu episode sepanjang lima musim pertama, adalah satu-satunya penulis lain di jajaran penulis bersama Benioff dan Weiss. Sebelum dipromosikan, [[Vanessa Taylor]] (penulis skrip pada musim kedua dan ketiga) bekerja membantu Benioff dan Weiss. [[Dave Hill (penulis skrip)|Dave Hill]] bergabung dengan staf penulis pada musim kelima setelah bekerja sebagai asisten Benioff dan Weiss.<ref name="vanity fair">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101102954/http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/game-of-thrones-benioff-weiss-interview |archivedate=1 Januari 2015 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/game-of-thrones-benioff-weiss-interview |title=The Surprising Connection Between ''Game of Thrones'' and ''Monty Python'' |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=24 Maret 2014 |accessdate=7 September 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Meskipun Martin tidak lagi berada di jajaran penulis skrip, ia tetap membaca ikhtisar skrip tersebut dan memberikan komentar.<ref name="observer"/>

Benioff dan Weiss terkadang menetapkan satu karakter untuk satu penulis tertentu; misalnya, Cogman ditugaskan khusus untuk mengembangkan karakter Arya Stark pada musim keempat. Para penulis skrip menghabiskan beberapa minggu untuk menulis ikhtisar para karakter, termasuk materi dari novel yang akan digunakan dan tema-tema utama. Setelah ikhtisar para karakter selesai ditulis, dibutuhkan waktu dua hingga tiga minggu untuk mendiskusikan masing-masing karakter utama dan mengatur porsi kemunculan mereka episode demi episode.<ref name="observer"/>

Ikhtisar skrip yang terperinci ditulis, dengan masing-masing penulis mendapatkan jatah penulisan skrip untuk setiap episode. Cogman, yang menulis dua episode untuk musim kelima, membutuhkan waktu satu setengah bulan untuk menyelesaikan semua skrip. Skrip yang telah selesai kemudian dibaca oleh Benioff dan Weiss, yang membubuhkan catatan mengomentari, dan skrip yang dibubuhi catatan akan ditulis ulang. Sepuluh episode harus selesai ditulis sebelum pembuatan film dimulai karena pengambilan gambar dilakukan oleh dua [[kru film|unit kru]] di negara berbeda.<ref name="observer"/> Benioff dan Weiss menulis skrip episode mereka bersama-sama, salah satunya menulis bagian pertama skrip dan yang lainnya menulis bagian kedua. Setelah itu mereka membaca ulang skrip dan membuat catatan lalu menulis ulang bagian yang diberi catatan.<ref name="long_story_short"/>

=== Jadwal adaptasi dan episode ===
{{utama|Daftar episode Game of Thrones}}
Setelah alur cerita ''Game of Thrones'' musim keenam mulai mendahului alur cerita novel, seri ini mulai mengikuti garis besar alur novel berikutnya yang disediakan oleh Martin<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621094105/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/game-of-thrones-tv-show-will-spoil-books |archivedate=21 Juni 2016 |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |title=Game of Thrones Creators Confirm the Show Will Spoil the Books |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/game-of-thrones-tv-show-will-spoil-books |accessdate=23 Maret 2015 |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=22 Maret 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan konten asli. Pada bulan April 2016, produser berencana untuk melakukan pengambilan gambar 13 episode lagi setelah musim keenam: tujuh episode untuk musim ketujuh dan enam episode untuk musim kedelapan.<ref name="seasons 7 and 8">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/game-of-thrones-end-date-season-8-1201752746/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/game-of-thrones-end-date-season-8-1201752746/ |title='Game of Thrones' Creators Mull Shorter Final Seasons (EXCLUSIVE) |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |first=Debra |last=Birnbaum |date=14 April 2016 |accessdate=28 April 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Belakangan, pengambilan gambar diperbarui hanya untuk musim ketujuh dengan tujuh episode berurutan.<ref name="HBO confirms">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/18/game-thrones-season-7 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/18/game-thrones-season-7 |title=Game of Thrones: HBO announces summer return, 7 episodes |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=18 Juli 2016 |accessdate=18 Juli 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="s7 renewed">{{cite web |url=http://deadline.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-renewed-season-6-veep-silicon-valley-hbo-1201741600/ |title='Game of Thrones' Picked Up For Season 7, 'Veep' & 'Silicon Valley' Also Renewed By HBO |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=21 April 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826043921/http://deadline.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-renewed-season-6-veep-silicon-valley-hbo-1201741600/ |archivedate=26 Agustus 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=21 April 2016 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> Delapan musim yang difilmkan tetap mengadaptasi alur cerita novel, dengan kecepatan sekitar 48 detik per halaman selama tiga musim pertama.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610070743/http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/apr/06/game-of-thrones-how-does-the-tv-series-compare-to-the-books |archivedate=10 Juni 2016 |last=Scott |first=Patrick |title=Game of Thrones: how does the TV series compare to the books? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/apr/06/game-of-thrones-how-does-the-tv-series-compare-to-the-books |accessdate=6 April 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 April 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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! scope="col" style="width:8%"  | Musim
! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Ditetapkan
! scope="col" style="width:18%" | Difilmkan
! scope="col" style="width:11%" | Tayang perdana
! scope="col" style="width:11%" | Tayang terakhir
! scope="col" |Adaptasi novel
! scope="col" |Ref
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Game of Thrones (musim 1)|Musim 1]]
| 2 Maret 2010
| Pertengahan 2010
| 17 April 2011
| 19 Juni 2011
| ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/03/game-of-thrones-hbo-george-rr-martin-.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title=HBO picks up 'Game of Thrones'; first picture, cast list |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/03/game-of-thrones-hbo-george-rr-martin-.html |accessdate=15 Mei 2012 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=2 Maret 2010 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|Musim 2]]
| 19 April 2011
| Pertengahan 2011
| 1 April 2012
| 3 Juni 2012
| ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' dan bab-bab awal ''[[A Storm of Swords]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.ew.com/article/2011/04/19/game-of-thrones-renewed |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title=HBO renews 'Game of Thrones' for second season! |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2011/04/19/game-of-thrones-renewed |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |accessdate=19 Juli 2015 |date=19 April 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://io9.gizmodo.com/5915744/10-best-changes-game-of-thrones-made-to-a-clash-of-kings |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/5915744/10-best-changes-game-of-thrones-made-to-a-clash-of-kings |title=10 Best Changes ''Game of Thrones'' Made to ''A Clash of Kings'' |publisher=[[Gizmodo]] |first=Charlie Jane |last=Anders |date=5 Juni 2012 |accessdate=3 Januari 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Game of Thrones (musim 3)|Musim 3]]
| 10 April 2012
| Juli – November 2012
| 31 Maret 2013
| 9 June 2013
| Sekitar dua pertiga novel ''A Storm of Swords''
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-of-thrones-renewed-season-3-306981 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=O'Connell |first=Michael |title='Game of Thrones' Renewed for Season 3 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-of-thrones-renewed-season-3-306981 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=19 Juli 2015 |date=10 April 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/03/30/game-of-thrones-showrunners-season-2 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Game of Thrones' showrunners on season 2, splitting Book 3 and their hope for a 70-hour epic |page=3 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2012/03/30/game-of-thrones-showrunners-season-2 |accessdate=10 April 2012 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=30 Maret 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630212435/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/game_of_thrones_season_4_writer_bryan_cogman_on_tyrions_trial_book_deviations_and_that_white_walker-2014-05 |archivedate=30 Juni 2015 |url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/game_of_thrones_season_4_writer_bryan_cogman_on_tyrions_trial_book_deviations_and_that_white_walker-2014-05 |title='Game of Thrones' Season 4: Writer Bryan Cogman breaks down Tyrion's trial, book deviations and that White Walker scene |work=[[Zap2it]] |first=Terri |last=Schwartz |date=12 Mei 2014 |accessdate=17 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|Musim 4]]
| 2 April 2013
| Juli – November 2013
| 6 April 2014
| 15 Juni 2014
| Sepertiga ''A Storm of Swords'' dan beberapa konten ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' dan ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009040900/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/02/game-of-thrones-renewed-4-season/ |archivedate=9 Oktober 2014 |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/02/game-of-thrones-renewed-4-season/ |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |title='Game of Thrones' renewed for season 4 |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=2 April 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/what-will-happen-season-4-of-game-of-thrones.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |title=What Will Happen in Season 4 of ''Game of Thrones''? |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/what-will-happen-season-4-of-game-of-thrones.html |accessdate=7 Februari 2014 |work=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |date=11 Juni 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|Musim 5]]
| 8 April 2014
| Juli – Desember 2014
| 12 April 2015
| 14 Juni 2015
| ''A Feast for Crows'', ''A Dance with Dragons'' dan konten asli, dengan sebagian bab akhir ''A Storm of Swords'' dan elemen dari ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Season 5 & 6">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://ign.com/articles/2014/04/08/game-of-thrones-renewed-for-season-5-and-season-6 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://ign.com/articles/2014/04/08/game-of-thrones-renewed-for-season-5-and-season-6 |title=Game of Thrones Renewed for Season 5 and Season 6 |last=Goldman |first=Eric |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=8 April 2014 |accessdate=8 April 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Game of Thrones Season 5: Inside the Episode #9 (HBO) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfLScJVXBHQ |access-date=9 Juni 2015 |via=[[YouTube]] |date=7 Juni 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608054353/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfLScJVXBHQ |archivedate=8 Juni 2015 }}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112065324/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/18/game-of-thrones-season-5/ |archivedate=12 Januari 2015 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Game of Thrones' showrunners talk season 5: 'There will be Dorne' |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/18/game-of-thrones-season-5/ |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=18 Juni 2014 |accessdate=18 Juni 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415115215/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/04/12/why-season-5-of-game-of-thrones-is-the-most-important-yet-for-hbo/ |archivedate=15 April 2015 |last=Kain |first=Erik |title=Why Season 5 Of 'Game Of Thrones' Is The Most Important Yet For HBO |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/04/12/why-season-5-of-game-of-thrones-is-the-most-important-yet-for-hbo/ |work=[[Forbes]] |date=12 April 2015 |accessdate=13 April 2015 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Game of Thrones Episodes: EP510: Mother's Mercy |url=http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Episodes/Entry/Mothers_Mercy |publisher=Westeros.org |accessdate=18 Juni 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617184145/http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Episodes/Entry/Mothers_Mercy |archivedate=17 Juni 2015 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Game of Thrones (musim 6)|Musim 6]]
| 8 April 2014
| Juli – Desember 2015
| 24 April 2016
| 26 Juni 2016
| Konten asli dan ikhtisar ''The Winds of Winter'', beberapa elemen dari ''A Feast for Crows'' dan ''A Dance with Dragons''<!-- Doesn't the death of Balon come from ASOS? Is this one element significant enough to note? -->
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Season 5 & 6"/><ref name=writing>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403094457/http://www.goldderby.com/news/10007/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-season-six-tease-emmys-entertainment-13579086-story.html |archivedate=3 April 2016 |url=http://www.goldderby.com/news/10007/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-season-six-tease-emmys-entertainment-13579086-story.html |title='Game of Thrones' director Jeremy Podeswa dishes Jon Snow death, teases season six (Exclusive Video) |publisher=GoldDerby |last=Noble |first=Matt |date=18 Agustus 2015 |accessdate=21 Agustus 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><br><ref name=EW516>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/24/george-rr-martin-3-twists-game-thrones |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/24/george-rr-martin-3-twists-game-thrones |title=George R. R. Martin revealed 3 huge shocks to Game of Thrones producers |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=24 Mei 2016 |accessdate=24 Mei 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.vulture.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-has-not-gone-off-book.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-has-not-gone-off-book.html |title=Why It's a Misconception That Game of Thrones Has Gone 'Off-Book' |publisher=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard |date=5 Mei 2016 |accessdate=24 Mei 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Game of Thrones (musim 7)|Musim 7]]
| 21 April 2016
| Agustus 2016 – Februari 2017
| 16 Juli 2017
| 27 Agustus 2017
| Konten asli dan ikhtisar ''The Winds of Winter'' dan ''[[A Dream of Spring]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="seasons 7 and 8" /><ref name="HBO confirms" /><br><ref name="s7 renewed" /><ref name="EW516"/><ref name="FutonCritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/game-of-thrones/listings/ |title=Shows A-Z - game of thrones on hbo |work=[[The Futon Critic]] |accessdate=4 April 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816112050/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-6-leaks-online-full-hbo-spain-torrents-download-reddit-watch-jon-a7895636.html |archivedate=16 Agustus 2017 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[Game of Thrones (musim 8)|Musim 8]]
| 30 Juli 2016
| Oktober 2017 – Juli 2018
| 14 April 2019
| 19 Mei 2019
| Konten asli dan ikhtisar ''The Winds of Winter'' dan ''A Dream of Spring''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=EW516/><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/30/game-thrones |archivedate=1 September 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/30/game-thrones |title=Game of Thrones: HBO confirms season 8 will be last |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=30 Juli 2016 |accessdate=13 Maret 2017 |deadurl=no}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-8-filming-cast-belfast-northern-ireland-a8016546.html |title=Game of Thrones season 8 filming looks to be underway as cast members spotted in Belfast |work=The Independent |accessdate=24 Oktober 2017 |date=23 Oktober 2017 |last=Shepherd |first=Jack |archive-date=2017-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024151546/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-8-filming-cast-belfast-northern-ireland-a8016546.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref name="April14">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/game-of-thrones-premiere-date-season-8-final-episodes-hbo-1202534001/ |title='Game Of Thrones' Final Season Debut Date Revealed By HBO With New Tease |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Dominic |last=Patten |date=13 Januari 2019 |accessdate=14 Januari 2019 |archive-date=2019-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203043300/https://deadline.com/2019/01/game-of-thrones-premiere-date-season-8-final-episodes-hbo-1202534001/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref name="April2019">{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/11/13/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date-april-2019/|title='Game of Thrones' Season 8 to Premiere in April 2019|last=Roots|first=Kimberly|work=[[TVLine]]|date=13 November 2018|accessdate=13 November 2018|archive-date=2018-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213215450/https://tvline.com/2018/11/13/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date-april-2019/|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="Futon">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/game-of-thrones/listings/ |title=Shows A-Z - game of thrones on hbo |work=[[The Futon Critic]] |accessdate=15 Januari 2019 |archive-date=2017-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816112050/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-6-leaks-online-full-hbo-spain-torrents-download-reddit-watch-jon-a7895636.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>
|}

Dua musim pertama mengadaptasi masing-masing satu novel. Untuk musim berikutnya, produser memandang ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai adaptasi dari ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' secara keseluruhan, bukannya adaptasi dari masing-masing novel;<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/q-a-game-of-thrones-insider-bryan-cogman-on-the-biggest-season-yet-20130320?print=true |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Collins |first=Sean T. |title=Q&A: 'Game of Thrones' Insider Bryan Cogman on the Biggest Season Yet |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/q-a-game-of-thrones-insider-bryan-cogman-on-the-biggest-season-yet-20130320?print=true |accessdate=24 Maret 2013 |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=20 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> hal ini memungkinkan mereka untuk memfilmkan peristiwa di keseluruhan novel, sesuai dengan persyaratan pengadaptasian ke layar kaca.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160516052225/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/30/game-of-thrones-showrunners-season-2/2/ |archivedate=16 Mei 2016 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Game of Thrones' showrunners on season 2, splitting Book 3 and their hope for a 70-hour epic |page=2 |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/30/game-of-thrones-showrunners-season-2/2/ |accessdate=10 April 2012 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=30 Maret 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

=== Pengambilan gambar ===
[[Berkas:Malta191.jpg|jmpl|alt=The Azure Window at Ras-id-Dwerja|[[Azure Window]] di Ras-id-Dwerja, Gozo, adalah lokasi pernikahan Dothraki pada musim satu.]]

Pengambilan gambar utama untuk musim satu dijadwalkan dimulai pada 26 Juli 2010,<ref name="gotfactsheet"/> dan lokasi utamanya adalah [[The Paint Hall|Paint Hall Studios]] di [[Belfast]], [[Irlandia Utara]].<ref>{{cite press release |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430032117/http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-ofmdfm/news-ofmdfm-210409-hbo-to-film.htm |archivedate=30 April 2016 |title=HBO to film TV pilot in Belfast, Northern Ireland |publisher=Northern Ireland Executive |date=21 April 2009 |url=http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-ofmdfm/news-ofmdfm-210409-hbo-to-film.htm |accessdate=13 Maret 2013 }} {{Cite web |url=http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-ofmdfm/news-ofmdfm-210409-hbo-to-film.htm |title=Salinan arsip |access-date=2019-07-09 |archive-date=2016-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430032117/http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-ofmdfm/news-ofmdfm-210409-hbo-to-film.htm |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Adegan eksterior di Irlandia Utara difilmkan di Sandy Brae di [[Mourne Mountains]] (Vaes Dothraki), [[Castle Ward]] (Winterfell), Saintfield Estates (pohon Winterfell), [[Tollymore Forest]] (adegan luar ruangan), [[Cairncastle]] (lokasi eksekusi), tambang [[Magheramorne]] (Castle Black), dan [[Shane's Castle]] (arena turnamen).<ref name="USA Today March 30, 2012">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401123724/http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/story/2012-04-01/Where-the-HBO-hit-Game-of-Thrones-was-filmed/53876876/1 |archivedate=1 April 2012 |url=http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/story/2012-04-01/Where-the-HBO-hit-Game-of-Thrones-was-filmed/53876876/1 |title=Where HBO's hit 'Game of Thrones' was filmed |work=[[USA Today]] |first=Josh |last=Roberts |date=1 April 2012 |accessdate=8 Maret 2013}}</ref> [[Doune Castle]] di [[Stirling]], Skotlandia, awalnya juga digunakan dalam episode pilot untuk adegan di Winterfell.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811101337/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8322843.stm |archivedate=11 Agustus 2016 |title=Medieval keep becomes film set |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8322843.stm |accessdate=11 April 2012 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=23 Oktober 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Para produser awalnya memutuskan untuk melakukan proses syuting keseluruhan seri di Skotlandia, tetapi akhirnya memilih Irlandia Utara karena ketersediaan ruang studio di sana.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529084634/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scotland-mourning-the-loss-of-epic-160m-tv-opportunity.21352049 |archivedate=29 Mei 2015 |last=Miller |first=Phil |title=Beaten in Game of Thrones: why Scotland lost £160m chance to host TV series |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scotland-mourning-the-loss-of-epic-160m-tv-opportunity.21352049 |accessdate=17 Juni 2013 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=17 Juni 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Adegan wilayah selatan pada musim pertama difilmkan di [[Malta]], mengalami perubahan lokasi dari [[Maroko]] pada episode pilot.<ref name="gotfactsheet"/> Kota [[Mdina]] digunakan untuk penggambaran King's Landing. Syuting juga dilakukan di [[Fort Manoel]] (menggambarkan Sept of Baelor), [[Azure Window]] di pulau [[Gozo]] (lokasi pernikahan Dothraki) dan di [[San Anton Palace]], [[Fort Ricasoli]], [[Fort St. Angelo]] dan biara St. Dominic (untuk adegan di Red Keep).<ref name="USA Today March 30, 2012" />

[[Berkas:Dubrovnik crop.jpg|jmpl|alt=The walled city of Dubrovnik|Kota berpagar tembok [[Dubrovnik]] menjadi King's Landing pada musim dua.]]
Pengambilan gambar untuk adegan selatan pada musim kedua berpindah dari Malta ke [[Kroasia]]; kota [[Dubrovnik]] dan lokasi terdekat memungkinkan dilakukannya pengambilan gambar eksterior kota pesisir dan berpagar tembok. [[Walls of Dubrovnik]] dan [[Fort Lovrijenac]] dimanfaatkan untuk adegan di King's Landing, meskipun eksterior beberapa bangunan setempat, misalnya Red Keep dan Sept of Baelor, dibuat dengan menggunakan pencitraan komputer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-stunning-visual-effects-reel-separates-the-real-from-the-fake-in-season-five-10393725.html/ |title=Game of Thrones: Stunning visual effects reel separates the real from the fake in season five |work=The Independent |first=Jess |last=Denham |date=16 Juli 2015 |access-date=2019-07-09 |archive-date=2020-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519213501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-stunning-visual-effects-reel-separates-the-real-from-the-fake-in-season-five-10393725.html |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pulau [[Lokrum]], biara St. Dominic di kota pesisir [[Trogir]], [[Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik|Rector's Palace]] di Dubrovnik, dan tambang Dubac (beberapa kilometer di sebelah timur) digunakan untuk adegan-adegan di Qarth. Adegan yang diambil di sebelah utara The Wall, di Frostfangs dan di Fist of the First Men, difilmkan pada November 2011 di Islandia: di [[gletser]] [[Vatnajökull]] di dekat Smyrlabjörg, gletser Svínafellsjökull dekat [[Skaftafell]] dan gletser [[Mýrdalsjökull]] dekat [[Vík í Mýrdal|Vik]] di Höfðabrekkuheiði.<ref name="USA Today March 30, 2012" /><ref name="location iceland">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826083416/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/iceland/articles/game-of-thrones-iceland-tour-filming-locations/ |archivedate=26 Agustus 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/iceland/articles/game-of-thrones-iceland-tour-filming-locations/ |title=Iceland's most spectacular Game of Thrones filming locations |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Oliver |last=Smith |date=7 Juni 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Lokasi produksi musim ketiga kembali ke Dubrovnik, dengan Tembok Dubrovnik, Fort Lovrijenac dan lokasi terdekat kembali digunakan untuk adegan di King's Landing dan Red Keep. [[Trsteno Arboretum]], sebuah lokasi baru, menjadi taman keluarga Tyrell di King's Landing. Musim ketiga juga kembali syuting di [[Maroko]] (termasuk kota [[Essaouira]]) untuk merekam adegan Daenerys di Essos.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617031757/http://www.salon.com/2014/04/29/the_7_kingdoms_in_game_of_thrones_are_actually_these_5_real_world_places_partner/ |archivedate=17 Juni 2016 |url=http://www.salon.com/2014/04/29/the_7_kingdoms_in_game_of_thrones_are_actually_these_5_real_world_places_partner/ |title=The 7 kingdoms in 'Game of Thrones' are actually these 5 real-world places |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |first=Jessica |last=Phelan |date=29 April 2014 |accessdate=23 Agustus 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Dimmuborgir]] dan gua [[Grjótagjá]] di Islandia juga turut digunakan sebagai lokasi syuting.<ref name="location iceland"/> Salah satu adegan dengan seekor [[Bart the Bear 2|beruang hidup]] difilmkan di [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016062544/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/01/game-of-thrones-casts-a-bear-and-shoots-in-los-angeles-for-major-season-3-scene.html |archivedate=16 Oktober 2013 |title='Game of Thrones' casts a bear and shoots in Los Angeles for major Season 3 scene |last=Schwartz |first=Terri |date=28 Januari 2013 |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/01/game-of-thrones-casts-a-bear-and-shoots-in-los-angeles-for-major-season-3-scene.html |accessdate=8 Maret 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Proses produksi dilakukan oleh tiga unit kru (Dragon, Wolf dan Raven) dengan pengambilan gambar secara paralel, enam tim penyutradaraan, 257 pemeran dan 703 anggota kru.<ref name="Making" />

[[Berkas:Ballintoy Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 19750.jpg|jmpl|alt=Ballintoy Harbour|[[Ballintoy Harbour]] adalah lokasi Lordsport di Iron Islands.]]
Musim keempat kembali syuting di Dubrovnik dan mencakup lokasi baru, termasuk [[Diocletian's Palace]] di [[Split, Kroasia|Split]], [[Klis Fortress]] di sebelah utara Split, tambang Perun di timur Split, pegunungan [[Mosor]], dan [[Baška Voda]] di sebelah selatan.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224065003/http://winteriscoming.net/2013/09/new-set-photos-from-klis-and-dubrovnik/ |archivedate=24 Desember 2013 |url=http://winteriscoming.net/2013/09/new-set-photos-from-klis-and-dubrovnik/ |title=New set photos from Klis and Dubrovnik |publisher=WinterIsComing.net |date=18 September 2013 |accessdate=19 September 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Taman Nasional Thingvellir]] di Islandia digunakan sebagai lokasi syuting pertarungan antara Brienne dan the Hound.<ref name="location iceland"/> Pengambilan gambar musim keempat memakan waktu 136 hari dan berakhir pada 21 November 2013.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222200023/http://winteriscoming.net/2013/11/thats-a-wrap-season-4-filming-is-complete/ |archivedate=22 Februari 2014 |url=http://winteriscoming.net/2013/11/thats-a-wrap-season-4-filming-is-complete/ |title=That's a wrap! Season 4 filming is complete |publisher=WinterIsComing.net |date=21 November 2013 |accessdate=26 November 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Lokasi tambahan untuk musim kelima antara lain [[Seville]], Spanyol, yang digunakan untuk adegan di [[Dorne]], serta [[Córdoba, Spanyol|Córdoba]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103546/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jul/06/game-of-thrones-fifth-series-10000-spaniards-extras-spain |archivedate=4 Maret 2016 |last=Burgen |first=Stephen |title=Game of Thrones fifth series: more than 10,000 Spaniards apply to be extras |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jul/06/game-of-thrones-fifth-series-10000-spaniards-extras-spain |date=6 Juli 2014 |accessdate=26 Juli 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Musim keenam, yang mulai syuting pada bulan Juli 2015, kembali dilakukan di [[Spanyol]] dan difilmkan di [[Navarra]], [[Provinsi Guadalajara|Guadalajara]], [[Seville]], [[Almeria]], [[Girona]] dan [[Peniscola]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530024956/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/02/game-thrones-spain |archivedate=30 Mei 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/02/game-thrones-spain |title=''Game of Thrones'' returning to Spain for season 6 |work=Entertainment Weekly |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=3 Juni 2015 |accessdate=3 Juni 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Proses syuting juga kembali ke [[Dubrovnik]], Kroasia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/611134/Game-of-Thrones-season-6-Lena-Headey-HBO-Cersei-Lannister-Croatia-Dubrovnik |title=Game of Thrones season 6: Lena Headey spotted filming in Croatia |work=Daily Express |first=Neela |last=Debnath |date=9 Oktober 2015 |accessdate=17 Juli 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=16 Juli 2017 }}</ref>

Pengambilan gambar tujuh episode pada musim ketujuh dimulai pada 31 Agustus 2016, di Titanic Studios di Belfast, dengan pengambilan gambar lainnya dilakukan di Islandia, Irlandia Utara, dan berbagai lokasi lainnya di Spanyol,<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Oliver |date=23 September 2016 |title=The incredible locations that will star in Game of Thrones season 7 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/arts-and-culture/filming-locations-game-of-thrones-season-seven/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |access-date=1 Januari 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102082411/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/arts-and-culture/filming-locations-game-of-thrones-season-seven/ |archivedate=2 Januari 2017 }}</ref> termasuk [[Seville]], [[Cáceres, Spanyol|Cáceres]], [[Almodovar del Rio]], [[Santiponce]], [[Zumaia]], dan [[Bermeo]].<ref>{{cite press |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/https://medium.com/hbo-cinemax-pr/game-of-thrones-s7-production-9c12d317565d |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=https://medium.com/hbo-cinemax-pr/game-of-thrones-s7-production-9c12d317565d |title=EMMY®- AND GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES TO BEGIN PRODUCTION ON SEASON SEVEN THIS SUMMER |publisher=[[HBO]] |date=18 Juli 2016 |accessdate=31 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Musim ini juga kembali difilmkan di Dubrovnik, yang tetap digunakan untuk lokasi King's Landing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/news/dubrovnik/item/1631-photo-video-exclusive-game-of-thrones-is-back-in-dubrovnik |title=EXCLUSIVE – Game of Thrones is back in Dubrovnik |work=The Dubrovnik Times |date=14 Desember 2016 |accessdate=17 Juli 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702082729/http://thedubrovniktimes.com/news/dubrovnik/item/1631-photo-video-exclusive-game-of-thrones-is-back-in-dubrovnik |archivedate=2 Juli 2017 }}</ref> Proses pengambilan gambar berlanjut hingga akhir Februari 2017 untuk menyesuaikan dengan cuaca musim dingin di beberapa lokasi Eropa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2016/07/06/game-of-thrones-season-7-premiere-date-delayed-new-interview/ |title=''Game of Thrones'' Season 7 Production Delayed |publisher=[[TVLine]] |first=Andy |last=Swift |accessdate=6 Juli 2016 |date=6 Juli 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707215822/http://tvline.com/2016/07/06/game-of-thrones-season-7-premiere-date-delayed-new-interview/ |archivedate=7 Juli 2016 }}</ref>

=== Penyutradaraan ===
Sepuluh episode dalam tiap musim ''Game of Thrones'' digarap oleh empat hingga enam sutradara, yang biasanya menyutradarai episode secara berurutan. [[Alan Taylor (sutradara)|Alan Taylor]] telah menyutradarai tujuh episode, yang terbanyak dalam seri ini. [[Alex Graves]], [[David Nutter]], [[Mark Mylod]], dan [[Jeremy Podeswa]] masing-masingnya telah menyutradarai enam episode. [[Daniel Minahan]] telah menyutradarai lima episode, dan [[Michelle MacLaren]], [[Alik Sakharov]], dan [[Miguel Sapochnik]] telah menyutradarai empat episode masing-masingnya; MacLaren juga menjadi satu-satunya [[sutradara]] wanita dalam keseluruhan seri.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moreau|first=Jordan|title=Jessica Chastain, Ava DuVernay Call Out ‘Game of Thrones’ for Treatment of Women|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jessica-chastain-ava-duvernay-game-of-thrones-women-1203207692/|accessdate=21 Mei 2019|work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]]|publisher=Variety Media, LLC|date=7 Mei 2019|archive-date=2020-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512195149/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jessica-chastain-ava-duvernay-game-of-thrones-women-1203207692/|dead-url=no}}</ref> [[Brian Kirk]] menyutradarai tiga episode di sepanjang musim pertama, dan [[Tim Van Patten]] menyutradarai dua episode pertama pada musim pertama. [[Neil Marshall]] menyutradarai dua episode, keduanya memiliki adegan pertempuran besar: "[[Blackwater (Game of Thrones)|Blackwater]]" dan "[[The Watchers on the Wall]]". Sutradara lainnya adalah [[Jack Bender]], [[David Petrarca]], [[Daniel Sackheim]], [[Michael Slovis]] dan [[Matt Shakman]].<ref name="Directors">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/game-of-thrones-season-7/ |title=Game of Thrones season 7: US and UK air date, teaser trailer, official poster, cast, rumors, and everything you need to know |work=GamesRadar |accessdate=4 April 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404215853/http://www.gamesradar.com/game-of-thrones-season-7/ |archivedate=4 April 2017 }}</ref> David Benioff dan D. B. Weiss telah menyutradarai dua episode secara bersama-sama, tetapi masing-masingnya hanya mendapat kredit untuk satu nama, yang ditentukan setelah lemparan koin.<ref name="hbo cast"/><ref name="vanity fair"/>

=== Aspek teknis ===
Alik Sakharov adalah sinematografer untuk [[Winter Is Coming|episode pilot]]. Seri ini mempekerjakan sejumlah sinematografer,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/sakharov.htm |title=ALIK SAKHAROV ASC |publisher=Cinematographers |accessdate=29 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125162551/http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/sakharov.htm |archivedate=25 Januari 2017 }}</ref> dan telah menerima tujuh nominasi [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series]].<ref name="emmys.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/game-thrones |title=Game of Thrones |publisher=[[Emmy Award|Emmys.com]] |accessdate=21 Februari 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413192605/http://www.emmys.com/shows/game-thrones |archivedate=13 April 2017 }}</ref>

Oral Norrey Ottey, Frances Parker, Martin Nicholson, Crispin Green, [[Tim Porter]] dan Katie Weiland telah melakukan penyuntingan sejumlah episode untuk seri ini. Weiland menerima [[Primetime Emmy Award]] untuk [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series]] pada 2015.<ref name="emmys.com"/>

=== Kostum ===
[[Berkas:Game of Thrones Oslo exhibition 2014 - Ygritte, Jon and Tormund costumes.jpg|jmpl|alt=Kostum Ygritte, Jon Snow dan Tormund Giantsbane|Kostum Ygritte, Jon Snow dan Tormund Giantsbane mencerminkan iklim yang keras di tempat mereka dikenakan.]]
[[Berkas:Game of Thrones Oslo exhibition 2014 - Royal court costumes.jpg|jmpl|alt=Busana kerajaan di King's Landing|Busana yang dikenakan oleh keluarga kerajaan di King's Landing menunjukkan kekayaan dan status pemakainya.]]
[[Berkas:Game of Thrones Oslo exhibition 2014 - Brienne and Jaime costumes.jpg|jmpl|alt=Kostum Brienne dan Jaime|Senjata dan pelindung fungsional, seperti pada kostum [[Brienne of Tarth]] (kiri), diproduksi untuk seri ini.]]
[[Michele Clapton]] adalah [[perancang kostum]] untuk lima musim pertama ''Game of Thrones'' sebelum ia digantikan oleh [[April Ferry]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-costume-designer-april-803895 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-costume-designer-april-803895 |title='Game of Thrones' Season 6 Adds New Costume Designer |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Merle |last=Ginsberg |date=19 Juni 2015 |accessdate=13 Desember 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Clapton kembali bertindak sebagai perancang kostum pada musim ketujuh.<ref name="www.ew.com game-thrones-season-7">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/29/game-thrones-season-7 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/29/game-thrones-season-7 |title=Game of Thrones season 7 directors revealed |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=29 Juni 2016 |accessdate=29 Juni 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Kostum yang digunakan dalam seri ini terinspirasi dari sejumlah sumber, seperti [[baju besi Jepang]] dan [[Pakaian Persia|Persia]]. Busana Dothraki menyerupai busana yang dikenakan oleh [[Suku Badui (Arab)|suku Badui]] (beberapa kostum terbuat dari kulit ikan menyerupai sisik naga), dan kaum Wildling memakai kostum dari kulit binatang seperti penduduk [[Inuit]].<ref name="wischhover20120604">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://fashionista.com/2012/06/game-of-thrones-hair-and-wardrobe-secrets-revealed/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://fashionista.com/2012/06/game-of-thrones-hair-and-wardrobe-secrets-revealed/ |title=Game of Thrones' Hair and Wardrobe Secrets Revealed |work=Fashionista |date=4 Juni 2012 |accessdate=6 Juni 2012 |last = Wischhover |first = Cheryl |deadurl=no}}</ref> Baju pelindung tulang Wildling terbuat dari cetakan tulang yang sebenarnya, dan dirangkai dengan tali dan lateks menyerupai [[katgut]].<ref name="Snead, Elizabeth">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/game-thrones-michelle-clapton-costume-designer-emmy-335607 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/game-thrones-michelle-clapton-costume-designer-emmy-335607 |title='Game of Thrones' Designer Michelle Clapton's Secret Source for Wildling Bones: eBay |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=11 Juni 2012 |accessdate=11 Juni 2012 |last = Snead |first = Elizabeth |deadurl=no}}</ref> Meskipun figuran yang memerankan Wildling dan Night's Watch sering kali memakai topi (hal normal pada iklim yang dingin), pemeran utama biasanya tidak memakainya, sehingga penonton dapat mengenali karakter utama dengan mudah. Gaun berleher tinggi yang dirancang [[Alexander McQueen]] untuk [[Björk]] menginspirasi gaun leher-corong yang dikenakan [[Margaery Tyrell]], dan gaun para pekerja seks komersial dirancang agar mudah ditanggalkan.<ref name="wischhover20120604" /> Semua busana yang digunakan berusia paling lama dua minggu, sehingga tampak realistis pada televisi definisi tinggi.<ref name="Snead, Elizabeth"/>

Sekitar dua lusin rambut palsu digunakan oleh para aktris. Terbuat dari rambut manusia dengan panjang hingga {{convert|2|ft|cm}}, harganya masing-masing mencapai $ 7.000, yang dicuci dan ditata seperti rambut asli. Pemakaian rambut palsu ini memakan waktu; [[Emilia Clarke]], misalnya, membutuhkan waktu sekitar dua jam untuk menata rambutnya yang cokelat dengan rambut palsu pirang dan berkepang. Pemeran lainnya, seperti [[Jack Gleeson]] dan [[Sophie Turner]], sering kali melakukan [[pewarnaan rambut]]. Untuk karakter seperti Daenerys (Clarke) dan para Dothraki, rambut, wig, dan kostum mereka diproses seolah-olah belum dicuci selama berminggu-minggu.<ref name="wischhover20120604"/>

=== Tata rias ===
Sepanjang tiga musim pertama, [[Paul Engelen]] adalah perancang tata rias utama ''Game of Thrones'' dan [[tata rias prostetik|penata rias prostetik]], bersama Melissa Lackersteen, [[Conor O'Sullivan (penata rias)|Conor O'Sullivan]], dan Rob Trenton. Pada awal musim keempat, tim Engelen digantikan oleh Jane Walker dan krunya, yang terdiri dari Ann McEwan and Barrie dan Sarah Gower.<ref name="emmys.com"/><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.westeros.org/GoT/News/Entry/Game_of_Thrones_Wins_Big_at_Creative_Arts_Emmys/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.westeros.org/GoT/News/Entry/Game_of_Thrones_Wins_Big_at_Creative_Arts_Emmys/ |title=Game of Thrones Wins Big at Creative Arts Emmys |work=''Westeros.org'' |date=16 September 2012 |accessdate=21 Februari 2016 |author=Elio |deadurl=no}}</ref>

=== Efek visual ===
Untuk sejumlah besar [[efek visual]] dalam seri ini, HBO menyewa BlueBolt yang berbasis di Inggris dan Screen Scene yang berbasis di Irlandia untuk musim pertama. Kebanyakan efek bangun lingkungan dikerjakan sebagai proyeksi [[2.5D]], memberikan penonton perspektif sembari menjaga pemrograman agar tidak berlebihan.<ref name=vfx-got>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514050245/http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Features/Entry/Interview_with_VFX_Producer_Lucy_Ainsworth-Taylor/|archivedate=14 Mei 2016|last=Elio|title=Interview with VFX Producer Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor|url=http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Features/Entry/Interview_with_VFX_Producer_Lucy_Ainsworth-Taylor/|publisher=Westeros.org|date=22 Juni 2011|accessdate=18 Agustus 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada 2011, episode final musim pertama, "[[Fire and Blood (Game of Thrones)|Fire and Blood]]", dinominasikan dalam [[Primetime Emmy Award]] untuk [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Special Visual Effects]].<ref name="emmys.com"/>

Karena efek visual menjadi lebih kompleks pada musim berikutnya (termasuk makhluk [[Grafis komputer|CGI]], api, dan air), [[Pixomondo]] yang berbasis di Jerman ditetapkan sebagai produser efek visual utama; sembilan dari dua belas fasilitasnya berkontribusi pada proyek ''Game of Thrones'' musim kedua, terutama di [[Stuttgart]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718224036/http://www.pixomondo.com/portfolio/game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=18 Juli 2016 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 2 |url=http://www.pixomondo.com/portfolio/game-of-thrones/ |publisher=[[Pixomondo]] |accessdate=19 Agustus 2014 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.pixomondo.com/portfolio/game-of-thrones-season-3/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 3 |url=http://www.pixomondo.com/portfolio/game-of-thrones-season-3/ |publisher=Pixomondo |accessdate=19 Agustus 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sejumlah adegan juga diproduksi oleh Peanut FX yang berbasis di Inggris, Spin VFX yang berbasis di Kanada, dan Gradient Effects yang berbasis di AS. "[[Valar Morghulis]]" dan "[[Valar Dohaeris]]" menghantarkan Pixomondo meraih Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Visual Effects pada 2012 dan 2013.<ref name="emmys.com"/>

Pada musim keempat, HBO mengajak Mackevision yang berbasis di Jerman untuk berpartisipasi dalam proyek tersebut.<ref name=mckvsn>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821120407/http://mackevision.com/123live-user-data/user_data/6084/public/DOWNLOADS_DE/HOME/20140710_GOT_Nominierung_de.pdf |archivedate=21 Agustus 2014 |title=Mackevision erhält Emmy-Nominierung für visuelle Effekte in "Game of Thrones" – Pressemeldung |url=http://mackevision.com/123live-user-data/user_data/6084/public/DOWNLOADS_DE/HOME/20140710_GOT_Nominierung_de.pdf |publisher=Mackevision |date=10 Juli 2014 |accessdate=19 Agustus 2014 |language=German }}</ref> Episode final musim keempat, "[[The Children (Game of Thrones)|The Children]]", memenangkan Emmy Award for Visual Effects pada 2014. Perusahaan efek visual lainnya untuk musim keempat antara lain [[Rodeo FX]] yang berbasis di Kanada, [[Scanline VFX]] yang berbasis di Jerman, dan [[BAKED FX]] yang berbasis di AS. Gerakan otot dan sayap anak naga pada musim empat dan lima sebagian besar diproyeksikan dari gerakan ayam. Pixomondo membuat tim yang terdiri dari 22 hingga 30 orang yang berfokus hanya untuk memvisualisasikan naga Daenerys Targaryen, dengan waktu produksi rata-rata 20 hingga 22 minggu per musim.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/Game-of-thrones-dragons |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Johnson |first=Thomas |title=How 'Game of Thrones' creates its dragons |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/Game-of-thrones-dragons |work=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=12 April 2015 |date=19 Maret 2015}}</ref> Untuk musim kelima, HBO mengikutsertakan [[Image Engine]] yang berbasis di Kanada dan Crazy Horse Effects yang berbasis di AS ke daftar produser efek visual utamanya.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://image-engine.com/tv/game-of-thrones/ |title=Game of Thrones |publisher=Image Engine |accessdate=18 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=16 Juli 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chevfx.com/current-projects.php |title=Current Projects |publisher=Crazy Horse Effects |accessdate=18 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601231708/http://www.chevfx.com/current-projects.php |archivedate=1 Juni 2015 }}</ref>

=== Suara ===
Tidak seperti seri televisi kebanyakan, tim penyuaraan menerima [[potongan kasar]] film secara penuh dan memperlakukannya sebagai film layar lebar berdurasi sepuluh jam. Meskipun musim pertama dan kedua memiliki tim suara yang berbeda, satu tim telah ditunjuk untuk bertanggung jawab atas penyuaraan sejak musim ketiga.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asoundeffect.com/creating-the-fantastical-sound-of-game-of-thrones/ |title=This is how the fantastical sound of Game Of Thrones is made |last=Andersen |first=Asbjoern |publisher=A Sound Effect |date=6 Agustus 2014 |accessdate=6 Agustus 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808063046/http://www.asoundeffect.com/creating-the-fantastical-sound-of-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=8 Agustus 2014 }}</ref> Untuk bunyi percikan darah dan tusukan senjata, tim sering menggunakan [[chamois]]. Untuk jeritan naga, digunakan suara kura-kura dan lumba-lumba kawin, suara anjing laut, singa, dan suara burung.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506065202/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/06/game-of-thrones-sound-effects |archivedate=6 Mei 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/06/game-of-thrones-sound-effects |title=Game of Thrones: The Secrets Behind All the Stabbings, Screams, and Sex Scenes |last=Calautti |first=Katie |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=12 Juni 2014 |accessdate=6 Agustus 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

=== Sekuens judul ===
{{utama|Sekuens judul Game of Thrones}}

[[Sekuens judul]] seri ini diciptakan oleh studio produksi Elastic untuk HBO. [[Sutradara kreatif]] [[Angus Wall]] dan rekan-rekannya menerima Primetime Emmy Award untuk [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design|Main Title Design]] atas sekuensnya,<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-2011-game-thrones-title-233780 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Fernandez |first=Sofia M. |title=Emmys 2011: 'Game of Thrones' Title Sequence Gives Series Its First Emmy |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-2011-game-thrones-title-233780 |accessdate=1 Juni 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=10 September 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> yang menggambarkan [[Peta relief timbul|peta tiga dimensi]] dari dunia fiksi dalam seri ini. Peta ini diproyeksikan di bagian dalam sebuah bola yang secara terpusat diterangi oleh matahari kecil di sebuah [[bola armiler]].<ref name="Art of the Title 2013">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Perkins |first=Will |title=Game of Thrones (2011) |url=http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/game-of-thrones/ |accessdate=1 Juni 2013 |publisher=Art of the Title |date=11 Mei 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Saat kamera bergerak melintasi peta, dengan fokus pada lokasi peristiwa dalam episode terkait, mekanisme jarum jam berputar dan memungkinkan bangunan dan struktur lainnya muncul dari peta. Diselingi oleh [[Musik Game of Thrones|musik tema]], nama-nama pemeran utama dan staf kreatif muncul. Sekuens berakhir setelah kira-kira 90 detik, diikuti oleh [[antarjudul]] dan [[kredit pembuka]] singkat yang menampilkan penulis dan sutradara episode tersebut. Komposisinya berubah ketika cerita berlanjut, dengan lokasi baru menggantikan lokasi yang kurang penting atau kurang mencolok.<ref name="Art of the Title 2013"/><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401141737/https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnaxelrod/2013/03/30/how-the-innovative-game-of-thrones-opening-credits-spring-to-life-in-season-3/ |archivedate=1 April 2013 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnaxelrod/2013/03/30/how-the-innovative-game-of-thrones-opening-credits-spring-to-life-in-season-3/ |title=How The Innovative Game Of Thrones Opening Credits Were Built |work=Forbes |first=John |last=Axelrod |date=30 Maret 2013 |accessdate=18 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/secrets-game-thrones-opening-credits-179656 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/secrets-game-thrones-opening-credits-179656 |title=Secrets Behind 'Game of Thrones' Opening Credits (Video) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Tim |last=Appelo |date=19 April 2011 |accessdate=18 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

=== Musik ===
{{utama|Musik Game of Thrones}}
[[Berkas:Ramin Djawadi.jpg|jmpl|alt=Ramin Djawadi|lurus|[[Ramin Djawadi]] menggubah skor ''Game of Thrones''.]]
Musik untuk seri ini digubah oleh [[Ramin Djawadi]]. Jalur suara musim pertama, ditulis kira-kira sepuluh minggu sebelum penayangan perdana,<ref name=Ryan>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202120407/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/02/02/game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=2 Februari 2011 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title='Game of Thrones' Changes Its Tune, Hires New Composer |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/02/02/game-of-thrones/ |accessdate=20 Juli 2011 |publisher=[[AOL TV]] |date=2 Februari 2011}}</ref> dipublikasikan oleh [[Varèse Sarabande]] pada bulan Juni 2011.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725184403/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2011/05/31/game-of-thrones-soundtrack-details/ |archivedate=25 Juli 2016 |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2011/05/31/game-of-thrones-soundtrack-details/ |title=Game of Thrones Soundtrack Details |publisher=Film Music Reporter |date=31 Mei 2011 |accessdate=15 Juni 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Jalur suara|Album jalur suara]] untuk musim berikutnya juga telah dirilis, dengan lagu-lagu yang dibawakan oleh [[The National (grup musik)|the National]], [[the Hold Steady]], dan [[Sigur Rós]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramin Djawadi Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ramin-djawadi-mn0000940397 |accessdate=29 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829162008/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ramin-djawadi-mn0000940397 |archivedate=29 Agustus 2016 }}</ref> Djawadi telah menggubah tema untuk masing-masing wangsa mayor dalam seri ini, dan juga untuk beberapa karakter utama.<ref name="Djawadi">{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/07/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-key-musical-elements.html |title=Game of Thrones Composer Ramin Djawadi on the Show's Key Musical Elements, and That Godfather-esque Finale Tune |first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard |date=21 Juli 2016 |accessdate=6 November 2016 |work=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017123724/http://www.vulture.com/2016/07/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-key-musical-elements.html |archivedate=17 Oktober 2016 }}</ref> Tema ini dapat berkembang seiring waktu, seperti tema untuk Daenerys Targaryen yang dimulai pelan dan kemudian menjadi lebih kuat pada musim berikutnya. Tema ini pertama kali dimulai dengan instrumen tunggal, sebuah [[cello]], dan Djawadi kemudian memasukkan lebih banyak instrumen untuk tema ini.<ref name="Djawadi"/>

=== Bahasa ===
Karakter warga Westeros di ''Game of Thrones'' berbicara [[Bahasa Inggris Britania|bahasa Inggris beraksen Britania]], sering kali (tetapi tidak konsisten) menggunakan aksen Inggris yang sesuai dengan asal karakter di wilayah Westeros. Penduduk utara [[Eddard Stark]] berbicara dengan [[Aksen Yorkshire|aksen utara]], aksen asli aktor [[Sean Bean]], dan warga selatan Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] berbicara dengan [[Pengucapan yang Diterima|aksen selatan]], sedangkan karakter dari Dorne menuturkan bahasa Inggris dengan aksen Spanyol.<ref name="Dissecting the real-world accents in Game of Thrones {{!}} Metro News">{{cite web|last=McNeil|first=Colin|title=Dissecting the real-world accents in Game of Thrones {{!}} Metro News|url=http://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/2016/06/24/dialect-coach-dissects-game-of-thrones-accents.html|website=[[Metro International#North America|Metro Toronto]]|publisher=Free Daily News Group Inc.|accessdate=20 April 2017|location=Toronto|date=24 Juni 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421095418/http://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/2016/06/24/dialect-coach-dissects-game-of-thrones-accents.html|archivedate=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="With a wink to its audience,">{{cite web |last1=Epstein |first1=Adam |title=With a wink to its audience, "Game of Thrones" told its most annoying characters to shut up |url=https://qz.com/718066/with-a-wink-to-its-audience-game-of-thrones-told-its-most-annoying-characters-to-shut-up/ |work=[[Quartz (publication)|''Quartz'']] |accessdate=20 April 2017  |date=27 Juni 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421094509/https://qz.com/718066/with-a-wink-to-its-audience-game-of-thrones-told-its-most-annoying-characters-to-shut-up/ |archivedate=21 April 2017 }}</ref> Karakter asing yang tinggal di Westeros pada umumnya memiliki aksen non-Britania.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://gawker.com/what-is-going-on-with-the-accents-in-game-of-thrones-485816507 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Read |first=Max |title=What Is Going on With the Accents in Game of Thrones? |url=http://gawker.com/what-is-going-on-with-the-accents-in-game-of-thrones-485816507 |accessdate=8 Mei 2013 |publisher=[[Gawker]] |date=6 Mei 2013 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

Meskipun bahasa umum di Westeros adalah bahasa Inggris, produser menugaskan linguis [[David J. Peterson]] untuk [[Bahasa buatan|menciptakan]] [[bahasa Dothraki]] dan [[Bahasa Valyria|Valyria]] berdasarkan beberapa kata dalam novel;<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/game-of-thrones-dothraki-language-inventor.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Martin |first=Denise |title=Learn to Speak Dothraki and Valyrian From the Man Who Invented Them for Game of Thrones |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/game-of-thrones-dothraki-language-inventor.html |accessdate=24 April 2013 |newspaper=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |date=23 April 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dialog bahasa Dothraki dan Valyria umumnya diberi subtitel dalam bahasa Inggris. Dilaporkan bahwa selama seri ini tayang, bahasa fiktif tersebut telah didengar oleh lebih banyak orang daripada gabungan [[bahasa Wales]], [[Bahasa Irlandia|Irlandia]], dan [[Gaelik Skotlandia]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22461670 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |title=Game of Thrones: Can you speak Dothraki? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22461670 |accessdate=10 Mei 2013 |newspaper=[[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''Today'' programme |date=9 Mei 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

=== Dampak terhadap lokasi ===
''Game of Thrones'' didanai oleh [[Northern Ireland Screen]], sebuah lembaga pemerintahan Britania Raya yang dibiayai oleh [[Invest NI]] dan [[Dana Pembangunan Regional Eropa]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/2919/game-of-thrones-season-3-to-film-in-northern-ireland.aspx |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |publisher=Northern Ireland Screen |title=Game of Thrones season 3 to film in Northern Ireland |url=http://northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/2919/game-of-thrones-season-3-to-film-in-northern-ireland.aspx |accessdate=12 April 2012 |date=12 April 2012 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> {{as of|2013|April}}, Northern Ireland Screen telah menghasilkan £9.25{{nbsp}}juta ($14.37{{nbsp}}juta) dari seri ini; menurut perkiraan pemerintah, hal ini menguntungkan [[perekonomian Irlandia Utara]] sebesar £65{{nbsp}}juta ($100.95{{nbsp}}juta).<ref name="bradley20120412" />

[[Tourism Ireland]] menyelenggarakan kampanye pemasaran bertema ''Game of Thrones'' yang mirip dengan [[Pariwisata Tolkien|iklan bertema Tolkien]] di Selandia Baru.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourismireland.com/Press-Releases/2016/April/New-advertising-campaign-to-showcase-Northern-Irel |title=New advertising campaign to showcase Northern Ireland to millions of Game of Thrones® fans worldwide |publisher=Tourism Ireland |date=26 April 2016 |accessdate=17 Juni 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819054509/https://www.tourismireland.com/Press-Releases/2016/April/New-advertising-campaign-to-showcase-Northern-Irel |archivedate=19 Agustus 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessworld.ie/news/Tourism-Ireland-wins-top-marketing-award-for-Game-of-Thrones-campaign-562193.html |title=Tourism Ireland wins top marketing award for Game of Thrones campaign |publisher=Business World |first=Robert |last=McHugh |date=14 Desember 2015 |accessdate=17 Juni 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819054510/https://www.businessworld.ie/news/Tourism-Ireland-wins-top-marketing-award-for-Game-of-Thrones-campaign-562193.html |archivedate=19 Agustus 2017 }}</ref><!-- The reference to Tolkien tourism comes from the previously cited source @ https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://qz.com/196010/will-game-of-thrones-make-ireland-the-next-new-zealand/ --> Invest NI dan [[Northern Ireland Tourist Board]] juga berharap seri ini bisa meningkatkan pendapatan pariwisata.<ref name=bradley20120412>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508092252/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/media/the-game-of-thrones-tourists-1.1357475 |archivedate=8 Mei 2013 |last=Bradley |first=Una |title=The 'Game of Thrones' tourists: How much is the hit HBO fantasy series worth to its home, Northern Ireland? |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/media/the-game-of-thrones-tourists-1.1357475 |accessdate=12 April 2013 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=12 April 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Menurut [[Arlene Foster]], seri ini telah memberi Irlandia Utara publisitas yang paling [[The Troubles|non-politik]] di sepanjang sejarahnya.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/game-of-thrones-pumped-43m-into-northern-irelands-economy-and-more-could-be-on-the-way-28749710.html |title=Game of Thrones pumped £43m into Northern Ireland's economy, and more could be on the way |work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]] |date=16 Mei 2012 |accessdate=16 Mei 2012 |last = McAdam |first = Noel |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=16 Juli 2017 }}</ref> Produksi ''Game of Thrones'' dan seri TV lainnya juga mendorong perkembangan industri kreatif di Irlandia Utara, berkontribusi terhadap pertumbuhan pekerjaan seni, hiburan, dan rekreasi sebesar 12,4 persen antara tahun 2008 dan 2013 (naik hampir 8 persen dari periode sebelumnya).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27360311 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Pym |first=Hugh |title=Game of Thrones boost to economy in Northern Ireland |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27360311 |accessdate=11 Mei 2014 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=11 Mei 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada bulan September 2018, setelah proses syuting selesai, HBO mengumumkan rencana untuk mengubah lokasi pengambilan gambar di Irlandia Utara menjadi tempat wisata yang akan dibuka pada tahun 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/game-of-thrones-tourist-attractions-northern-ireland-1202954302/ |title='Game of Thrones' Filming Locations in Northern Ireland to Open as Tourist Attractions |first=Todd |last=Spangler |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=24 September 2018 |accessdate=28 November 2018 |archive-date=2020-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824073019/https://variety.com/feature/game-of-thrones-tourist-attractions-northern-ireland-1202954302/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Organisasi pariwisata di tempat lain juga melaporkan terjadinya peningkatan pemesanan setelah lokasi mereka muncul dalam seri ''Game of Thrones''. Pada 2012, pemesanan melalui [[LateRooms.com]] meningkat sebesar 28 persen di Dubrovnik dan meningkat 13 persen di Islandia. Pada tahun berikutnya, peningkatan pemesanan hingga dua kali lipat juga terjadi di di [[Ouarzazate]], Maroko (lokasi adegan Daenerys pada musim ketiga).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/travel/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-288707.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Adam |first=Shabana |title=Travel News: Game of Thrones Sparks Big Boosts in Hotel Bookings to Filming Locations |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/travel/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-288707.html |accessdate=18 April 2013 |publisher=Female First |date=17 April 2013}}</ref> ''Game of Thrones'' telah dikaitkan sebagai faktor signifikan yang menyebabkan ledakan pariwisata di Islandia yang memiliki dampak kuat terhadap [[Ekonomi Islandia|perekonomiannya]]. Jumlah wisatawan meningkat 30% pada tahun 2015, dan meningkat 40% pada tahun berikutnya,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-03/world-beating-krona-weathers-iceland-s-rate-cuts-on-tourism-boom |title=Game of Thrones Crowns Iceland Krona as World's Best Currency |first=Love |last=Liman |date=3 Mei 2017 |work=Bloomberg |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504043446/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-03/world-beating-krona-weathers-iceland-s-rate-cuts-on-tourism-boom |archivedate=4 Mei 2017 }}</ref> dengan angka akhir sebanyak 2,4 juta wisatawan diperkirakan mengunjungi Islandia pada tahun 2016, atau sekitar tujuh kali lipat dari jumlah penduduk di negara itu.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsweek.com/iceland-game-thrones-hbo-westeros-krona-593949 |title=Iceland's Economy is Booming—Thanks to a Little Help from Game of Throne |first=Josh |last=Lowe |date=3 Mei 2017 |work=Newsweek |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504233103/http://www.newsweek.com/iceland-game-thrones-hbo-westeros-krona-593949 |archivedate=4 Mei 2017 }}</ref> Tetapi, peningkatan pariwisata di Dubrovnik, dengan ''Game of Thrones'' dituding bertanggung jawab atas peningkatan tersebut, telah menyebabkan kekhawatiran atas "pariwisata yang berlebihan", dan pemerintah kota setempat memberlakukan pembatasan jumlah wisatawan di kota itu.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/lifestyle/feature/item/2945-game-changer-how-dubrovnik-benefits-and-loses-from-being-king-s-landing |title=Game Changer: How Dubrovnik Benefits and Loses from Being King's Landing |author=Mirella-Marie Katarina Radman |date=20 Agustus 2017 |work=The Dubrovnik Times |accessdate=28 November 2018 |archive-date=2019-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709162748/https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/lifestyle/feature/item/2945-game-changer-how-dubrovnik-benefits-and-loses-from-being-king-s-landing |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/world/europe/dubrovnik-croatia-game-of-thrones.html |title=Throngs Enticed by 'Game of Thrones' Threaten a Magical City |date=19 Agustus 2018 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=28 November 2018 |archive-date=2020-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901131027/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/world/europe/dubrovnik-croatia-game-of-thrones.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>

== Ketersediaan ==
=== Penayangan ===
''Game of Thrones'' ditayangkan oleh [[HBO]] di Amerika Serikat dan oleh anak perusahaan lokal atau layanan [[televisi berbayar]] lainnya di berbagai negara, dengan jam tayang yang sama seperti di AS atau jeda berminggu-minggu (atau berbulan-bulan) kemudian. Di Tiongkok, seri ini ditayangkan oleh [[China Central Television|CCTV]], dimulai pada 2014. Di negara tersebut, tayangan terlebih dahulu disunting untuk menghapus adegan seks dan kekerasan, sesuai dengan praktik pemerintah Tiongkok untuk menyensor seri televisi Barat dalam rangka mencegah "dampak negatif dan bahaya keamanan tersembunyi." Hal ini menimbulkan keluhan di kalangan penonton terkait adanya inkoherensi dari adegan yang ditayangkan.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1500897/game-thrones-premieres-cctv-viewers-call-it-edited-mess |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Blum |first=Jeremy |title=Game of Thrones premieres on CCTV, viewers call it an edited 'mess' |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1500897/game-thrones-premieres-cctv-viewers-call-it-edited-mess |accessdate=4 Mei 2014 |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=30 April 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Kanal dan jaringan TV yang menayangkan '' Game of Thrones'' di antaranya [[Showcase (saluran TV Australia)|Showcase]] di Australia; [[HBO Canada]], [[Super Écran]], dan [[Showcase (saluran TV Kanada)|Showcase]] di Kanada; [[HBO Latin America]] di [[Amerika Latin]]; [[Soho (Selandia Baru)|SoHo]] dan [[Prime (Selandia Baru)|Prime]] di Selandia Baru, dan [[Sky Atlantic]] di Britania Raya dan Irlandia.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805221338/http://winter-is-coming.net/features/international-airings/ |archivedate=5 Agustus 2011 |url=http://www.winter-is-coming.net/features/international-airings |title=International Game of Thrones airings |publisher=WinterIsComing.net |date=2 Agustus 2011 |accessdate=2 Oktober 2011}}</ref>

=== Media rumah ===
Sepuluh episode musim pertama ''Game of Thrones'' telah dirilis dalam bentuk [[bokset]] DVD dan [[Blu-ray]] pada tanggal 6 Maret 2012. Bokset ini berisikan tambahan materi latar belakang dan adegan di belakang layar, tetapi tidak ada adegan yang dihapus, karena hampir semua cuplikan episode pada musim pertama telah ditayangkan.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017022137/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/11/30/game-of-thrones-dvd/ |archivedate=17 Oktober 2014 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Game of Thrones' scoop: DVD release date, details, photos |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/11/30/game-of-thrones-dvd/ |accessdate=5 Desember 2011 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=30 November 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Bokset ini terjual lebih dari 350.000 kopi pada minggu pertama setelah dirilis, penjualan DVD terbanyak pada minggu pertama untuk seri HBO, dan memecahkan rekor sebagai seri HBO dengan penjualan [[unduhan digital]] terbanyak.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018144145/https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/entertainment-us-tv-gameofthrones-idUSBRE82E1BI20120316 |archivedate=18 Oktober 2014 |last=Richwine |first=Lisa |title='Game of Thrones' rules HBO's DVD sales |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/entertainment-us-tv-gameofthrones-idUSBRE82E1BI20120316 |date=16 Maret 2012 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=13 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Bokset edisi kolektor dirilis pada bulan November 2012, menggabungkan versi DVD dan Blu-ray musim pertama dengan episode pertama musim kedua. Sebuah pemberat kertas dalam bentuk telur naga juga disertakan dalam bokset.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425203629/http://www.bestbuy.com/site/game-of-thrones-the-complete-first-season-premium-edition-gift-box-8-discs-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray-disc/6909419.p?id=2541333&skuId=6909419 |archivedate=25 April 2016 |url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/game-of-thrones-the-complete-first-season-premium-edition-gift-box-8-discs-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray-disc/6909419.p?id=2541333&skuId=6909419 |title=Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season Premium Edition Gift Box [8 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD] (Blu-ray Disc) |work=[[Best Buy]] |date=20 November 2012 |accessdate=19 April 2016 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

Bokset DVD-Blu-ray dan unduhan digital musim kedua mulai tersedia pada 19 Februari 2013.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704025800/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/19/game-of-thrones-season-2-dvd/ |archivedate=4 Juli 2014 |title='Game of Thrones' season 2 DVD date and extras revealed |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/19/game-of-thrones-season-2-dvd/ |accessdate=13 Maret 2013 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |deadurl=no}}</ref> Penjualan hari pertamanya memecahkan rekor HBO, dengan total 241.000 bokset terjual dan 355.000 episode diunduh.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030023317/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/02/22/game-of-thrones-dvd-sales-breaking-hbo-records/ |archivedate=30 Oktober 2014 |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/02/22/game-of-thrones-dvd-sales-breaking-hbo-records/ |title='Game of Thrones' early DVD sales breaking HBO records |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=22 Februari 2013 |accessdate=23 Februari 2013 |last = Hibberd |first = James |deadurl=no}}</ref> Musim ketiga tersedia dalam bentuk unduhan digital di [[iTunes Store]] Australia, bersamaan dengan penayangan perdana di AS, dan dirilis dalam bentuk DVD dan Blu-ray di [[Kode wilayah DVD#Kode wilayah dan negara|region 1]] pada 18 Februari 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/tv-season/game-of-thrones-season-3/id611198334?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=Game of Thrones season 3 on iTunes Australian Store |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |accessdate=31 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508105049/https://itunes.apple.com/au/tv-season/game-of-thrones-season-3/id611198334?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |archivedate=8 Mei 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909203852/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Game-Thrones-Season-3/18611|archivedate=9 September 2016|url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Game-Thrones-Season-3/18611|title=Game of Thrones – 2014 Release Date, Package Art for 'The Complete 3rd Season', on DVD, Blu|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|last=Lambert|first=David|date=24 Juni 2013|deadurl=yes}}</ref> Musim keempat dirilis dalam bentuk DVD dan Blu-ray pada 17 Februari 2015,<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908225452/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Game-Thrones-Season-4/20065|archivedate=8 September 2016|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Game-Thrones-Season-4/20065|title=Game of Thrones – 'The Complete 4th Season' Press Release: Date, Art, Cost, Extras|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|last=Lambert|first=David|date=16 Juli 2014|deadurl=yes}}</ref> dan musim kelima pada 15 Maret 2016.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316093450/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VSG3MSC/ |archivedate=16 Maret 2016 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 5 [Blu-ray + Digital HD] |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VSG3MSC/ |accessdate=18 Oktober 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Musim keenam dirilis dalam Blu-ray dan DVD pada 15 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814123241/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2JPULU/ |archivedate=14 Agustus 2016 |title=Game of Thrones: The Complete Sixth Season [Blu-ray] |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2JPULU/ |accessdate=29 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Musim ketujuh dirilis dalam bentuk Blu-ray dan DVD pada 12 Desember 2007. Mulai tahun 2016, HBO mulai mengeluarkan set Steelbook Blu-ray yang memuat pilihan audio [[Dolby TrueHD]] [[7.1 surround sound|7.1]] dan [[Dolby Atmos]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soundandvision.com/content/game-thrones-winter-coming%E2%80%94-atmos |title=Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming—In Atmos |first=David |last=Vaughn |publisher=Sound & Vision |date=29 Januari 2016 |accessdate=28 Mei 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515165338/http://www.soundandvision.com/content/game-thrones-winter-coming%E2%80%94-atmos |archivedate=15 Mei 2016 }}</ref> Pada tahun 2018, musim pertama dirilis dalam format [[Resolusi 4K|4K]] [[High-dynamic-range video|HDR]] pada [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Game-of-Thrones-4K-The-Complete-First-Season-Blu-ray/202472/ |title=Game of Thrones 4K: The Complete First Season Blu-ray |website=Blu-ray.com |accessdate=9 Januari 2019 |archive-date=2019-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716074719/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Game-of-Thrones-4K-The-Complete-First-Season-Blu-ray/202472/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

=== Pelanggaran hak cipta ===
''Game of Thrones'' telah banyak [[Pelanggaran hak cipta|dibajak]], terutama di luar AS.<ref name="THR 9 April 2015" /> Menurut situs web berita berbagi berkas [[TorrentFreak]], ''Game of Thrones'' menjadi seri televisi yang paling banyak dibajak sejak tahun 2012, yang berarti telah memegang rekor tersebut selama enam tahun berturut-turut.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702013632/https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/05/09/hbos-game-of-thrones-on-track-to-be-crowned-most-pirated-show-of-2012/ |archivedate=2 Juli 2016 |last=Greenberg |first=Andy |title=HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' On Track To Be Crowned Most Pirated Show Of 2012 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/05/09/hbos-game-of-thrones-on-track-to-be-crowned-most-pirated-show-of-2012/ |accessdate=9 Mei 2012 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=9 Mei 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625052658/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2013-131225/ |archivedate=25 Juni 2016 |title='Game of Thrones' Most Pirated TV-Show of 2013 |url=http://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2013-131225/ |accessdate=28 Desember 2013 |newspaper=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=25 Desember 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504030322/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10751891/Game-of-Thrones-still-most-pirated-TV-show.html |archivedate=4 Mei 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10751891/Game-of-Thrones-still-most-pirated-TV-show.html |title=Game of Thrones still most pirated TV show |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Rhiannon |last=Williams |date=8 April 2014 |accessdate=23 Juni 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310175113/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-12/28/game-of-thrones-tops-piracy-charts-2015 |archivedate=10 Maret 2016 |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-12/28/game-of-thrones-tops-piracy-charts-2015 |title=Game of Thrones tops 2015's piracy charts |work=[[Wired (situs web)|Wired]] |first=Matt |last=Kamen |date=28 Desember 2015 |accessdate=28 Desember 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226175113/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2016-161226/ |archivedate=26 Desember 2016 |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2016-161226/ |title='Game of Thrones' Most Torrented TV-Show of 2016 |work=[[TorrentFreak]] |first=Ernesto |last=Van der Sar |date=26 Desember 2016 |accessdate=26 Desember 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2017-171226/ |title='Game of Thrones' Most Torrented TV-Show of 2017 |author=Ernesto |work=TorrentFreak |date=26 Desember 2017 |accessdate=2 Januari 2018 |archive-date=2020-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302185226/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2017-171226/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Unduhan ilegal meningkat menjadi kira-kira tujuh juta pada kuartal pertama 2015, naik 45 persen dari 2014.<ref name="THR 9 April 2015">{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629121501/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-piracy-soars-season-787594|archivedate=29 Juni 2016|last=Jarvey|first=Natalie|title='Game of Thrones' Piracy Soars Ahead of Season 5 Premiere|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-piracy-soars-season-787594|accessdate=10 April 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=9 April 2015|deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebuah episode yang tidak disebutkan judulnya diunduh sekitar 4.280.000 kali melalui [[pelacak BitTorrent]] publik pada 2012, kira-kira sama dengan jumlah penonton serialnya di HBO.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720011942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20836739 |archivedate=20 Juli 2016 |title=Game of Thrones tops TV show internet piracy chart |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20836739 |accessdate=4 Januari 2013 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=24 Desember 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617091847/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2012-121223/ |archivedate=17 Juni 2016 |title=Game of Thrones Most Pirated TV-Show of 2012 |date=23 Desember 2012 |work=[[TorrentFreak]] |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2012-121223/ |accessdate=23 Desember 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Tingkat pembajakan dilaporkan sangat tinggi di Australia,<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802013734/https://torrentfreak.com/whos-pirating-game-of-thrones-and-why-120520/ |archivedate=2 Agustus 2016 |url=http://torrentfreak.com/whos-pirating-game-of-thrones-and-why-120520/ |title=Who's Pirating Game of Thrones, And Why? |publisher=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=20 Mei 2012 |accessdate=31 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Duta Besar AS untuk Australia [[Jeff Bleich]] mengeluarkan pernyataan yang mengutuk pembajakan seri tersebut di Australia pada 2013.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125134307/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/us-ambassador-jeffrey-bleich-pleads-australia-stop-pirating-game-of-thrones/story-e6frg6n6-1226629324212 |archivedate=25 Januari 2015 |last=Piotrowski |first=Daniel |title=US ambassador Jeffrey Bleich pleads: Australia, stop pirating Game of Thrones |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/us-ambassador-jeffrey-bleich-pleads-australia-stop-pirating-game-of-thrones/story-e6frg6n6-1226629324212 |accessdate=25 April 2013 |work=[[The Age]] |date=25 April 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Ketidaktersediaan seri ini selain di HBO dan afiliasinya<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508025941/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/10/international-audiences-have-few-choices-to-legally-watch-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=8 Mei 2016 |last=Kain |first=Erik |title=International Audiences Have Few Choices To Legally Watch HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/10/international-audiences-have-few-choices-to-legally-watch-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |accessdate=11 Mei 2012 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=10 Mei 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> sebelum tahun 2015 dan biaya berlangganan untuk menikmati tayangan ini dituding sebagai penyebab distribusi ilegal seri ini. Menurut ''TorrentFreak'', berlangganan ''Game of Thrones'' menghabiskan biaya hingga $25 per bulan di Amerika Serikat, £26 per episode di Inggris, dan $52 per episode di Australia.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710144941/https://torrentfreak.com/why-people-pirate-game-of-thrones-a-global-cost-breakdown-140413/ |archivedate=10 Juli 2016 |title=Why People Pirate Game of Thrones, a Global Cost Breakdown |url=http://torrentfreak.com/why-people-pirate-game-of-thrones-a-global-cost-breakdown-140413/ |accessdate=15 April 2014 |newspaper=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=13 April 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Untuk "memerangi pembajakan", HBO mengungkapkan pada 2013 bahwa mereka bermaksud membuat kontennya tersedia lebih luas dalam waktu seminggu setelah pemutaran perdana di AS (termasuk [[HBO Go]]).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307224118/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/03/04/how-hbo-is-protecting-game-of-thrones-from-online-piracy-in-2013/ |archivedate=7 Maret 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/03/04/how-hbo-is-protecting-game-of-thrones-from-online-piracy-in-2013/ |title=How HBO Is Protecting 'Game of Thrones' from Online Piracy in 2013 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=3 Maret 2013 |accessdate=5 Maret 2013 |last = Pinchefsky |first = Carol |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada 2015, [[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|musim kelima]] disiarkan secara [[Siaran simultan|simultan]] di 170 negara dan untuk para pelanggan [[HBO Now]].<ref name="THR 9 April 2015" /> Pada tanggal 11 April, sehari sebelum penayangan perdana musim kelima, salinan [[screener]] dari empat episode pertama musim kelima bocor ke sejumlah situs web berbagi berkas.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626183441/http://gizmodo.com/nearly-half-of-game-of-thrones-season-5-just-leaked-1697305966 |archivedate=26 Juni 2016 |title=Nearly Half of Game of Thrones Season 5 Just Leaked |url=https://gizmodo.com/nearly-half-of-game-of-thrones-season-5-just-leaked-1697305966 |website=Gizmodo |deadurl=no}}</ref> Dalam satu hari, berkas tersebut telah diunduh lebih dari 800.000 kali;<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412204649/https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephsteinberg/2015/04/12/upcoming-game-of-thrones-episodes-leak-online-was-hbo-hacked/ |archivedate=12 April 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephsteinberg/2015/04/12/upcoming-game-of-thrones-episodes-leak-online-was-hbo-hacked/ |title=Nearly Half Of 'Game of Thrones' Upcoming Season Leaks Online – Was HBO Hacked? |date=12 April 2015 |first=Joseph |last=Steinberg |work=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=12 April 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan dalam satu minggu unduhan ilegal mencapai 32 juta. Untuk episode pilot musim kelima saja ("[[The Wars to Come]]") telah dibajak 13 juta kali.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307001526/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-5-breaks-piracy-record-with-32m-illegal-downloads-10197482.html |archivedate=7 Maret 2016 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-5-breaks-piracy-record-with-32m-illegal-downloads-10197482.html |title=Game of Thrones season 5 breaks piracy record with 32m illegal downloads |first=Jess |last=Denham |date=23 April 2015 |work=[[The Independent]] |accessdate=12 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Episode final musim kelima ("[[Mother's Mercy]]") adalah berkas yang paling banyak dibagikan secara bersamaan dalam sejarah protokol berbagi berkas [[BitTorrent]], dengan lebih dari 250.000 unggahan serentak dan lebih dari 1,5 juta unduhan dalam waktu delapan jam.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811132514/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-season-finale-breaks-piracy-record-150615/ |archivedate=11 Agustus 2016 |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-season-finale-breaks-piracy-record-150615/ |title=Game of Thrones Season Finale breaks Piracy Records |publisher=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=15 Juni 2015 |accessdate=15 Juni 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Untuk musim keenam, HBO tidak mengirim screener ke media, untuk mencegah penyebaran salinan dan [[beberan]] cerita tanpa izin.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415083105/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/02/game-thrones-season-6-review-screeners |archivedate=15 April 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/02/game-thrones-season-6-review-screeners |title=''Game of Thrones'' lockdown: HBO won't send press any season 6 episodes |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=2 Maret 2016 |accessdate=2 Maret 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Para pengamat, termasuk sutradara seri [[David Petrarca]]<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318180807/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/downloads-dont-matter-20130226-2f36r.html |archivedate=18 Maret 2016 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/downloads-dont-matter-20130226-2f36r.html |title=Downloads don't matter |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=26 Februari 2013 |accessdate=2 Maret 2013 |agency=Australian Associated Press |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Dirut [[Time Warner]] [[Jeff Bewkes]], mengatakan bahwa pengunduhan ilegal tidak serta-merta merusak prospek seri; hal itu bisa dimanfaatkan sebagai "[[buzz (pemasaran)|''buzz'']]" dan komentar sosial, dan tingkat pembajakan yang tinggi tidak secara signifikan diterjemahkan menjadi hilangnya pelanggan. Menurut ''[[Polygon (situs web)|Polygon]]'', sikap santai HBO terhadap pembajakan dan berbagi kerahasiaan login merupakan strategi model "[[free-to-play]]" televisi premium.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308073846/http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/21/5636120/game-of-thrones-free-to-play-tv-hbo |archivedate=8 Maret 2016 |last=Kuchera |first=Ben |title=Game of Thrones is the first 'free-to-play' TV show, and gaming is racing to catch up |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/21/5636120/game-of-thrones-free-to-play-tv-hbo |accessdate=21 April 2014 |newspaper=[[Polygon (situs web)|Polygon]] |date=21 April 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Dalam debat [[Oxford Union]] 2015, pencipta seri David Benioff mengatakan bahwa ia senang orang-orang menonton seri tersebut; episode yang diunduh secara ilegal terkadang mendorong penonton untuk membeli salinan asli, terutama di negara-negara tempat ''Game of Thrones'' tidak ditayangkan di televisi. Rekannya, D. B. Weiss, memiliki perasaan campur aduk, mengatakan bahwa produksi seri ini berbiaya mahal dan "jika tidak menghasilkan uang kembali, maka tidak ada lagi produksi". Namun, ia senang karena begitu banyak orang-orang yang "sangat menikmati seri ini sehingga mereka tidak sabar untuk menontonnnya."<ref>{{cite web |title=Game of Thrones at the Oxford Union – Full Address |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfvVluNxujc |via=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=15 Juni 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601173130/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfvVluNxujc |archivedate=1 Juni 2015 }}</ref> Pada tahun 2015, ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' menyebut ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai program televisi yang paling banyak dibajak.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603142753/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/8/maisie-williams-overjoyed-as-game-of-thrones-marches-into-guinness-world-records-394562 |archivedate=3 Juni 2016 |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/8/maisie-williams-overjoyed-as-game-of-thrones-marches-into-guinness-world-records-394562 |title=Maisie Williams overjoyed as Game of Thrones marches into Guinness World Records 2016 |work=[[Guinness World Records]] |last=Lynch |first=Kevin |date=31 Agustus 2015 |accessdate=11 November 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

=== IMAX ===
Dimulai pada tanggal 23 Januari 2015, dua episode terakhir [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|musim keempat]] ditayangkan di 205 bioskop [[IMAX]] di seluruh Amerika Serikat; ''Game of Thrones'' adalah seri televisi pertama yang ditayangkan dalam format ini.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123092247/http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/06/game-of-thrones-imax/ |archivedate=23 Januari 2015 |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/06/game-of-thrones-imax/ |title='Game of Thrones' coming to IMAX: First TV series released in format |last=Hibberd |first=James |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=6 Januari 2015 |accessdate=22 Januari 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Penayangan ini meraup pendapatan $686.000 di box office pada hari pembukaannya<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828102303/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/box-office-game-of-thrones-eyes-2-million-in-imax-debut-1201420355/ |archivedate=28 Agustus 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/box-office-game-of-thrones-eyes-2-million-in-imax-debut-1201420355/ |title=Box Office: 'Game of Thrones' Eyes $2 Million in Imax Debut |first=Maane |last=Khatchatourian |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=31 Januari 2015 |accessdate=1 Februari 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan total $1,5 juta pada akhir pekan pembukaannya,<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421233114/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/02/01/box-office-american-sniper-sets-super-bowl-record-game-of-thrones-scores-in-imax/ |archivedate=21 April 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/02/01/box-office-american-sniper-sets-super-bowl-record-game-of-thrones-scores-in-imax/ |title=Box Office: 'American Sniper' Sets Super Bowl Record, 'Game Of Thrones' Scores IMAX Touchdown |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |work=[[Forbes]] |date=1 Februari 2015 |accessdate=1 Februari 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> penayangan selama seminggu meraup pendapatan sebesar $1.896.092.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171144/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gameofthronesimax.htm |archivedate=5 September 2015 |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gameofthronesimax.htm |title=Game of Thrones (IMAX) (2015) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |date=6 Februari 2015 |accessdate=12 April 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

== Penerimaan dan pencapaian ==
''Game of Thrones'' sangat dinanti-nantikan oleh para penggemar sebelum penayangan perdana,<ref>{{Cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120193535/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jul/22/game-of-thrones-most-anticipated |archivedate=20 November 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jul/22/game-of-thrones-most-anticipated |title=Is A Game of Thrones the most eagerly anticipated TV show ever? |date=23 Juli 2010 |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=Mathilda |last=Gregory |accessdate=13 Maret 2013 |location=London |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/08/with-game-of-thrones-hbo-is-plotting-for-another-true-blood.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Colins |first=Scott |title=With 'Game of Thrones,' HBO is playing for another 'True Blood' |date=8 Agustus 2010 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/08/with-game-of-thrones-hbo-is-plotting-for-another-true-blood.html |accessdate=13 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan terbilang sukses secara kritis maupun komersial. Menurut ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''Game of Thrones'' merupakan acara televisi yang "terbesar dan paling banyak dibicarakan di dunia" pada tahun 2014.<ref name="The Guardian March 22, 2014">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920154652/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/22/game-of-thrones-whats-not-to-love |archivedate=20 September 2016 |last=Hughes |first=Sarah |title='Sopranos meets Middle-earth': how Game of Thrones took over our world |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/22/game-of-thrones-whats-not-to-love |accessdate=22 Maret 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 Maret 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

=== Pengaruh budaya ===
Meskipun ''Game of Thrones'' dicemooh oleh beberapa kritikus,<ref name="The Guardian March 22, 2014"/> kesuksesannya telah dihubung-hubungkan dengan peningkatan popularitas genre [[fantasi]]. Menjelang penayangan perdana [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|musim kedua]], menurut [[CNN]], "setelah akhir pekan ini, Anda mungkin akan sulit menemukan seseorang yang bukan penggemar [[fantasi epik]]", dan mengutip pernyataan [[Ian Bogost]], yang menyatakan bahwa seri ini melanjutkan tren adaptasi layar yang sukses sejak trilogi film [[The Lord of the Rings (seri film)|''The Lord of the Rings'']] dan [[Harry Potter (seri film)|seri film ''Harry Potter'']] berhasil membangun fantasi sebagai genre pasar massal; film-film tersebut adalah "obat kecanduan bagi budaya penggemar fantasi".<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927162257/http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/30/mainstream-finally-believes-fantasy-fans/ |archivedate=27 September 2016 |last=Williams |first=Joel |title=Mainstream finally believes fantasy fans |url=http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/30/mainstream-finally-believes-fantasy-fans/ |accessdate=5 April 2012 |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=30 Maret 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Keberhasilan seri ini menyebabkan sejumlah seri fantasi diadaptasi kembali ke layar kaca, termasuk penceritaan ulang ''Lord of the Rings'' oleh [[Amazon Studios]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-maps.html |title=Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series: What Is the Second Age? |work=Vulture |date=11 Maret 2019 |accessdate=10 April 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301164359/https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-maps.html |dead-url=no }}</ref> Menurut [[Neil Gaiman]], yang karyanya ''[[Good Omens (seri TV)|Good Omens]]'' dan ''[[American Gods (seri TV)|American Gods]]'' diadaptasi menjadi seri TV, ''Game of Thrones'' memang membantu mengubah sikap terhadap eksistensi genre fantasi di televisi, tetapi yang terpenting seri ini menyebabkan anggaran besar untuk seri fantasi lebih dapat diterima.<ref name="The Guardian March 22, 2014" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/apr/01/whats-the-next-game-of-thrones-all-the-contenders-for-fantasy-tvs-crown |title=What's the next Game of Thrones? All the contenders for fantasy TV's crown |first=Sarah |last=Hughes |date=1 April 2019 |work=The Guardian |accessdate=10 April 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318102418/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/apr/01/whats-the-next-game-of-thrones-all-the-contenders-for-fantasy-tvs-crown |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Popularitas seri ini meningkatkan penjualan novel-novel [[A Song of Ice and Fire#Penjualan|''A Song of Ice and Fire'']] (diterbitkan ulang dalam edisi seri TV), yang tetap bertengger di puncak daftar buku terlaris selama berbulan-bulan. Menurut ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', ''Game of Thrones'' menjadi favorit penulis [[Komedi situasi|komsit]] dan seri tersebut telah dirujuk dalam seri TV lainnya.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/21/game-of-thrones-modern-family-parks-and-rec-writers-on-why-they-love-the-hbo-drama.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Lacob |first=Jace |title='Game of Thrones': 'Modern Family,' 'Parks and Rec' Writers on Why They Love the HBO Drama |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/21/game-of-thrones-modern-family-parks-and-rec-writers-on-why-they-love-the-hbo-drama.html |accessdate=27 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=21 September 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Bersama seri fantasi lain, ''Game of Thrones'' diduga menjadi penyebab peningkatan pembelian (dan pengabaian) anjing [[huski]] dan anjing mirip serigala lainnya.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/game-of-thrones-inspired-huskie-craze-goes-cold-as-owners-give-up-on-dogs-8431188.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=O'Brian |first=Liam |title=Game of Thrones inspired Huskie craze goes cold as owners give up on dogs |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/game-of-thrones-inspired-huskie-craze-goes-cold-as-owners-give-up-on-dogs-8431188.html |accessdate=10 Maret 2013 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=26 Desember 2012 |location=London |deadurl=no}}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'' telah menjadi kosakata populer. Adegan pada musim pertama ketika [[Petyr Baelish]] menjelaskan motifnya sementara para PSK berhubungan seks di latar belakang memunculkan kata "[[sexposition]]" untuk memberikan makna "[[Eksposisi (naratif)|eksposisi]]" yang diselingi seks dan ketelanjangan.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328073923/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/mar/11/sexposition-story-tv-drama |archivedate=2013-03-28 |last=Hann |first=Michael |title=How 'sexposition' fleshes out the story |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/mar/11/sexposition-story-tv-drama? |accessdate=29 Maret 2012 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=11 Maret 2012 |location=London |deadurl=no }}</ref> "[[World of A Song of Ice and Fire|Dothraki]]", penunggang kuda nomaden dalam seri ini, menduduki peringkat keempat dalam daftar kata dari acara televisi yang paling sering digunakan di internet ([[Global Language Monitor]]).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/25/and-the-top-television-words-of-the-year-are/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Steinmetz |first=Kate |title=And the Top TV Words of the Year Are{{nbsp}}... |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/25/and-the-top-television-words-of-the-year-are/ |accessdate=27 September 2012 |newspaper=[[Time (majalah)|Time]] |date=25 September 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada 2012, media menggunakan istilah "Game of Thrones" sebagai kiasan atau perbandingan atas situasi konflik dan perselisihan yang intens, seperti [[National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius|politik layanan kesehatan AS]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ray-brescia/game-of-robes-why-conserv_b_1647678.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Brescia |first=Ray |title=Game of Robes: Why Conservatives May Ultimately Praise the Roberts Switch on Health Care Reform |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ray-brescia/game-of-robes-why-conserv_b_1647678.html |accessdate=7 Juli 2012 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |date=6 Juli 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Perang Saudara Suriah]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-varsavsky/there-is-still-a-lot-of-g_b_1649089.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Varsavsky |first=Martin |title=The Game of Thrones Around Us |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-varsavsky/there-is-still-a-lot-of-g_b_1649089.html |accessdate=7 Juli 2012 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |date=4 Juli 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan pengusiran [[Bo Xilai]] oleh Pemerintah Tiongkok.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.theage.com.au/world/strongmen-of-china-playing-a-risky-game-of-thrones-20120630-219km.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Garnaut |first=John |title=Strongmen of China playing a risky game of thrones |url=http://www.theage.com.au/world/strongmen-of-china-playing-a-risky-game-of-thrones-20120630-219km.html |accessdate=7 Juli 2012 |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=1 Juli 2012 |location=Melbourne |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pada tahun 2019, penyanyi dan penulis lagu [[Taylor Swift]] mengungkapkan kepada ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' bahwa beberapa lagu pada album ''[[Reputation (album Taylor Swift)|Reputation]]'' (2017) terinspirasi oleh sejumlah karakter dan plot dalam ''Game of Thrones''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/music/2019/05/09/taylor-swift-game-of-thrones-reputation/ |title=Taylor Swift reveals how ''Game of Thrones'' (and Arya's kill list) inspired ''reputation'' |last=Suskind |first=Alex |date=9 Mei 2019 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |accessdate=10 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2019-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509205342/https://ew.com/music/2019/05/09/taylor-swift-game-of-thrones-reputation/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> "Khaleesi" lebih populer sebagai nama untuk bayi perempuan di Amerika Serikat. Dalam novel dan seri TV, "khaleesi" bukanlah nama, melainkan gelar istri seorang khal (panglima perang) dalam [[bahasa Dothraki]], yang dipegang oleh [[Daenerys Targaryen]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819190426/http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/04/there-are-now-more-babies-named-khaleesi-than-betsy-or-nadine-in-the-us.html |archivedate=19 Agustus 2016 |last=O'Neil |first=Lauren |title=There are now more babies named 'Khaleesi' than 'Betsy' or 'Nadine' in the U.S. |url=http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/04/there-are-now-more-babies-named-khaleesi-than-betsy-or-nadine-in-the-us.html |date=11 April 2014 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |accessdate=27 April 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'' juga menjadi subjek berbagai penyelidikan ilmiah.<ref name="pmid27065510">{{cite journal |vauthors=Scharl A, Hubmann-Haidvogel A, Jones A, Fischl D, Kamolov R, Weichselbraun A, Rafelsberger W |title=Analyzing the public discourse on works of fiction - Detection and visualization of emotion in online coverage about HBO's Game of Thrones |journal=Information Processing and Management |year=2016 |volume=52 |issue=1 |pages=129–138 |doi=10.1016/j.ipm.2015.02.003 |pmid=27065510 |pmc=4804387}}</ref><ref name="pmid27532353">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lipoff JB |title=Greyscale-A Mystery Dermatologic Disease on HBO's Game of Thrones |journal=JAMA Dermatology |year=2016 |volume=152 |issue=8 |pages=904 |doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.5793 |pmid=27532353}}</ref><ref name="pmid30535868">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lystad RP, Brown BT |title=Death is certain, the time is not: mortality and survival in Game of Thrones |journal=Injury Epidemiology |year=2018 |volume=5 |pages=44 |doi=10.1186/s40621-018-0174-7 |pmid=30535868}}</ref> Pada tahun 2016, para peneliti menerbitkan sebuah makalah yang menganalisis sentimen emosional dalam wacana publik daring terkait alur cerita yang berlangsung di sepanjang [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|musim keempat]].<ref name="pmid27065510"/> Analisis ini bertujuan agar penonton dapat membedakan diskusi mengenai alur cerita sebuah episode berdasarkan kritik media atau penilaian kinerja aktor tertentu. Pada 2018, ilmuwan Australia melakukan [[analisis survival]] dan memeriksa tingkat kematian pada 330 karakter penting selama tujuh musim pertama ''Game of Thrones''.<ref name="pmid30535868"/> Pada 2019, [[Gerakan Internasional Palang Merah dan Bulan Sabit Merah|Palang Merah]] Australia melakukan penelitian menggunakan [[Hukum perang|hukum hak asasi manusia internasional]] untuk menentukan karakter ''Game of Thrones'' mana yang melakukan [[kejahatan perang]] paling banyak selama tujuh musim pertama.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/04/11/the-worst-war-criminals-in-game-of-thrones-ranked/ |title=The worst war criminals in 'Game of Thrones' ranked |last=Simkins |first=J.D. |date=11 April 2019 |work=[[Sightline Media Group|Military Times]] |accessdate=12 April 2019 |archive-date=2019-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417171000/https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/04/11/the-worst-war-criminals-in-game-of-thrones-ranked/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

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| 91% (38 ulasan)<ref name="RottenTomatoesS1">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s01 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 1 (2011) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=24 Juni 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823100552/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s01 |archivedate=23 Agustus 2015 }}</ref>
| 80 (28 ulasan)<ref name="MetacriticS1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-1 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 1 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=11 Agustus 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=16 Juli 2017 }}</ref>
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| 2
| 96% (37 ulasan)<ref name="RottenTomatoesS2">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s02 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 2 (2012) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=24 Juni 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821154031/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s02 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2015 }}</ref>
| 90 (26 ulasan)<ref name="MetacriticS2">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-2 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 2 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=11 Agustus 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109081824/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-2 |archivedate=9 Januari 2014 }}</ref>
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| 3
| 96% (44 ulasan)<ref name="RottenTomatoesS3">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones|title=Game of Thrones|website=|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|deadurl=no|accessdate=22 April 2019|archive-date=2020-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101101539/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game_of_thrones/s03}}</ref>
| 91 (25 ulasan)<ref name="MetacriticS3">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-3 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 3 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=28 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127170458/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-3 |archivedate=27 November 2012 }}</ref>
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| 97% (44 ulasan)<ref name="RottenTomatoesS4">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s04 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 4 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=29 Desember 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821154042/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s04 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2015 }}</ref>
| 94 (29 ulasan)<ref name="MetacriticS4">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-4 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 4 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=8 April 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404151021/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-4 |archivedate=4 April 2014 }}</ref>
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| 5
| 93% (50 ulasan)<ref name="RottenTomatoesS5">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s05 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 5 (2015) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=24 Juni 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826102539/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s05 |archivedate=26 Agustus 2015 }}</ref>
| 91 (29 ulasan)<ref name="MetacriticS5">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-5 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 5 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=11 April 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417014228/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-5 |archivedate=17 April 2015 }}</ref>
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| 94% (34 ulasan)<ref name="RottenTomatoesS6">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s06 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 6 (2016) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=24 Juni 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424160905/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s06 |archivedate=24 April 2016 }}</ref>
| 73 (9 ulasan)<ref name="MetacriticS6">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-6 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 6 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=28 April 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426183043/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-6 |archivedate=26 April 2016 }}</ref>
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| 7
| 93% (51 ulasan)<ref name="RottenTomatoesS7">{{cite web |title=Game of Thrones: Season 7 |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s07/#episodes |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=24 Juni 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430154506/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s07#episodes |archivedate=30 April 2016 }}</ref>
| 77 (12 ulasan)<ref name="MetacriticS7">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-7 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 7 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=18 Juli 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722061455/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-7 |archivedate=22 Juli 2017 }}</ref>
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| 58% (10 ulasan)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s08 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 8 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=12 Juni 2019 |archive-date=2019-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515210818/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s08 |dead-url=no }}</ref>
| 74 (12 ulasan)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-8 |title=Game of Thrones - Season 8 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=15 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2019-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429014103/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-8 |dead-url=no }}</ref>
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''Game of Thrones'', khususnya tujuh musim pertama, menerima ulasan positif, meskipun banyaknya penggambaran ketelanjangan dan kekerasan dalam seri ini juga dikritik. Musim-musimnya telah muncul pada daftar tahunan "terbaik" yang diterbitkan oleh ''[[The Washington Post]]'' (2011), ''[[Time (majalah)|Time]]'' (2011 dan 2012) dan ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305075523/http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/12/thrones-lands-on-tons-of-top-tv-shows-of-2011-lists/ |archivedate=5 Maret 2013 |title=Thrones lands on tons of top TV shows of 2011 lists |url=http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/12/thrones-lands-on-tons-of-top-tv-shows-of-2011-lists/ |publisher=WinterIsComing.net |date=23 Desember 2011 |accessdate=23 Desember 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://grrm.livejournal.com/255830.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |title=Plaudits for GAME OF THRONES |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/255830.html |accessdate=23 Desember 2011 |date=21 Desember 2011 |publisher=Not A Blog |deadurl=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411133825/http://winteriscoming.net/2012/12/game-of-thrones-the-best-of-2012/ |archivedate=11 April 2014 |title=Game of Thrones: The best of 2012 |url=http://winteriscoming.net/2012/12/game-of-thrones-the-best-of-2012/ |accessdate=4 Januari 2013 |publisher=WinterIsComing.net |date=27 Desember 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Penampilan para pemainnya banyak dipuji. Akting [[Peter Dinklage]] sebagai Tyrion yang "memesona, ambigu secara moral, dan sadar diri,"<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230144/http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2011/04/15/hbos_game_of_thrones_is_fantastical/ |archivedate=4 Maret 2016 |last=Gilbert |first=Matthew |title=Fantasy comes true with HBO's 'Game of Thrones' |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2011/04/15/hbos_game_of_thrones_is_fantastical/ |accessdate=19 Mei 2013 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=15 April 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> sangat dielu-elukan, yang menghantarkannya meraih penghargaan [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Emmy]] dan [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe]]. "Dalam banyak hal, ''Game of Thrones'' milik Dinklage", tulis Mary McNamara dari [[Los Angeles Times]] sebelum Tyrion menjadi tokoh sentral dalam seri ini di [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|musim kedua]].<ref name="Los Angeles Times April 15, 2011">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/15/entertainment/la-et-game-of-thrones-review-20110415 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=McNamara |first=Mary |title=Swords, sex and struggles |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/15/entertainment/la-et-game-of-thrones-review-20110415 |accessdate=19 Mei 2013 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=15 April 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329120407/http://www.salon.com/2012/03/29/bloody_bloody_game_of_thrones/singleton/ |archivedate=29 Maret 2012 |last=Paskin |first=Willa |title=Bloody, bloody "Game of Thrones" |url=http://www.salon.com/2012/03/29/bloody_bloody_game_of_thrones/singleton/ |accessdate=19 Mei 2013 |newspaper=[[Salon magazine|Salon]] |date=29 Maret 2012}}</ref> Beberapa kritikus juga menyoroti penampilan beberapa aktris<ref name="Los Angeles Times April 15, 2011" /> dan pemeran cilik.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821120407/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Roush-Review-Thrones-1031879.aspx |archivedate=21 Agustus 2014 |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Roush-Review-Thrones-1031879.aspx |title=Roush Review: Grim Thrones Is a Crowning Achievement |first=Matt |last=Roush |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=15 April 2011 |accessdate=11 Mei 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Maisie Williams]] yang berusia empat belas tahun, mengawali debut aktingnya pada musim pertama sebagai [[Arya Stark]], dipuji atas aktingnya pada musim kedua bersama aktor veteran [[Charles Dance]] ([[Tywin Lannister]]).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/game-changers-the-10-biggest-changes-between-game-of-thrones-and-the-books-20120515/the-tywin-and-arya-show-19691231 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |title=The Tywin and Arya Show |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/game-changers-the-10-biggest-changes-between-game-of-thrones-and-the-books-20120515/the-tywin-and-arya-show-19691231 |accessdate=19 Mei 2013 |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=15 Mei 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Stephen Dillane]] menerima ulasan positif atas penampilannya sebagai [[Stannis Baratheon]], terutama di [[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|musim kelima]]; salah seorang kritikus menyatakan "Apakah Anda menyukai Stannis atau tidak, Anda harus mengakui bahwa Stephen Dillane memberikan penampilan yang monumental pada musim ini."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://decider.com/2015/06/15/game-of-thrones-s5-finale-recap/ |title=Death! Despair! Dragons! How The 'Game of Thrones' Finale Changed The Game For Everyone |date=15 Juni 2015 |work=Decider |accessdate=30 November 2017 |archive-date=2020-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324101528/https://decider.com/2015/06/15/game-of-thrones-s5-finale-recap/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Seri ini memiliki rating 89 persen pada [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref name="RottenTomatoesS3" />

Pengulas untuk musim pertama mengatakan seri ini memiliki nilai produksi yang tinggi, dunia yang sepenuhnya terwujud dan penokohan yang menarik.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017221329/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20481542%2C00.html |archivedate=17 Oktober 2014 |last = Tucker |first = Ken |title=Game of Thrones (2011) |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=14 April 2011 |accessdate=11 Mei 2011 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20481542,00.html |deadurl=no }}</ref> Menurut ''[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]]'', "Mungkin tidak ada acara TV yang lebih menguntungkan bagi jaringannya daripada 'Game of Thrones' bagi [[HBO]]. Diproduksi sepenuhnya oleh televisi berbayar dan menjadi fenomena global hanya dengan satu musim, untaian fantasi adalah taruhan yang telah dibayar dengan mahal."<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://variety.com/2011/tv/news/cablers-hit-highs-lows-pr-hurdles-in-2011-1118047923/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/cablers-hit-highs-lows-pr-hurdles-in-2011-1118047923/ |title=Cablers hit highs, lows, PR hurdles in 2011 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=27 Desember 2011 |accessdate=31 Desember 2011 |last=Levine |first=Stuart |deadurl=yes }}</ref> Musim kedua juga diterima dengan baik. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' memuji ceritanya yang "jelas, vital, dan menyenangkan"<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027041802/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20470532_20580368%2C00.html |archivedate=27 Oktober 2014 |last=Tucker |first=Ken |title=TV Review: Game Of Thrones (2012) |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20470532_20580368,00.html |accessdate=25 Maret 2012 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=21 Maret 2012 |deadurl=no }}</ref> dan, menurut ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', seri ini memiliki "alasan kuat untuk menjadi salah satu seri TV terbaik"; keseriusannya menjadikannya satu-satunya drama yang sebanding dengan ''[[Mad Men]]'' atau ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6W4Uf7zgs?url=http://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/review/Game-of-Thrones-HBO-Peter-Dinklage-George-Martin-304869 |archivedate=3 Februari 2015 |last=Goodman |first=Tim |title='Game of Thrones' Season 2: TV Review |url=http://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/review/Game-of-Thrones-HBO-Peter-Dinklage-George-Martin-304869 |accessdate=28 Maret 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=27 Maret 2012 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' memberikan seri ini ulasan negatif; mengkritik jumlah karakternya, kurangnya kompleksitas, dan plot yang berkelok-kelok.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921082549/http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/arts/television/game-of-thrones-on-hbo.html |archivedate=21 September 2013 |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |title=Uneasy Lies the Head That Steals a Crown: 'Game of Thrones' on HBO |url=http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/arts/television/game-of-thrones-on-hbo.html |accessdate=29 Maret 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=29 Maret 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

[[Game of Thrones (musim 3)|Musim ketiga]] diterima dengan sangat baik oleh para kritikus, dengan [[Metacritic]] memberikan skor 91 dari 100 (menciptakan "pengakuan universal").<ref name="MetacriticS3" /> [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|Musim keempat]] juga dipuji; Metacritic memberikan skor 94 dari 100 berdasarkan 29 ulasan, yang sekali lagi berpendapat seri ini telah menunjukkan "pengakuan universal".<ref name="MetacriticS4" /> [[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|Musim kelima]] juga diterima dengan baik oleh para kritikus dan memperoleh skor 91 dari 100 (berdasarkan 29 ulasan) di Metacritic.<ref name="MetacriticS5" /> [[Game of Thrones (musim 6)|Musim keenam]] dipuji oleh para kritikus, meskipun tidak setinggi musim pendahulunya. Musim ini memiliki skor 73 di Metacritic (berdasarkan sembilan ulasan), dengan "ulasan yang umumnya baik."<ref name="MetacriticS6" /> [[Game of Thrones (musim 7)|Musim ketujuh]] mendapat skor 77 dari 100 (berdasarkan 12 ulasan) dan dipuji karena urutan aksinya dan karakter sentral yang terfokus,<ref name="MetacriticS7" /> tetapi menerima kritik negatif karena alur yang sangat cepat dan pengembangan plot yang "menentang logika."<ref name="RottenTomatoesS7"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/14/16143576/game-of-thrones-season-seven-eastwatch-hbo |title=Game of Thrones' current breakneck pace is gutting its most anticipated reunions |work=The Verge |first=Megan |last=Farokhmanesh |date=14 Agustus 2017 |accessdate=30 November 2017 |archive-date=2020-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324101523/https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/14/16143576/game-of-thrones-season-seven-eastwatch-hbo |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Darren Franich dari ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' memberi seri ini rating 'B', yang menyatakan bahwa seri ini sangat "oke", dengan "momen transenden" dan "fase menyedihkan", seri ini "cukup dicintai untuk dikritik oleh semua orang karena sesuatu". Franich menggambarkan musim 3 dan 4 "tak terbendung", musim 6 yang berakhir dengan "satu dua pukulan", sedangkan musim 7 dan 8 "sama saja".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Franich |first1=Darren |title=Game of Thrones was… okay: EW review |url=https://ew.com/tv-reviews/2019/05/20/game-of-thrones-finale-series-review/ |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=20 Mei 2019 |accessdate=24 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2019-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523200024/https://ew.com/tv-reviews/2019/05/20/game-of-thrones-finale-series-review/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

==== Seks dan kekerasan ====
Terlepas dari sambutannya yang antusias dari para kritikus, beberapa pihak mengkritik seri ini karena banyaknya ketelanjangan wanita, kekerasan, dan kekerasan seksual yang digambarkannya, dan atas cara bagaimana tema-tema ini digambarkan. ''[[The Atlantic]]'' menyebut seri ini memiliki "kecenderungan untuk meningkatkan kegiatan seks, kekerasan, dan—terutama—kekerasan seksual".<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826014749/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/game-of-thrones-roundtable-season-5-episode-six-unbowed-unbent-unbroken/393503/ |archivedate=26 Agustus 2016 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/game-of-thrones-roundtable-season-5-episode-six-unbowed-unbent-unbroken/393503/ |title=Game of Thrones: A Pointless Horror and a Ridiculous Fight |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |last2=Orr |first2=Christopher |last3=Sullivan |first3=Amy |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=17 Mei 2015 |accessdate=18 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[George R. R. Martin]] menanggapi bahwa ia merasa berkewajiban untuk jujur mengenai sejarah dan sifat manusia, dan pemerkosaan dan kekerasan seksual adalah hal biasa dalam perang; dan menghilangkan hal tersebut dari narasi merupakan suatu kesalahan dan merusak salah satu [[#Tema|tema novel]], yaitu realisme historisnya.<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014" /> HBO mengatakan bahwa mereka "sepenuhnya mendukung visi dan karya seni luar biasa Dan dan David dan kami merasa karya ini berbicara untuk dirinya sendiri."<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014" />

Jumlah adegan seks dan ketelanjangan pada seri ini, terutama dalam adegan yang berhubungan dengan plot, menjadi fokus dari banyak kritik yang ditujukan pada seri ini di [[Game of Thrones (musim 1)|musim pertama]] dan [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|kedua]]. [[Stephen Dillane]], yang memerankan Stannis Baratheon, menyamakan adegan eksplisit seri ini dengan "pornografi Jerman tahun 1970-an".<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/14/game-of-thrones-stephen-dillane-the-tunnel_n_4595628.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Frost |first=Caroline |title='Game of Thrones' Star Stephen Dillane Admits the Nudity Is Like 'German Porn from the 1970s' |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/14/game-of-thrones-stephen-dillane-the-tunnel_n_4595628.html |accessdate=16 Januari 2014 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |date=14 Januari 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Charlie Jane Anders]] menulis di [[io9]] bahwa jika musim pertama penuh dengan "seksposisi" yang ringan, musim kedua tampaknya fokus pada seks yang tidak menyenangkan, eksploitatif, dan tidak manusiawi, dengan sedikit konten informatif.<ref name="io9 2 May 2012">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911064821/http://io9.com/5906540/is-game-of-thrones-gratiutious-sex-worse-than-the-gratuitous-violence |archivedate=11 September 2015 |last=Anders |first=Charlie Jane |title=Is Game of Thrones' gratuitous sex worse than the gratuitous violence? |url=http://io9.com/5906540/is-game-of-thrones-gratiutious-sex-worse-than-the-gratuitous-violence |accessdate=2 Mei 2012 |website=[[io9]] |date=2 Mei 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Menurut Anna Holmes dari ''[[The Washington Post]]'', adegan telanjang tampaknya ditujukan terutama sekali untuk merangsang pria heteroseksual, yang membuat adegan ini mengabaikan penonton lain.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holmes |first=Anna |title=Skin is wearing thin on HBO's 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/skin-is-wearing-thin-on-hbos-game-of-thrones/2012/04/26/gIQA4hd6jT_story_1.html |accessdate=2 Mei 2012 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=26 April 2012 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527173457/http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/skin-is-wearing-thin-on-hbos-game-of-thrones/2012/04/26/gIQA4hd6jT_story_1.html |archivedate=27 Mei 2012 }}</ref> Maureen Ryan dari ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' juga menulis bahwa sebagian besar adegan ''Game of Thrones'' menampilkan wanita telanjang, bukannya pria, dan pengunjukan "payudara" yang berlebihan melemahkan aspirasi apa pun yang mungkin dimiliki seri ini untuk mengatasi penindasan wanita dalam masyarakat feodal.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502120407/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/05/29/game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-7-recap/ |archivedate=2 Mei 2012 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title='Game of Thrones' Season 1, Episode 7 Recap |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/05/29/game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-7-recap/ |accessdate=2 Mei 2012 |publisher=[[AOL TV]] |date=29 Mei 2011}}</ref> ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' memarodikan aspek adaptasi ini dalam sebuah sketsa yang menggambarkan seri tersebut sebagai penghalang seorang bocah lelaki berusia 13 tahun menjadi konsultan yang perhatian utamanya adalah melihat payudara sebanyak mungkin.<ref name="io9 2 May 2012" /><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://gawker.com/5902076/snl-explains-the-nudity-in-game-of-thrones |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Toder |first=Matt |title=SNL Explains the Nudity in Game of Thrones |url=http://gawker.com/5902076/snl-explains-the-nudity-in-game-of-thrones |accessdate=2 Mei 2012 |work=Gawker |date=15 April 2012 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

Pada [[Game of Thrones (musim 3)|musim ketiga]], yang mengisahkan [[Theon Greyjoy]] disiksa dan akhirnya di[[kebiri]], seri ini dikritik karena menampilkan penyiksaan secara brutal.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/-i-game-of-thrones-i-worst-scene-yet/275772/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Orr |first=Christopher |title=Game of Thrones' Worst Scene Yet? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/-i-game-of-thrones-i-worst-scene-yet/275772/ |accessdate=19 Mei 2013 |newspaper=[[The Atlantic]] |date=13 Mei 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[New York (majalah)|Majalah ''New York'']] menyebut adegan tersebut dengan "[[Film splatter|pornografi penyiksaan]]."<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/05/game-of-thrones-couple-of-the-week-episode-6.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/05/game-of-thrones-couple-of-the-week-episode-6.html |title=''Game of Thrones'' Couple of the Week: Tyrion and Shae Are Never Getting Back Together |first=Allison P. |last=David |work=[[New York (majalah)|New York]] |date=12 Mei 2014 |accessdate=17 Juli 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Madeleine Davies dari ''[[Jezebel (situs web)|Jezebel]]'' setuju dengan pendapat tersebut, mengatakan, "bukan hal yang aneh jika ''Game of Thrones'' dituding menggambarkan pornografi penyiksaan—kekerasan yang tidak beralasan, [[objektifikasi]] yang dikombinasikan dengan pencitraan seksual yang tidak masuk akal." Menurut Davies, meskipun kekerasan dalam seri ini menyesuaikan dengan tujuan narasi, penyiksaan Theon dalam "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair#In the North|The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]" terlalu berlebihan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Madeleine |title=Game of Boners: This Is Torture Porn |url=http://jezebel.com/game-of-boners-this-is-torture-porn-504821180 |accessdate=17 Mei 2013 |newspaper=Jezebel |date=13 Mei 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=16 Juli 2017 }}</ref>

[[Breaker of Chains#Adegan pemerkosaan|Sebuah adegan]] dalam [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|musim keempat]] episode "[[Breaker of Chains]]", ketika [[Jaime Lannister]] memerkosa saudara perempuan dan kekasihnya [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], memicu diskusi publik yang luas mengenai penggambaran kekerasan seksual terhadap wanita dalam seri ini. Menurut Dave Itzkoff dari ''[[The New York Times]]'', adegan tersebut menimbulkan kemarahan, sebagian disebabkan oleh komentar sutradara [[Alex Graves]] yang menyatakan bahwa adegan tersebut akan menjadi "konsensual pada akhirnya". Itzkoff juga menulis bahwa para kritikus khawatir "pemerkosaan telah jadi begitu meresap dalam drama sehingga hanya menjadi kebisingan latar belakang: kejadian rutin dan tidak mengejutkan".<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/arts/television/for-game-of-thrones-rising-unease-over-rapes-recurring-role.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |title=For 'Game of Thrones,' Rising Unease Over Rape's Recurring Role |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/arts/television/for-game-of-thrones-rising-unease-over-rapes-recurring-role.html |accessdate=4 Mei 2014 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=2 Mei 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sonia Saraiya dari ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' menulis bahwa merupakan suatu pilihan untuk memerankan aksi seksual ini, serupa dengan adegan Daenerys Targaryen dan [[Khal Drogo]] pada musim pertama—keduanya digambarkan konsensual dalam novel-novel sumber—ketika pemerkosaan tampaknya merupakan tindakan "[[Karya fiksi eksploitasi|eksploitasi]] untuk nilai kejutan."<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.avclub.com/article/rape-thrones-203499 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Saraiya |first=Sonia |title=Rape of Thrones Why are the Game Of Thrones showrunners rewriting the books into misogyny? |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/rape-thrones-203499 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=20 April 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pada episode [[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|musim kelima]] "[[Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken]]", [[Sansa Stark]] diperkosa oleh [[Ramsay Bolton]]. Sebagian pengulas, termasuk dari ''Vanity Fair'', ''Salon'', ''The Atlantic'', dan ''The Daily Beast'', menganggap adegan tersebut serampangan dan secara artistik tidak diperlukan.<ref name="Atlantic" /><ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728222832/http://www.salon.com/2015/05/18/heres_why_people_are_so_upset_about_the_latest_game_of_thrones_rape_so_cheap_such_an_obvious_choice_i_felt_offended_as_a_fan/ |archivedate=28 Juli 2016 |url=http://www.salon.com/2015/05/18/heres_why_people_are_so_upset_about_the_latest_game_of_thrones_rape_so_cheap_such_an_obvious_choice_i_felt_offended_as_a_fan/ |title=Here's why people are so upset about the latest "Game of Thrones" rape: "So cheap, such an obvious choice, I felt offended as a fan" |last=Silman |first=Anna |work=[[Salon (majalah)|Salon]] |date=18 Mei 2015 |accessdate=26 Juni 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513115940/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/game-of-thrones/11608928/Game-of-Thrones-Unbowed-Unbent-Unbroken-season-5-episode-6-review.html |archivedate=13 Mei 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/game-of-thrones/11608928/Game-of-Thrones-Unbowed-Unbent-Unbroken-season-5-episode-6-review.html |title=Game of Thrones: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken, season 5 episode 6, review: 'raw emotion' |last=Runcie |first=Charlotte |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=17 Mei 2015 |accessdate=18 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name=DailyBeast>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/19/the-rape-of-sansa-stark-game-of-thrones-goes-off-book-and-enrages-its-female-fans.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/19/the-rape-of-sansa-stark-game-of-thrones-goes-off-book-and-enrages-its-female-fans.html |title=The Rape of Sansa Stark: 'Game of Thrones' Goes Off-Book and Enrages Its Female Fans |last=Leon |first=Melissa |newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=19 Mei 2015 |accessdate=20 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebagai contoh, Joanna Robinson, menulis untuk ''[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]]'', mengatakan bahwa adegan tersebut "melemahkan semua agensi yang telah tumbuh pada Sansa sejak akhir musim lalu."<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/game-of-thrones-rape-sansa-stark |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/game-of-thrones-rape-sansa-stark |title=''Game of Thrones'' Absolutely Did ''Not'' Need to Go There with Sansa Stark |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |first=Joanna |last=Robinson |date=17 Mei 2015 |accessdate=18 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebaliknya, Sara Stewart dari ''New York Post'' bertanya-tanya mengapa penonton tidak sekesal itu ketika banyak latar belakang dan karakter minor yang telah mengalami perlakuan yang sama atau lebih buruk.<ref name=NYPost>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://nypost.com/2015/05/19/its-a-stark-reality-outrage-over-sansa-rape-scene-misses-the-point/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=https://nypost.com/2015/05/19/its-a-stark-reality-outrage-over-sansa-rape-scene-misses-the-point/ |title=It's a Stark reality: Outrage over Sansa rape scene misses the point |last=Stewart |first=Sara |work=[[New York Post]] |date=19 Mei 2015 |accessdate=19 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Menanggapi adegan tersebut, situs web budaya pop ''[[The Mary Sue]]'' mengumumkan bahwa mereka akan menghentikan peliputan terhadap seri tersebut karena penggambaran adegan pemerkosaan yang berulang-ulang sebagai alat plot,<ref name=TheMarySueIsSoDone>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.themarysue.com/we-will-no-longer-be-promoting-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.themarysue.com/we-will-no-longer-be-promoting-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |title=We Will No Longer Be Promoting HBO's Game of Thrones |last=Pantozzi |first=Jill |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |date=18 Mei 2015 |accessdate=20 Mei 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Senator AS [[Claire McCaskill]] mengatakan ia tidak akan lagi menontonnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cillizza|first=Chris|title=Claire McCaskill is done with 'Game of Thrones' after Sunday's rape scene. She's got a point.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/19/claire-mccaskill-is-done-with-game-of-thrones-after-sundays-rape-scene-shes-got-a-point/|accessdate=9 Agustus 2017|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=19 Mei 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724150232/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/19/claire-mccaskill-is-done-with-game-of-thrones-after-sundays-rape-scene-shes-got-a-point/|archivedate=24 Juli 2017}}</ref>

Ketika musim keenam dan ketujuh menceritakan Daenerys, Sansa, dan Cersei memiliki posisi berkuasa, Alyssa Rosenberg dari ''The Washington Post'' menulis bahwa seri ini dapat dilihat sebagai "fantasi balas dendam berkepanjangan atas apa yang terjadi ketika wanita yang telah mengalami kebrutalan dan pemerkosaan mendapatkan kekuatan"—masa lalu menjadikan mereka terlalu hancur untuk melakukan tindakan apa pun selain melakukan tindakan brutal, dan kebebasan pribadi mereka tidak memengaruhi perubahan sosial yang diperlukan untuk melindungi orang lain dari penderitaan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Alyssa|title=The arguments about women and power in 'Game of Thrones' have never been more unsettling|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/08/09/the-arguments-about-women-and-power-in-game-of-thrones-have-never-been-more-unsettling/|accessdate=9 Agustus 2017|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=9 Agustus 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809212138/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/08/09/the-arguments-about-women-and-power-in-game-of-thrones-have-never-been-more-unsettling/|archivedate=9 Agustus 2017}}</ref> [[Time (majalah)|Majalah ''Time'']] melaporkan sebelum musim ketujuh bahwa "meskipun Benioff dan Weiss tidak mengakuinya, acaranya telah berubah. Adegan ketika eksposisi disampaikan pada satu rumah bordil atau yang lain, misalnya, telah dikupas kembali."<ref name="daddario2017">{{Cite magazine |last=D'Addadio |first=Daniel |date=10 Juli 2017 |title='Game of Thrones': Inside the World's Most Popular Show |url=http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/ |magazine=[[Time (majalah)|Time]] |access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref>

==== Masalah pencahayaan ====
Pencahayaan, atau kurangnya pencahayaan, dalam adegan-adegan yang lebih gelap telah menjadi poin kritik yang berulang sejak musim keenam seri ini.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 April 2019 |last=Flint |first=Hanna |title=This is why the lighting is so bad in 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/lighting-bad-game-thrones-124901278.html |work=Yahoo |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="Every week, social media is filled with complaints about how dark the scenes looks and more importantly how it affects their ability to see the action." |archive-date=2019-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504031831/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/lighting-bad-game-thrones-124901278.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=9 September 2016 |last=Lallo |first=Michael |title=Will someone please turn on the lights: Why have TV dramas literally become so dark? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/will-someone-please-turn-on-the-lights-why-have-tv-dramas-literally-become-so-dark-20160909-grchcu.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="To many fans, Game of Thrones is too dark. Not figuratively – they literally can't perceive what's happening on screen." |archive-date=2019-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032342/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/will-someone-please-turn-on-the-lights-why-have-tv-dramas-literally-become-so-dark-20160909-grchcu.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=17 April 2019 |last=Sharf |first=Zack |title=Does 'Game of Thrones' Have an 'Ozark' Problem? Season 8 Is So Dark It's Hard to See |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-too-dark-fans-cant-see-1202059546/ |work=IndieWire |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="Fear's jokey comment encapsulated one of the biggest fan criticisms about the "Game of Thrones" premiere: The show is so visually dark that viewers can't even see what's happening on screen. Many fans took to social media during the episode to complain about the color palette, with some wondering if it was their TV brightness setting that was the issue." |archive-date=2020-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224154626/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-too-dark-fans-cant-see-1202059546/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Warner |first=Sam |date=16 April 2019 |title=Game of Thrones viewers have one big complaint about season 8, episode 1 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a27159387/game-of-thrones-viewers-complain-season-8-episode-1-too-dark/ |work=Digital Spy |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="Yep, many complained that parts of the episode were too dark – and we don't mean just twisted dark after seeing the Night King's artistic flair." |archive-date=2019-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032451/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a27159387/game-of-thrones-viewers-complain-season-8-episode-1-too-dark/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pada 2016, Caitlyn Callegari dari ''[[Bustle (majalah)|Bustle]]'' mencatat 31 contoh adegan ketika pencahayaan menimbulkan masalah bagi penonton, mulai dari tidak bisa membedakan warna rambut karakter hingga tidak bisa melihat apa yang sedang terjadi.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 Mei 2016 |last=Callegari |first=Caitlyn |title=31 Times 'Game of Thrones' Needed To Lighten Up, Literally |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/160916-31-times-game-of-thrones-needed-to-lighten-up-literally |work=Bustle |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="Game of Thrones needs to turn on the lights, or else I am sending them my ophthalmologist bill. For real, GoT powers that be, it's super hard to squint for a straight hour every week because your episodes are so freakin' dark." |archive-date=2020-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611014146/https://www.bustle.com/articles/160916-31-times-game-of-thrones-needed-to-lighten-up-literally |dead-url=no }}</ref> Beberapa pengulas menulis bahwa hal ini merupakan bagian dari tren yang lebih luas<ref>{{cite news |date=29 Juni 2016 |last=Dessem |first=Matthew |title=Why TV Shows Are Darker Than They've Ever Been |url=https://slate.com/culture/2016/06/cinematographers-from-game-of-thrones-jessica-jones-and-better-call-saul-on-why-tv-shows-are-darker-than-theyve-ever-been.html |work=Slate |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="Watching Game of Thrones this season, you may have asked yourself: Is something wrong with my television? Surely there is some other setting that would brighten up the inside of Bran Stark's cave, or heighten the contrast between Cersei Lannister's robes and the shadowy chambers of her prison cell. But no, that's just the way the show is supposed to look. And Game of Thrones is not alone: HBO has made a cottage industry of dimly-lit hourlong dramas" |archive-date=2020-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408195637/https://slate.com/culture/2016/06/cinematographers-from-game-of-thrones-jessica-jones-and-better-call-saul-on-why-tv-shows-are-darker-than-theyve-ever-been.html |dead-url=no }}</ref> di kalangan program-program yang dibuat oleh orang-orang yang memiliki pengalaman bekerja terutama di bidang perfilman, menunjukkan bahwa mereka "belum memahami nuansa (atau kekurangan)" televisi sebagai media, terutama perbedaan antara menonton adegan di layar televisi dengan menontonnya di layar lebar bioskop.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 Maret 2016 |last=Burgess |first=Genevieve |title=Why is TV, Literally, So Dark? |url=http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/why-is-tv-literally-so-dark.php |work=Pajiba |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="A lot of these shows are also made by people who have experience working primarily on films, and film aesthetic has always been visually darker than TV. Because films are meant to be watched on very large screens in very dark rooms, while most TV is watched on smaller screens in brightly lit rooms. It seems the people making these shows aren't evaluating the lighting for the proper venue." |archive-date=2019-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626191747/http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/why-is-tv-literally-so-dark.php |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Dalam sebuah wawancara pada tahun 2017, [[Robert McLachlan (sinematografer)|Robert McLachlan]], seorang sinematografer yang bekerja untuk seri tersebut, menjelaskan kurangnya pencahayaan sebagai pilihan artistik: "kami berusaha untuk senatural mungkin."<ref>{{cite news |last=Renfro |first=Kim |date=19 Agustus 2017 |title='Game of Thrones' cinematographer reveals the unexpected perils of filming: 'They were going to pull us all off the cliff' |url=https://www.thisisinsider.com/game-of-thrones-cinematographer-interview-season-7-kit-kite-2017-8 |work=Insider |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="I think we're all very much on the same page where we're trying to be as naturalistic as possible. We want to make these sets and locations feel as if they're absolutely not lit by us, but only by mother nature or some candles..." |archive-date=2019-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430033858/https://www.thisisinsider.com/game-of-thrones-cinematographer-interview-season-7-kit-kite-2017-8 |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Paine |first=Hannah |date=29 April 2019 |title=Game of Thrones fans fume over 'too dark' episode |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/game-of-thrones/game-of-thrones-fans-fume-over-too-dark-episode/news-story/755afb0a00f0d59c7100028debc4737a |work=news.com.au |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="It's not the first time Game of Thrones has come under fire for its shots being too dark, however. According to one of the show's cinematographers, it's a very deliberate choice." |archive-date=2019-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429055910/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/game-of-thrones/game-of-thrones-fans-fume-over-too-dark-episode/news-story/755afb0a00f0d59c7100028debc4737a |dead-url=no }}</ref> Kritik mencapai titik tertinggi pada "[[The Long Night (Game of Thrones)|The Long Night]]", episode ketiga [[Game of Thrones (musim 8)|musim 8]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/game-of-thrones-battle-is-biggest-ever-but-it-was-way-too-dark/ |title=Game of Thrones battle was the biggest ever, but way too dark to see |work=CNET |first=Mark |last=Serrels |date=28 April 2019 |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2020-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515012200/https://www.cnet.com/news/game-of-thrones-battle-is-biggest-ever-but-it-was-way-too-dark/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/game-of-thrones-too-dark-lighting-battle-of-winterfell |title='Game of Thrones' fans complain about 'too dark' lighting in Battle of Winterfell |work=Fox News |first=Katherine |last=Lam |date=29 April 2019 |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2020-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520075936/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/game-of-thrones-too-dark-lighting-battle-of-winterfell |dead-url=no }}</ref> Beberapa menit setelah episode tersebut tayang, penonton menulis di situs media sosial seperti Twitter untuk mengungkapkan ketidakpuasan mereka mengenai fakta bahwa mereka mengalami kesulitan besar dalam menonton pertempuran dan mencoba mencari tahu apa yang sedang terjadi.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/04/29/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-3-too-dark-fans-furious/ |title=Game of Thrones Fans Are Furious the Winterfell Battle Scenes Are Too Dark |work=Comicbook.com |first=Nicole |last=Drum |date=28 April 2019 |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2019-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813082529/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/04/29/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-3-too-dark-fans-furious/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/game-of-thrones-dark-battle-of-winterfell-cinematography-1203199892/ |title='Game of Thrones' Fans Complain About Battle of Winterfell's Dark Cinematography |work=Variety |first=Erin |last=Nyren |date=28 April 2019 |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2019-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929231457/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/game-of-thrones-dark-battle-of-winterfell-cinematography-1203199892/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/lighten-jon-snow-game-thrones-dark/ |title=Lighten up, Jon Snow: why is Game of Thrones so ridiculously dark? |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Sam |last=Parker |date=30 April 2019 |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2019-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032249/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/lighten-jon-snow-game-thrones-dark/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dessem |first=Matthew |date=29 April 2019 |title=Why You Couldn't See a Damn Thing on This Week's Game of Thrones |url=https://slate.com/culture/2019/04/game-of-thrones-long-night-dark-cinematography-twitter-complaints.html |work=Slate |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |quote="On Sunday night, Twitter was full of viewers complaining about the show's cinematography, which has often been dark, but never quite so consistently stygian." |archive-date=2020-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414183511/https://slate.com/culture/2019/04/game-of-thrones-long-night-dark-cinematography-twitter-complaints.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>

=== Fandom ===
{{utama|Fandom A Song of Ice and Fire}}
[[Berkas:The Westeros Wing.jpg|jmpl|alt=Presiden Obama duduk di Iron Throne di Oval Office White House, dikelilingi oleh yang lainnya|Dalam [[foto manipulasi]] yang dipublikasikan oleh [[Gedung Putih]] pada 2014, presiden AS [[Barack Obama]] (penggemar seri ini) duduk di Takhta Besi di [[Oval Office]] dengan mahkota raja di pangkuannya.]]

[[Berkas:Dublin Wax GOT.jpg|jmpl|kiri|150px|Popularitas ''Game of Thrones'', ditambah dengan lokasi syuting di [[Irlandia Utara]], menyebabkan penyelenggaraan pameran khusus seri tersebut di [[National Wax Museum Plus]] di [[Dublin]].]]

''A Song of Ice and Fire'' dan ''Game of Thrones'' memiliki basis penggemar internasional yang luas dan aktif. Pada 2012, ''[[New York (majalah)|Vulture.com]]'' menobatkan penggemar seri ini sebagai penggemar yang paling setia dalam budaya populer, lebih setia dari penggemar [[Lady Gaga]], [[Justin Bieber]], ''[[Harry Potter]]'' atau ''[[Star Wars]]''.<ref name="Vulture October 15, 2012">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.vulture.com/2012/10/25-most-devoted-fans.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |title=The 25 Most Devoted Fan Bases |url=http://www.vulture.com/2012/10/25-most-devoted-fans.html |accessdate=17 Oktober 2012 |newspaper=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |date=15 Oktober 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Penggemarnya juga mencakup para pemimpin politik seperti mantan presiden AS [[Barack Obama]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/us/obamas-tv-picks-anything-edgy-with-hints-of-reality.html |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=Shear |first=Michael |title=Obama's TV Picks |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/us/obamas-tv-picks-anything-edgy-with-hints-of-reality.html |accessdate=29 Desember 2013 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=29 Desember 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105010138/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/12/obama-favorite-tv-shows-game-of-thrones |archivedate=5 Januari 2014 |last=Ghahremani |first=Tanya |title=President Obama 'Really Likes' Game of Thrones, In Case You Were Wondering |url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/12/obama-favorite-tv-shows-game-of-thrones |accessdate=30 Desember 2013 |work=[[Complex (majalah)|Complex]] |date=30 Desember 2013 |deadurl=no }}</ref> mantan perdana menteri Britania Raya [[David Cameron]],<ref>{{cite web |title=David Cameron admits he is a 'Throney' and 'huge fan' on Game of Thrones studio tour |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/568919/David-Cameron-Game-of-Thrones-General-Election-2015 |work=[[Daily Express]] |first=Victoria |last=Armstrong |date=7 April 2015 |accessdate=10 April 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=16 Juli 2017 }}</ref> mantan perdana menteri Australia [[Julia Gillard]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716014754/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/26/julia-gillard-game-of-thrones |archivedate=16 Juli 2013 |last=Taylor |first=Lenore |title=Julia Gillard reveals Game of Thrones addiction |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/26/julia-gillard-game-of-thrones |accessdate=30 Mei 2013 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 Mei 2013 |location=London |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426145920/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/apr/07/game-of-thrones-parallels-prime-minister |archivedate=2016-04-26 |last=Gillard |first=Julia |title=Game of Thrones has parallels with my time as Australian prime minister |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/apr/07/game-of-thrones-parallels-prime-minister? |accessdate=7 April 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=7 April 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref> dan menteri luar negeri Belanda [[Frans Timmermans]], yang membingkai politik Eropa dalam kutipan-kutipan dari novel Martin dalam pidatonya tahun 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Luoma |first=Sarah |title=Dutch foreign minister uses 'Game of Thrones' as political analogy |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/fun/game-of-thrones/news/a486020/dutch-foreign-minister-uses-game-of-thrones-as-political-analogy/ |accessdate=2 November 2016 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=31 Mei 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161217132623/http://www.digitalspy.com/fun/game-of-thrones/news/a486020/dutch-foreign-minister-uses-game-of-thrones-as-political-analogy/ |archivedate=17 Desember 2016 }}</ref>

BBC News melaporkan pada 2013 bahwa "gairah dan kesetiaan ekstrem dari para [[penggemar]]" telah menciptakan fenomena yang tidak tertandingi oleh seri TV populer lainnya, memanifestasikan dirinya dalam [[fiksi penggemar]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903190051/http://www.salon.com/2013/06/16/the_best_and_the_weirdest_of_game_of_thrones_fanfiction/ |archivedate=3 September 2016 |last=Templeton |first=Molly |title=The best (and the weirdest) of "Game of Thrones" fanfiction |url=http://www.salon.com/2013/06/16/the_best_and_the_weirdest_of_game_of_thrones_fanfiction/ |accessdate=6 Juli 2013 |newspaper=[[Salon (majalah)|Salon]] |date=16 Juni 2013 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> [[burlesque]] bertema ''Game of Thrones'' rutin diterbitkan, dan para orang tua menamai anak-anak mereka menurut karakter dalam seri; kritikus mengaitkan keberhasilan ini dengan detail yang kaya, ambiguitas moral, kegamblangan seksual, dan skala epik seri dan novel.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21856915 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |last=de Castella |first=Tom |title=Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21856915 |accessdate=23 Maret 2013 |newspaper=[[BBC News Magazine]] |date=22 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Tahun sebelumnya, "[[Arya (nama)|Arya]]" adalah nama anak perempuan yang peringkatnya naik paling cepat di AS setelah melonjak popularitasnya dari posisi 711 ke 413.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019200832/http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/05/10/arya-game-of-thrones-baby-names/ |archivedate=19 Oktober 2014 |last=Carlson |first=Adam |title='Game of Thrones' domination is nearly complete: 'Arya' is the fastest-rising name for baby girls |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/05/10/arya-game-of-thrones-baby-names/ |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=10 Mei 2013 |accessdate=10 Mei 2013 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>

{{As of|2013}}, sekitar 58 persen penonton seri ini adalah pria dan 42 persen wanita, dan rata-rata penonton pria berusia 41 tahun.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028183047/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/31/hbo-thrones-piracy/ |archivedate=28 Oktober 2014 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title=HBO: 'Game of Thrones' piracy is a compliment |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/31/hbo-thrones-piracy/ |accessdate=3 April 2013 |newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=31 Maret 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321142339/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/06/women-game-of-thrones |archivedate=21 Maret 2014 |last=Watercutter |first=Angela |title=Yes, Women Really Do Like Game of Thrones (We Have Proof) |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/06/women-game-of-thrones/ |date=3 Juni 2013 |accessdate=6 Juni 2013 |work=[[Wired (situs web)|Wired]] |deadurl=no}}</ref> Menurut direktur pemasaran [[SBS Broadcasting Group]], Helen Kellie, ''Game of Thrones'' memiliki tingkat keterlibatan penggemar yang tinggi; 5,5 persen dari 2,9 juta penggemar di [[Facebook]] membicarakan seri ini secara daring pada tahun 2012, jauh lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan 1,8 persen dari sepuluh juta lebih penggemar ''[[True Blood]]'' (seri fantasi HBO lainnya).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206074236/http://www.marketingmag.com.au/blogs/social-is-coming-of-age-in-the-marketing-mix-a-tv-perspective-25975/ |archivedate=6 Desember 2014 |last=Kellie |first=Helen |title=Social is coming of age in the marketing mix – a TV perspective |url=http://www.marketingmag.com.au/blogs/social-is-coming-of-age-in-the-marketing-mix-a-tv-perspective-25975/ |accessdate=29 Oktober 2012 |newspaper=Marketing magazine |date=26 Oktober 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Vulture.com menulis Westeros.org dan WinterIsComing.net (forum berita dan diskusi), ToweroftheHand.com (mengelola pembacaan komunal novel) dan Podcastoficeandfire.com sebagai situs penggemar yang didedikasikan untuk seri TV dan novel-novel;<ref name="Vulture October 15, 2012" /> dan [[siniar]] ''Game of Thrones''.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623114614/http://www.geeksugar.com/Game-Thrones-Podcasts-30228595 |archivedate=23 Juni 2014 |last=Nguyen |first=Nicole |title=In the Game of Thrones, These Podcasts Play to Win |url=http://www.geeksugar.com/Game-Thrones-Podcasts-30228595 |accessdate=4 Mei 2013 |newspaper=Geeksugar |date=3 Mei 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

=== Penghargaan dan pengakuan ===
{{utama|Daftar penghargaan yang diterima Game of Thrones}}
''Game of Thrones'' telah memenangkan banyak penghargaan sejak debutnya sebagai seri TV, termasuk 47 Primetime Emmy Awards,<ref name="emmys.com"/> 5 [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], dan sebuah [[Peabody Award]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601004713/http://www.peabody.uga.edu/71stwinners.php |archivedate=1 Juni 2012 |title=Complete List of Recipients of the 71st Annual Peabody Awards |url=http://www.peabody.uga.edu/71stwinners.php |publisher=Peabody Awards |date=4 April 2012 |accessdate=5 November 2016}}</ref> Seri ini memegang rekor penghargaan Emmy untuk seri televisi bernaskah, mengungguli ''[[Frasier]]'' (yang menerima 37).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/4498870/emmys-2016-game-of-thrones-most-wins/ |title=Game of Thrones Now Has the Most Emmy Wins Ever |first=Eliana |last=Dockterman |date=18 September 2016 |work=Time |accessdate=19 September 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919042453/http://time.com/4498870/emmys-2016-game-of-thrones-most-wins/ |archivedate=19 September 2016 }}</ref> Pada 2013, [[Writers Guild of America]] menempatkan ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai seri dengan "penulisan terbaik" ke-40 dalam sejarah televisi.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/wgas-101-best-written-tv-series-of-all-time-complete-list/ |title='101 Best Written TV Series Of All Time' From WGA/TV Guide: Complete List |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=2 Juni 2013 |accessdate=5 November 2016 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6H5yn3sZq?url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/wgas-101-best-written-tv-series-of-all-time-complete-list/ |archivedate=3 Juni 2013 |deadurl=no }}</ref> Pada 2015, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' menempatkan seri ini di posisi empat dalam daftar "acara TV terbaik sepanjang masa",<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-tv-shows-ever-top-819499/item/x-files-hollywoods-100-favorite-821363 |title=Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows |accessdate=5 November 2016 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105223813/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-tv-shows-ever-top-819499/item/x-files-hollywoods-100-favorite-821363 |archivedate=5 November 2016 }}</ref> sedangkan pada 2016, seri ini menduduki peringkat tujuh dalam daftar "50 acara TV terbaik sepanjang masa" ''[[Empire (majalah film)|Empire]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever/ |title=The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |accessdate=5 November 2016 |work=[[Empire (majalah film)|Empire]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104130445/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever/ |archivedate=4 November 2016 }}</ref> Pada tahun yang sama, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' menobatkan ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai "acara TV terhebat sepanjang masa" peringkat dua belas.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/late-night-with-david-letterman-w439627 |title=100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |accessdate=5 November 2016 |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105224622/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/late-night-with-david-letterman-w439627 |archivedate=5 November 2016 }}</ref>

Musim pertama pada tahun 2011 menerima 13 nominasi Emmy (termasuk [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]), dan memenangkan [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] (diberikan kepada [[Peter Dinklage]] atas perannya sebagai [[Tyrion Lannister]]) dan [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design|Outstanding Main Title Design]]. Nominasi lainnya meliputi [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing]] ("[[Winter Is Coming]]") dan [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing]] ("[[Baelor]]").<ref name="emmys.com"/> Dinklage juga dinobatkan sebagai Aktor Pendukung Terbaik oleh [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe]], [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Satellite]] dan [[Scream Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-2012-winners-list-282032 |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-2012-winners-list-282032 |title=Golden Globes 2012: The Winners List |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=15 Januari 2012 |accessdate=29 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829120407/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/2011-Scream-Awards-Winners-Vampires-Wizards-Swans-27353.html |archivedate=29 Agustus 2012 |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/2011-Scream-Awards-Winners-Vampires-Wizards-Swans-27353.html |title=The 2011 Scream Awards Winners: Vampires, Wizards And Swans |publisher=Cinemablend |first=Kelly |last=West |date=19 Juni 2011 |accessdate=29 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318221149/http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ |archivedate=18 Maret 2016 |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ |title=2011 Winners |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |date=19 Juni 2011 |accessdate=29 Agustus 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pada 2012, [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|musim kedua]] menerima enam [[Primetime Emmy Awards ke-64|Emmy Awards]] dari 11 nominasi, termasuk Outstanding Drama Series dan Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage).<ref name="emmys.com"/>

Pada 2013, [[Game of Thrones (musim 3)|musim ketiga]] menerima 16 nominasi Emmy, termasuk Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] ([[Emilia Clarke]]), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] ([[Diana Rigg]]) dan Outstanding Writing ("[[The Rains of Castamere]]"), dan memenangkan dua penghargaan [[Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Creative Arts Emmys]].<ref name="emmys.com"/>

Pada 2014, [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|musim keempat]] menerima empat dari 19 nominasi [[Primetime Emmy Awards ke-66|Emmy]], termasuk Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ([[Lena Headey]]), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Rigg), Outstanding Directing ("[[The Watchers on the Wall]]") dan Outstanding Writing ("[[The Children (Game of Thrones)|The Children]]").<ref name="emmys.com"/>

[[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|Musim kelima]] pada 2015 memenangkan Primetime Emmy Awards paling banyak untuk seri TV pada tahun tersebut (12 penghargaan dari 24 nominasi), termasuk Outstanding Drama Series; kemenangan lainnya di antaranya Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Directing ("[[Mother's Mercy]]") dan Outstanding Writing ("Mother's Mercy"), dan delapan [[Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ke-67|Creative Arts Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901192112/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/game-of-thrones-emmy-wins-record-1201598356/ |archivedate=1 September 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/game-of-thrones-emmy-wins-record-1201598356/ |title='Game of Thrones' Sets Record for Most Emmy Wins in a Year |first=Laura |last=Prudom |date=20 September 2015 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |accessdate=21 September 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pada 2016, [[Game of Thrones (musim 6)|musim keenam]] menerima nominasi terbanyak pada [[Primetime Emmy Awards ke-68]] (23). Seri ini memenangkan Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing ("[[Battle of the Bastards]]"), Outstanding Writing ("Battle of the Bastards"), dan sembilan [[Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ke-68|Creative Arts Emmys]]. Nominasi yang diterima termasuk Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage dan [[Kit Harington]]), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Clarke, Headey dan [[Maisie Williams]]), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] ([[Max von Sydow]]) dan Outstanding Directing ("[[The Door (Game of Thrones)|The Door]]").<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830110843/http://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-2016-emmys-nominations-1201814023/ |archivedate=30 Agustus 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-2016-emmys-nominations-1201814023/ |title='Game of Thrones' Rules 2016 Emmy Race With 23 Nominations |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |first=Laura |last=Prudom |date=14 Juli 2016 |accessdate=14 Juli 2016 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

Pada 2018, [[Game of Thrones (musim 7)|musim ketujuh]] menerima nominasi terbanyak pada [[Primetime Emmy Awards ke-70]] (22).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-saturday-night-live-westworld-emmy-nominees-1202871447/ |title='Game of Thrones,' Netflix Lead Emmy Nominees |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=12 Juli 2018 |accessdate=12 Juli 2018 |archive-date=2019-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923014146/https://variety.com/2018/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-saturday-night-live-westworld-emmy-nominees-1202871447/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> ''Game of Thrones'' memenangkan penghargaan Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage), dan tujuh [[Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ke-70|Creative Arts Emmys]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2018/09/17/emmys-2018-awards-winners-list/ |title=Emmys: Mrs. Maisel, Versace, Barry and Game of Thrones Among Big Winners |publisher=[[TVLine]] |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |date=17 September 2018 |accessdate=18 September 2018 |archive-date=2019-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019110409/https://tvline.com/2018/09/17/emmys-2018-awards-winners-list/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Nominasi meliputi Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Lena Headey), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ([[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]]), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Diana Rigg), Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ([[David Benioff]] dan [[D. B. Weiss]] untuk "[[The Dragon and the Wolf]]"), dan Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ([[Jeremy Podeswa]] untuk "The Dragon and the Wolf" dan [[Alan Taylor (sutradara)|Alan Taylor]] untuk "[[Beyond the Wall (Game of Thrones)|Beyond the Wall]]").<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-emmy-nominations-list-see-all-the-nominees-1110785/item/writing-a-comedy-series-emmy-nominations-2018-1110796 |title=Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=12 Juli 2018 |accessdate=12 Juli 2018 |archive-date=2018-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713011538/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-emmy-nominations-list-see-all-the-nominees-1110785/item/writing-a-comedy-series-emmy-nominations-2018-1110796 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

=== Jumlah penonton ===
Musim pertama mencatatkan rata-rata 2,5 juta penonton untuk penayangan pada Minggu malam pertama dan penonton bruto (termasuk penayangan ulang dan [[Video sesuai permintaan|berdasarkan permintaan]]) dari 9,3 juta penonton per episode.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508025251/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/03/game_of_thrones_how_hbo_and_showtime_make_money_despite_low_ratings_.html |archivedate=8 Mei 2016 |last=Thomas |first=June |title=How Much Gold Is Game of Thrones Worth |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/03/game_of_thrones_how_hbo_and_showtime_make_money_despite_low_ratings_.html |date=29 Maret 2012 |accessdate=5 Juni 2014 |work=[[Slate (majalah)|Slate]] |deadurl=no}}</ref> Untuk musim kedua, seri ini memiliki rata-rata penonton 11,6 juta.<ref>{{cite press |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/04/02/hbo-renews-game-of-thrones-for-fourth-season-100210/20130402hbo01/ |title=HBO Renews 'Game of Thrones' for Fourth Season |publisher=[[HBO]] |date=2 April 2013 |accessdate=23 Agustus 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=16 Juli 2017 }}</ref> Musim ketiga ditonton oleh 14,2 juta pemirsa, menjadikan ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai seri HBO yang paling banyak ditonton (setelah ''[[The Sopranos]]'').<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020132436/http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/game-of-thrones-is-time-warners-cash-cow.html/?a=viewall |archivedate=20 Oktober 2014 |last=Ritter |first=Dan |title=Game of Thrones is Time Warner's Cash Cow |url=http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/game-of-thrones-is-time-warners-cash-cow.html/?a=viewall |accessdate=8 Agustus 2013 |newspaper=Wall Street Cheat Sheet |date=7 Agustus 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124632/http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/game-of-thrones-huge-ratings-chart.html |archivedate=4 Maret 2016 |last=Adalian |first=Josef |title=For HBO, Game of Thrones Ratings Second Only to The Sopranos |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/game-of-thrones-huge-ratings-chart.html |accessdate=6 Juni 2013 |newspaper=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |date=8 Juni 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Untuk musim keempat, HBO mengatakan bahwa rata-rata penonton bruto adalah 18,4 juta (kemudian disesuaikan menjadi 18,6 juta), melampaui rekor ''The Sopranos''.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603155225/http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/game-of-thrones-has-become-more-popular-than-the-sopranos-sorta-kinda |archivedate=3 Juni 2016 |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |title='Game of Thrones' has become more popular than 'The Sopranos' sorta kinda |url=http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/game-of-thrones-has-become-more-popular-than-the-sopranos-sorta-kinda |date=5 Juni 2014 |accessdate=5 Juni 2014 |work=[[HitFix]] |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020021930/https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/us-television-gameofthrones-idUSKBN0ER2N520140616 |archivedate=20 Oktober 2015 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/us-television-gameofthrones-idUSKBN0ER2N520140616 |title='Game of Thrones' draws 7.1 million viewers for blood-filled finale |date=16 Juni 2014 |agency=Reuters |first=Piya |last=Sinha-Roy |accessdate=13 Juli 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pada musim keenam, rata-rata angka tontonan kotor per episode meningkat menjadi lebih dari 25 juta, dengan hampir 40 persen pemirsa menonton di platform digital HBO.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819214019/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-6-ratings-show-brought-in-251-million-viewers-on-average-per-episode-a7144261.html |archivedate=19 Agustus 2016 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-6-ratings-show-brought-in-251-million-viewers-on-average-per-episode-a7144261.html |title=Game of Thrones season 6 ratings: Show brought in 25.1 million viewers on average per episode |first=Jack |last=Shepherd |work=[[The Independent]] |date=19 Juli 2016 |accessdate=22 Juli 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada tahun 2016, sebuah kajian di ''[[New York Times]]'' mengenai 50 acara TV yang paling banyak disukai di Facebook menemukan bahwa ''Game of Thrones'' "jauh lebih populer di perkotaan daripada di perdesaan."<ref name="katz20161227">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html |title='Duck Dynasty' vs. 'Modern Family': 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide |last=Katz |first=Josh |date=27 Desember 2016 |accessdate=28 Desember 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170329083111/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html |archivedate=29 Maret 2017 }}</ref> Pada musim tujuh, jumlah penonton rata-rata telah meningkat menjadi 32,8 juta per episode di semua platform.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/arts/television/game-of-thrones-finale-sets-ratings-record.html |title='Game of Thrones' Finale Sets Ratings Record |first=John |last=Koblin |date=28 Agustus 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2019-07-12 |archive-date=2020-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520075958/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/arts/television/game-of-thrones-finale-sets-ratings-record.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/5571311/game-of-thrones-season-debut-hbo-ratings/ |title='Game of Thrones' Season 8 Debut Breaks HBO Rating Records |work=Time |date=15 April 2019 |accessdate=16 April 2019 |archive-date=2019-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415235922/https://time.com/5571311/game-of-thrones-season-debut-hbo-ratings/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>

Seri ini mencatatkan rekor pada saluran televisi berbayar di [[Britania Raya]] (dengan rata-rata penonton tahun 2016 lebih dari lima juta di semua platform)<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910043635/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/06/game-of-thrones-most-popular-sky-series-ever-as-16m-download-show |archivedate=10 September 2016 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/06/game-of-thrones-most-popular-sky-series-ever-as-16m-download-show |title=Game of Thrones most popular Sky series ever with 5m viewers |first=John |last=Plunkett |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 Juli 2016 |accessdate=6 Juli 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan di Australia (dengan rata-rata penonton kumulatif 1,2 juta).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702083442/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/game-of-thrones-season-six-finale-sets-australian-audience-record-for-foxtel-20160629-gpu4kj.html |archivedate=2 Juli 2016 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/game-of-thrones-season-six-finale-sets-australian-audience-record-for-foxtel-20160629-gpu4kj.html |title=Game of Thrones season six finale sets Australian audience record for Foxtel |date=29 Juni 2016 |first=Michael |last=Idato |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |accessdate=6 Juli 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
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| refs        = <ref>Untuk musim pertama (kecuali rating rata-rata), see {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726190516/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/1/game-of-thrones-ratings-season-one/|archivedate=26 Juli 2017|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/1/game-of-thrones-ratings-season-one/|title=Updated: 'Game of Thrones' Ratings: Season One|publisher=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=19 Juni 2011|accessdate=26 Juli 2017|deadurl=no}}
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Untuk musim kedua dan rating rata-rata musim pertama, lihat {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-two-ratings-22729/|archivedate=1 September 2016|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-two-ratings-22729/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Two Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=11 Juni 2012|accessdate=18 April 2016|deadurl=no}}
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Untuk musim ketiga, lihat {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-three-ratings-27711/|archivedate=1 September 2016|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-three-ratings-27711/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Three Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=12 Juni 2013|accessdate=18 April 2016|deadurl=no}}
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Untuk musim keempat, lihat {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-four-ratings-32088/|archivedate=1 September 2016|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-four-ratings-32088/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Four Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=18 Juni 2014|accessdate=18 April 2016|deadurl=no}}
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Untuk musim kelima, lihat {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-five-ratings-36234/|archivedate=1 September 2016|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-five-ratings-36234/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Five Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=16 Juni 2015|accessdate=18 April 2016|deadurl=no}}
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Untuk musim keenam, lihat {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-thrones-season-six-ratings/|archivedate=1 September 2016|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-thrones-season-six-ratings/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Six Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=28 Juni 2016|accessdate=24 April 2016|deadurl=no}}
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Untuk musim ketujuh, lihat {{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-seven-ratings/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Seven Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=29 Agustus 2017|accessdate=29 Agustus 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916220717/https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-seven-ratings/|archivedate=16 September 2017}}
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Untuk musim kedelapan, lihat {{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-eight-ratings/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Eight Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=16 April 2019|accessdate=16 April 2019|archive-date=2023-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728113133/https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-eight-ratings/|dead-url=no}}</ref>
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<!-- S05E05 -->| 6.56
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<!-- S05E08 -->| 7.01
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<!-- S06E01 -->| 7.94
<!-- S06E02 -->| 7.29
<!-- S06E03 -->| 7.28
<!-- S06E04 -->| 7.82
<!-- S06E05 -->| 7.89
<!-- S06E06 -->| 6.71
<!-- S06E07 -->| 7.80
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== Media dan produk lainnya ==
{{lihat pula|Karya berdasarkan A Song of Ice and Fire}}

=== Permainan video ===
{{utama|Daftar permainan video A Song of Ice and Fire}}

Seri ini telah menginspirasi beberapa [[permainan video]] yang berdasarkan pada seri TV dan novel. Permainan strategi ''[[Game of Thrones Ascent]]'' terkait dengan seri HBO, menyediakan karakter dan pengaturan bagi para pemain persis seperti saat muncul di televisi.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824094356/http://kotaku.com/game-of-thrones-ascent-is-more-up-to-date-with-the-sho-476864152 |archivedate=24 Agustus 2016 |last=Fahey |first=Mike |title=Game of Thrones: Ascent is More Up-to-Date With the Show Than You Are |url=http://kotaku.com/game-of-thrones-ascent-is-more-up-to-date-with-the-sho-476864152 |accessdate=23 April 2013 |publisher=Kotaku |date=22 April 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Behaviour Interactive]] mengembangkan permainan strategi gratis yang diadaptasi dari seri ini untuk perangkat seluler.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harris|first1=David|url=https://winteriscoming.net/2018/02/13/new-mobile-strategy-game-game-thrones-developed/|title=Behaviour Interactive is developing a mobile Game of Thrones strategy game|website=''WinterisComing.net''|date=13 Februari 2018|accessdate=13 Maret 2018|archive-date=2020-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515012311/https://winteriscoming.net/2018/02/13/new-mobile-strategy-game-game-thrones-developed/|dead-url=no}}</ref> ''[[Reigns: Game of Thrones]]'', sebuah [[sempalan]] seri [[permainan video strategi]] ''Reigns'', dikembangkan oleh [[Nerial]], dipublikasikan oleh [[Devolver Digital]], dan dirilis pada bulan Oktober 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://time.com/5376414/reigns-game-of-thrones-video-game/ |title=Ascend the Iron Throne in New Game of Thrones Video Game |first=Megan |last=McCluskey |work=Time |date=23 Agustus 2018 |accessdate=18 September 2018 |archive-date=2019-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506135722/http://time.com/5376414/reigns-game-of-thrones-video-game/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

=== Pernak-pernik dan pameran ===
[[Berkas:Game of Thrones merchandise in HBO shop.jpg|jmpl|alt=A selection of the series's merchandise|Pernak-pernik ''Game of Thrones'' di toko HBO di New York City.]]
HBO telah melisensikan berbagai [[Kesaudagaran|pernak-pernik]] bertema ''Game of Thrones'', termasuk [[Permainan A Game of Thrones|permainan]], senjata replika dan baju besi, perhiasan, boneka [[bobblehead]] produksi [[Funko]], bir produksi [[Brewery Ommegang|Ommegang]], dan pakaian.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429131316/http://www.licensing.biz/brand-profiles/264/Game-of-Thrones |archivedate=29 April 2016 |last=Sacco |first=Dominic |title=Brand Profiles: Game of Thrones |url=http://www.licensing.biz/brand-profiles/264/Game-of-Thrones |accessdate=16 Juni 2013 |newspaper=Licensing.biz |date=11 Juni 2013}}</ref> Pernak-pernik mewah mencakup sebuah arloji mewah [[Ulysse Nardin]] seharga $10,500<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221182759/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2013/05/game-of-thrones-watch |archivedate=21 Desember 2014 |last=Miller |first=Julie |title="Is the $10,500 Game of Thrones Watch Blood-Resistant?" and Our Other Most Pressing Concerns About the Official "Night's" Timepiece |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2013/05/game-of-thrones-watch |accessdate=10 Mei 2013 |newspaper=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=9 Mei 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan replika [[resin]] [[Iron Throne (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Iron Throne]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129073534/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/06/game-of-thrones-finale-replica-throne |archivedate=29 November 2014 |last=Miller |first=Julie |title=The Pros and Cons of Owning a $30,000 Game of Thrones Replica Throne |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/06/game-of-thrones-finale-replica-throne |accessdate=10 Mei 2013 |newspaper=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=5 Juni 2012}}</ref> Pada tahun 2013 dan 2014, diselenggarakan pameran keliling yang menampilkan kostum, alat peraga, baju besi dan senjata dari seri ini, yang telah mengunjungi kota-kota besar di Eropa dan Amerika.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/about/article/exhibition.html |title=Exhibition |publisher=[[HBO]] |accessdate=19 Februari 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222012445/http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/about/article/exhibition.html |archivedate=22 Februari 2013 }}</ref>

=== Materi pendamping ===
[[Berkas:Ramin Djawadi performing by Gage Skidmore.jpg|jmpl|alt=|Penampilan [[Ramin Djawadi]] pada tur [[Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience]] di Talking Stick Resort Arena di Phoenix, Arizona.]]
''[[Thronecast]]: The Official Guide to Game of Thrones'', serangkaian [[siniar]] yang dibawakan oleh [[Geoff Lloyd]] dan diproduksi oleh Koink, dirilis di situs web [[Sky Atlantic]] dan toko [[iTunes]] Britania Raya selama seri ini tayang; siniar baru, yang dilengkapi analisis dan wawancara, dirilis setelah penayangan setiap episode.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/thronecast-official-fan-show/id429051561 |title=Thronecast: The Official Fan Show for Game of Thrones on Sky Atlantic HD |date=18 April 2011 |accessdate=18 April 2012 |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417105123/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/thronecast-official-fan-show/id429051561 |archivedate=17 April 2012 }}</ref> Pada 2014 dan 2015, HBO memublikasikan ''[[Catch the Throne]]'', dua album rap yang terkait dengan seri ini.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604042838/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304585004579417603138479142 |archivedate=4 Juni 2016 |last=Whelan |first=Robbie |title=Unlikely Mix: Rappers, Dragons and Fantasy: HBO Hires Hip-Hop, Latin-Music Artists to Promote 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304585004579417603138479142 |accessdate=7 Maret 2014 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=4 Maret 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910094058/http://www.spin.com/2015/03/game-of-thrones-catch-the-throne-2-talib-kweli-stream/ |archivedate=10 September 2016 |url=http://www.spin.com/2015/03/game-of-thrones-catch-the-throne-2-talib-kweli-stream/ |title=Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Mastodon, More To Appear On 'Game of Thrones' Mixtape |work=[[Spin (majalah)|Spin]] |first=Colin |last=Joyce |date=7 Maret 2015 |accessdate=4 April 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Sebuah buku pendamping, ''Inside HBO's Game of Thrones'' ({{ISBN|978-1-4521-1010-3}}) karangan penulis seri [[Bryan Cogman]], diterbitkan pada 27 September 2012. Buku setebal 192 halaman tersebut diilustrasikan dengan seni konsep dan foto-foto di belakang layar, merangkum penciptaan dua musim pertama seri dan karakter serta keluarga utamanya.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020211004/http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/09/21/inside-hbos-game-of-thrones-by-bryan-cogman-review/ |archivedate=20 Oktober 2014 |last=Edwards |first=Richard |title=Inside HBO's Game Of Thrones by Bryan Cogman REVIEW |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/09/21/inside-hbos-game-of-thrones-by-bryan-cogman-review/ |accessdate=27 September 2012 |newspaper=[[SFX (majalah)|SFX]] |date=21 September 2012}}</ref>

''[[After the Thrones]]'' adalah [[Siaran langsung televisi|siaran langsung]] [[pascaacara]] yang dibawakan oleh [[Andy Greenwald]] dan Chris Ryan mendiskusikan tiap episode ''Game of Thrones''. Acara ini mengudara di [[HBO Now]] tiap Senin setelah penayangan episode musim keenam.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506102116/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/04/game-thrones-bill-simmons-after-show-hbo |archivedate=6 Mei 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/04/game-thrones-bill-simmons-after-show-hbo |title=HBO orders Game of Thrones weekly after-show from Bill Simmons |last=Snierson |first=Dan |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=4 April 2016 |accessdate=5 April 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience]], tur orkestra di 28 kota di Amerika Utara yang menyuguhkan lagu-lagu jalur suara seri ini bersama komposer [[Ramin Djawadi]], dimulai pada Februari 2017 dan berakhir pada April 2017.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/09/game-of-thrones-concert-experience-ramin-djawadi-american-tour |archivedate=21 Agustus 2016 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/09/game-of-thrones-concert-experience-ramin-djawadi-american-tour |title=Game of Thrones concert experience hits the road in 2017 |date=8 Agustus 2016 |accessdate=9 Agustus 2016 |work=[[The Guardian]] |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/have-you-experienced-game-thrones-live-concert |title=Have you experienced 'Game Of Thrones' live in concert? |website=Grammy.com |date=15 Mei 2017 |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2022-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105200408/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/have-you-experienced-game-thrones-live-concert |dead-url=no }}</ref> Tur kedua berlangsung pada tahun 2018 di kota-kota di Eropa dan Amerika Utara.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/game-thrones-live-experience-coming-town-near-you |title="Game Of Thrones" Live Experience Is Coming To A Town Near You |website=Grammy.com |first=Nate |last=Hertweck |date=26 September 2017 |accessdate=7 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2020-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526132722/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/game-thrones-live-experience-coming-town-near-you |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Set [[Blu-ray]] dan DVD setiap musim memuat beberapa sekuens animasi pendek yang dinarasikan oleh para pemain sesuai karakter mereka dengan menceritakan peristiwa dalam sejarah Westeros.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/new-game-of-thrones-history-tells-us-a-few-things-about-the-future/ |title=New GAME OF THRONES History Tells Us a Few Things About the Future |publisher=Nerdist |first=Michael |last=Walsh |date=11 November 2016 |accessdate=16 September 2017 |archive-date=2018-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224054715/https://nerdist.com/new-game-of-thrones-history-tells-us-a-few-things-about-the-future/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Untuk musim ketujuh, sekuens ini dirangkum dalam seri animasi prekuel ''Game of Thrones: Conquest & Rebellion'', yang diilustrasikan dalam gaya animasi yang berbeda dari video sebelumnya. Seri animasi ini berfokus pada penaklukan Aegon Targaryen atas Seven Kingdoms di Westeros.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/game-of-thrones-animated-targaryen-conquest/ |title=Explore the Targaryen Conquest of Westeros in New GAME OF THRONES Animated Short |publisher=Nerdist |first=Alicia |last=Lutes |date=14 September 2017 |accessdate=16 September 2017 |archive-date=2018-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616081439/https://nerdist.com/game-of-thrones-animated-targaryen-conquest/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>

=== Seri penerus ===
Pada bulan Mei 2017, setelah bertahun-tahun berspekulasi tentang kemungkinan seri penerus, HBO menugaskan [[Max Borenstein]], [[Jane Goldman]], [[Brian Helgeland]], [[Carly Wray]], and [[Bryan Cogman]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/20/game-thrones-bryan-cogman-5th-prequel/ |title=Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman developing a 5th prequel series |work=Entertainment Weekly |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=20 September 2017 |accessdate=20 September 2017 |archive-date=2017-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920195244/http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/20/game-thrones-bryan-cogman-5th-prequel/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref> untuk mengembangkan seri individual penerus ''Game of Thrones''; semua penulis skrip harus bekerja secara individual dengan [[George R. R. Martin]], yang juga ikut menulis dua skrip.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title='Game of Thrones': Fifth "Successor Show" in the Works at HBO, George R.R. Martin Says |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-fifth-successor-show-works-at-hbo-george-rr-martin-says-1003682 |accessdate=15 Mei 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=14 Mei 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515142249/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-fifth-successor-show-works-at-hbo-george-rr-martin-says-1003682 |archivedate=15 Mei 2017}}</ref> D. B. Weiss dan David Benioff mengatakan bahwa mereka tidak akan terlibat dalam proyek ini.<ref name="finalseason">{{cite news|url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/06/02/game-of-thrones-prequel-final-season-interview/ |title=Game of Thrones: HBO clarifies prequels, final seasons plan |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=2 Juni 2017 |accessdate=2 Juni 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602204015/http://ew.com/tv/2017/06/02/game-of-thrones-prequel-final-season-interview/ |archivedate=2 Juni 2017 }}</ref>

Martin mengungkapkan bahwa konsep seri penerus yang sedang dibahas adalah prekuel, meskipun ia percaya bahwa istilah "acara penerus" lebih baik digunakan untuk menyebut proyek-proyek ini, karena seri ini bukan [[sempalan]] ''Game of Thrones'' dalam arti tradisional. Ia menetapkan Pemberontakan Robert (penggulingan ayah Daenerys oleh [[Robert Baratheon]]) sebagai kemungkinan ide dan mengungkapkan bahwa beberapa alur mungkin terjadi di luar Westeros.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/536859.html |title=About Those Spinoffs ... |first=George R.R. |last=Martin |date=14 Mei 2017 |website=Not A Blog|access-date=6 Agustus 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814193454/http://grrm.livejournal.com/536859.html |archivedate=14 Agustus 2017}}</ref> Kemudian, ia menyatakan: "setidaknya dua dari ide ini secara solid didasarkan pada materi dalam ''[[Fire & Blood (buku)|Fire and Blood]]''."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/10/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-the-winds-of-winter-interview |title=I've been struggling with it': George RR Martin on The Winds of Winter |work=The Guardian |first=Sian |last=Cain |date=10 November 2018 |accessdate=27 April 2019 |archive-date=2019-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055208/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/10/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-the-winds-of-winter-interview |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Pada 8 Juni 2018, HBO menunjuk [[Pilot televisi|pilot]] untuk menggarap seri prekuel ''Game of Thrones'', mulai dari Goldman sebagai ''showrunner'' dan Martin sebagai ko-kreator.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ew.com/tv/2018/06/08/game-thrones-prequel-jane-goldman/ |title=Breaking: 'Game of Thrones' prequel pilot ordered by HBO. Full details ... |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=8 Juni 2018 |work=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=8 Juni 2018 |archive-date=2021-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303155451/https://ew.com/tv/2018/06/08/game-thrones-prequel-jane-goldman/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Prekuel yang diceritakan akan berlangsung pada Age of Heroes, periode yang dimulai kira-kira 10.000 tahun sebelum peristiwa ''Game of Thrones''. Peristiwa penting yang terjadi pada periode tersebut di antaranya terbentuknya wangsa-wangsa berpengaruh, Long Night ketika White Walkers pertama kali singgah ke Westeros, dan Invasi Andal ketika bangsa Andal menyerbu dari Essos dan menaklukkan sebagian besar Westeros.<ref name="IGN 180616">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/16/game-of-thrones-the-age-of-heroes-of-the-spinoff-series-explained |title=Game of Thrones Spinoff: What is The Age of Heroes? |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=16 Juni 2018 |website=IGN |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-date=2018-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902090050/http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/16/game-of-thrones-the-age-of-heroes-of-the-spinoff-series-explained |dead-url=no }}</ref> Dalam tulisannya di sebuah blog pada bulan Juni 2018, Martin menyarankan ''The Long Night'' sebagai judul untuk seri yang akan datang.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2018/06/11/hbo-greenlights-goldman-pilot/ |title=HBO Greenlights Goldman Pilot |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |date=11 Juni 2018 |website=''georgerrmartin.com'' |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-date=2018-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616203859/http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2018/06/11/hbo-greenlights-goldman-pilot/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Pada 13 Mei 2019, dilaporkan bahwa seri tersebut sudah mulai syuting di Belfast, dengan judul kerja ''Bloodmoon''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9067339/game-of-thrones-prequel-filming-belfast-bloodmoon/|title=Game of Thrones prequel Bloodmoon has already started filming in Belfast|last=|first=|date=13 Mei 2019|website=The Sun|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515181029/https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9067339/game-of-thrones-prequel-filming-belfast-bloodmoon/|archive-date=2019-05-15|dead-url=no|access-date=16 Mei 2019}}</ref> [[S. J. Clarkson]] diumumkan sebagai sutradara dan produser eksekutif episode pilot,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/game-of-thrones-spinoffs-more-considered-hbo-naomi-watts-george-rr-martin-1202553210/ |title="Crazy" Not To Consider More 'Game Of Thrones' Spinoffs, HBO Chief Says – TCA |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=8 Februari 2019 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=25 Februari 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303170701/https://deadline.com/2019/02/game-of-thrones-spinoffs-more-considered-hbo-naomi-watts-george-rr-martin-1202553210/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> sedangkan [[Naomi Watts]] dipilih sebagai pemeran utama wanita memerankan "seorang sosialita karismatik yang menyembunyikan rahasia gelap."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-pilot-naomi-watts-hbo-1202977630/ |title='Game of Thrones' Prequel Casts Naomi Watts in Lead Role |first1=Justin |last1=Kroll |first2=Joe |last2=Otterson |date=30 Oktober 2018 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |access-date=31 Oktober 2018 |archive-date=2020-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519200237/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-pilot-naomi-watts-hbo-1202977630/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pemeran reguler seri ini meliputi Josh Whitehouse, [[Toby Regbo]], [[Ivanno Jeremiah]], [[Georgie Henley]], [[Naomi Ackie]], [[Denise Gough]], [[Jamie Campbell Bower]], Sheila Atim, [[Alex Sharp]], [[Miranda Richardson]], Marquis Rodriguez, [[John Simm]], [[Richard McCabe]], [[John Heffernan (aktor)|John Heffernan]], dan Dixie Egerickx.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/game-of-thrones-prequel-hbo-series-regulars-cast-marquis-rodriguez-john-simm-richard-mccabe-john-heffernan-dixie-egerickx-1202583636/ |title='Game Of Thrones' Prequel HBO Pilot Adds Five Series Regulars To Cast |first=Denise |last=Petski |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=27 Maret 2019 |accessdate=31 Maret 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303164419/https://deadline.com/2019/03/game-of-thrones-prequel-hbo-series-regulars-cast-marquis-rodriguez-john-simm-richard-mccabe-john-heffernan-dixie-egerickx-1202583636/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Mengenai empat proyek lainnya, presiden pemrograman HBO Casey Bloys mengatakan bahwa beberapa proyek telah ditinggalkan sepenuhnya, sedangkan sisanya kemungkinan tetap dilanjutkan sebagai seri penerus.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/game-of-thrones-prequel-hbo-tca-1202433187/ |title='Game Of Thrones': HBO Boss On Finale Season Premiere, Prequel – TCA |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=25 Juli 2018 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-date=2020-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303164335/https://deadline.com/2018/07/game-of-thrones-prequel-hbo-tca-1202433187/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pada April 2019, Cogman mengonfirmasi bahwa produksi prekuel tidak ada kemajuan, mengatakan bahwa prekuel tersebut "tidak terjadi dan tidak akan terjadi. HBO memutuskan untuk bergerak dengan cara berbeda."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2019/04/24/game-of-thrones-spinoff-bryan-cogman-prequel-idea-dead-not-moving-forward/ |title=Game of Thrones Producer Bryan Cogman's Spinoff Series Dead at HBO: 'I Am Done With Westeros' |website=TVLine |first=Kimberly |last=Roots |date=24 April 2019 |accessdate=24 April 2019 |archive-date=2020-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520080134/https://tvline.com/2019/04/24/game-of-thrones-spinoff-bryan-cogman-prequel-idea-dead-not-moving-forward/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pada Mei 2019, Martin mengatakan bahwa dua proyek lainnya masih dalam tahap pembuatan skrip, tetapi "semakin mendekati".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/04/game-of-thrones-three-spin-offs-george-rr-martin/ |title=George R.R. Martin says three Game of Thrones spin-offs still in the works |website=Entertainment Weekly |first=Nick |last=Romano |date=4 Mei 2019 |accessdate=5 Mei 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302124041/https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/04/game-of-thrones-three-spin-offs-george-rr-martin/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

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