HBO Asia Release
PHILIPPINES,
APRIL 5, 2013 – Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R.
Martin, GAME OF THRONES is an epic
story of treachery and nobility set on the continent of Westeros, where summers
and winters can last years, and only the lust for power is eternal.
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| Scene photo courtesy of HBO Asia |
Just
renewed for a fourth season, this Emmy® and Golden Globe-winning HBO
Original Series returns to Asia for its ten-episode third season on Saturday,
April 20 at 9pm, exclusively on HBO and HBO HD with brand new episodes airing
weekly at the same time. The new season of GAME
OF THRONES can also be viewed on HBO GO, currently available to subscribers
in Hong Kong, 12 hours after its March 31,
2013 US debut.
At the end of season two, after the Battle of
the Blackwater, the victors consolidate their power and rebuild King’s Landing.
But new challengers for the Iron Throne rise from the most unexpected places.
Characters old and new must navigate the demands of family, honor, ambition,
love and – above all – survival, as the Westeros civil war rages into autumn.
At the
start of season three, the Lannisters hold absolute dominion over King’s
Landing after repelling Stannis Baratheon’s forces. Yet Robb Stark, King in the
North, still controls much of the South as well, and has yet to lose a battle.
In the Far North, Mance Rayder has united the wildlings into the largest army
Westeros has ever seen. Only the Night’s Watch stands between him and the Seven
Kingdoms, but nobody knows what happened to its Lord Commander and the force he
led beyond the Wall. And across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen – reunited
with her three growing dragons – ventures into Slaver’s Bay in search of ships
to take her home and allies to conquer it.
Returning series regulars on GAME OF THRONES this season include:
Emmy®
and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Michelle Fairley
(Catelyn Stark), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys
Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Aidan Gillen (Petyr
“Littlefinger” Baelish), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Kit Harington (Jon Snow),
Richard Madden (Robb Stark), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), Maisie Williams
(Arya Stark), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark)
and Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon).
Additional returning series regulars this
season include: Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Rory McCann
(Sandor “The Hound” Clegane), Conleth Hill (Varys), John Bradley (Samwell
Tarly), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), James Cosmo (Commander Jeor
Mormont), Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Carice van Houten (Melisandre),
Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Sibel Kekilli (Shae), Rose Leslie (Ygritte)
and Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell).
Returning recurring cast members on GAME OF THRONES this season include:
Natalia Tena (Osha), Joe Dempsie (Gendry), Oona Chaplin (Talisa Maegyr Stark),
Julian Glover (Maester Pycelle), Kristian Nairn (Hodor), Finn Jones (Loras
Tyrell), Esmé Bianco (Ros), Gemma Whelen (Yara Greyjoy), Hannah Murray (Gilly)
and Art Parkinson (Rickon Stark).
New
cast members for the third season include: Ciarán Hinds (Mance Rayder), Diana
Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell), Mackenzie Crook (Orell), Clive Russell (Brynden “The
Blackfish” Tully), Nathalie Emannuel (Missandei), Kerry Ingram (Shireen
Baratheon), Paul Kaye (Thoros of Myr), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Jojen Reed),
Ellie Kendrick (Meera Reed), Richard Dormer (Beric Dondarrion), Kristofer Hivju
(Tormund Giantsbane), Philip McGinley (Anguy), Tara Fitzgerald (Selyse
Baratheon), Tobias Menzies (Edmure Tully), Anton Lesser (Qyburn), Ian
McElhinney (Barristan Selmy), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton) and Noah Taylor
(Locke).
Filmed
in Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland and Morocco, season three of GAME OF THRONES is executive produced by
David Benioff (Troy, 25th Hour), D.B.
Weiss (the novel Lucky Wander Boy),
Carolyn Strauss (Boardwalk Empire),
Frank Doelger (John Adams) and Bernie
Caulfield (Big Love). Co-executive producers: Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis,
George R.R. Martin, Vanessa Taylor. Produced by Chris Newman and Greg Spence.
In
2012, GAME OF THRONES received six
Emmys®, tied for the most of any program, including Outstanding Art
Direction for a Single-Camera Series (tied with HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”),
Outstanding Costumes for a Series, Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera
Series (Non-Prosthetic), Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, Outstanding
Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) and Outstanding Special
Visual Effects.
About HBO ASIA
Singapore-based
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exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood studios - Paramount Pictures,
Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros., as well as a large
number of major independent studios. HBO Asia has proprietary and
award-winning HBO Original programs that are produced exclusively for HBO
viewers. HBO Asia offers a bouquet of channels and
services including 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels in
standard-definition and high-definition – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO FAMILY and
HBO HITS – as well as HBO GO, HBO ON DEMAND, CINEMAX and RED. HBO Asia
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venture of HBO (a Time Warner company) and Paramount. Log on to www.hboasia.com
for more information.
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