PHILIPPINES, MARCH 27, 2014 –
Premiering within a week of their US premiere, the Emmy®- and Golden
Globe-winning GAME OF THRONES returns
for its ten-episode fourth season Sunday, April 13 at 10pm, exclusively on HBO
/ HBO HD, followed by other episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time.
Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, the hit
series 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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Encouraged by the Red Wedding
slaughter in the Riverlands that wiped out many of their Stark nemeses, the
Lannisters’ hold on the Iron Throne remains intact…but can they survive their
own egos, as well as new and ongoing threats from the South, North and East?
While an unbowed Stannis Baratheon continues to rebuild his army in
Dragonstone, a more immediate danger comes from the south, as Oberyn Martell,
the Lannister-loathing “Red Viper of Dorne,” arrives at King’s Landing to
attend Joffrey’s wedding to Margaery Tyrell, and perhaps act on an ulterior
agenda. In the north, a depleted Night’s Watch seems overmatched against the
inexorable Wall advances of Mance Rayder’s army of wildlings, which in turn is
being trailed by an even more formidable foe: the undead White Walkers. As if
that weren’t enough, Daenerys Targaryen, accompanied by her menacing trio of dragons
and army of Unsullied, is poised to liberate Meereen, the largest city in
Slaver’s Bay, which could ultimately provide her with enough ships to sail to
Westeros and reclaim the Iron Throne.
Returning series regulars on GAME OF THRONES this season include:
Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister),
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia
Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), Aidan Gillen
(Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish), Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon), Kit Harington
(Jon Snow), Diana Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark),
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark).
Additional returning series
regulars this season include: Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Jerome Flynn
(Bronn), Conleth Hill (Varys), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Gwendoline
Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Stephen Dillane
(Stannis Baratheon), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Iain Glen (Jorah
Mormont), Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane), Sibel Kekilli (Shae), Rose
Leslie (Ygritte), Rory McCann (Sandor “The Hound” Clegane), Michael McElhatton
(Roose Bolton), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Snow) and Carice van Houten (Melisandre).
Returning cast members include:
Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Jojen Reed), Nathalie
Emmanuel (Missandei), Ciaran Hinds (Mance Rayder), Finn Jones (Loras Tyrell),
Ellie Kendrick (Meera Reed), Kristian Nairn (Hodor) and Gemma Whelan (Yara
Greyjoy).
New cast members for the fourth
season include: Pedro Pascal (Oberyn Martell), Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand,
Oberyn’s paramour), Roger Ashton-Griffiths (Lord Mace Tyrell), Michiel Huisman
(Daario Naharis, a mercenary ally to Daenerys), Yuri Kolokolnikov (Styr, a
wildlings chief) and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Ser Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. “The
Mountain”).
The executive producers of GAME OF THRONES are David Benioff, D.B.
Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger and Bernadette Caulfield; co-executive
producers, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis and George R.R. Martin; producers,
Chris Newman and Greg Spence.
In September 2013, GAME OF THRONES received two Emmys®,
including Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) and
Outstanding Special Visual Effects.
In September 2012, the show
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.
In September 2011, the show
received two Emmys®, for Outstanding Main Title Design and Outstanding
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Peter Dinklage, who also received a
Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
Premiering
within a week of its US premiere, the new season of GAME OF THRONES airs in Asia Sunday, April 13 at 10pm on HBO
/ HBO HD or catch it on HBO GO just 12 hours after its US debut. HBO GO is HBO's broadband
streaming service which was recently launched in the Philippines exclusively
through SkyCable.
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About HBO ASIA
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number of major independent studios. HBO Asia has proprietary and
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viewers. HBO Asia offers a bouquet of channels and services including 24-hour
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as well as HBO GO and HBO ON DEMAND. HBO Asia is the exclusive distributor of
BabyFirst and WarnerTV in Asia and is owned by HBO (a Time Warner company). Log
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