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Game of Thrones (season 5)
Season 5
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseApril 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)[1]
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The fifth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones was ordered by HBO in April 2014, together with the sixth season,[2] and is scheduled to premiere on April 12, 2015.[1] It will adapt material from A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons,[3] the fourth and fifth novels in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Production

Keisha Castle-Hughes (Obara Sand)
Jonathan Pryce (The High Sparrow)
Alexander Siddig (Doran Martell)

Crew

The writing staff for the fifth season includes executive producers and showrunners David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, and Bryan Cogman, as well as Dave Hill, who was promoted to staff writer this season after previously being an assistant to Benioff and Weiss.[4] Author George R. R. Martin, who has written one episode per season, did not write an episode for the fifth season, as he plans to finish writing the sixth novel, The Winds of Winter.[5] The directing staff for the fifth season is Michael Slovis (episodes 1 and 2), Mark Mylod (episodes 3 and 4), Jeremy Podeswa (episodes 5 and 6), Miguel Sapochnik (episodes 7 and 8), and David Nutter (episodes 9 and 10). Nutter is the only returning director, as the rest are first-time Game of Thrones directors.[6]

Filming

Filming for the fifth season began in July 2014 in Belfast[7] and ended in December 2014.[8] Locations in Northern Ireland included the cliff edge of Binevenagh Mountain.[9]

Some of the scenes that take place in the principality of Dorne were filmed in Spain beginning in October 2014.[10] Locations explored for the production included the Alcázar of Seville and the University of Osuna.[11] On October 14, some scenes were filmed on the Roman bridge of Córdoba.[12] Benioff and Weiss said that season 5 would include flashbacks, which they had previously avoided, and that Córdoba would represent the city of Volantis.[13]

Cersei's "walk of penance" from A Dance with Dragons was filmed in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in the Stradun street between the Dubrovnik Cathedral and the Sponza Palace[14] in early October 2014. The production reportedly employed a body double for Lena Headey for part of the scene in which Cersei appears naked.[15]

Casting

New actors for the fifth season include:

In Dorne
In King's Landing
In Slaver's Bay
At the Wall

Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei) and Michiel Huisman (Daario Naharis) are promoted to series regular status beginning with season five.[23] J. J. Murphy, who was to play Night's Watch officer Denys Mallister, died in August 2014 shortly after filming his first scenes; his role was not recast.[22] Both Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran Stark) and Kristian Nairn (Hodor) will be absent this season because their part in the story has reached the end of A Dance with Dragons.[24][25] Charles Dance, whose character died in the previous season, returns to portray Tywin Lannister's corpse.[26]

Promotion

A half-hour documentary, Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life, is to air on HBO on February 8, 2015. It is to cover one day of the production of season 5 on three sets in Belfast, Dubrovnik and Osuna from the point of view of key crew members.[27]

Episodes

See also: List of Game of Thrones episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
411TBAMichael Slovis[6]TBAApril 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)[1]TBA

Broadcast

The season will premiere on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 13, 2015.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hibberd, James (8 January 2015). "'Game of Thrones' season 5 premiere date revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ Goldman, Eric (8 April 2014). "Game of Thrones Renewed for Season 5 and Season 6". IGN. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. ^ Hibberd, James (18 June 2014). "'Game of Thrones' showrunners talk season 5: 'There will be Dorne'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ^ "The Surprising Connection Between Game of Thrones and Monty Python". Vanity Fair. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ Warner, Kara (26 July 2014). "George R.R. Martin Will Sit out Season Five of Game of Thrones to Finish Up His Next Book". Vulture. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b Hibberd, James (15 July 2014). "'Game of Thrones' season 5 directors chosen". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. ^ Hopewell, John (2 July 2014). "Part of 'Game of Thrones' Fifth Season to Shoot in Spain". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Game of Thrones Season 5 Filming Has Wrapped, Trailers Should Be Coming Soon". Gamenguide. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  9. ^ Brennan, Bella (23 September 2014). "Not long now! Game Of Thrones heads to Northern Ireland to film scenes for the highly-anticipated season five return". Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  10. ^ Burgen, Stephen (6 July 2014). "Game of Thrones fifth series: more than 10,000 Spaniards apply to be extras". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  11. ^ Burgen, Stephen (26 July 2014). "Game of Thrones fifth series: more than 10,000 Spaniards apply to be extras". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  12. ^ "'Game of Thrones' filming at the Alcázar Palace in Seville, Spain". onlocationvacations.com. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  13. ^ Schwartz, Terri (16 October 2014). "'Game of Thrones' EPs confirm Season 5 flashbacks, Volantis setting". Zap2it. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  14. ^ AJ (28 July 2014). "'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 Spoilers: Naked Walk In Kings Landing In Front Of 500 People Confirmed For A Certain Unfortunate Actress". International Digital Times. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  15. ^ Jones, Nate (3 October 2014). "They Finally Shot That Cersei Scene on Game of Thrones". Vulture. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Friedlander, Whitney (25 July 2014). "'Game of Thrones' Announces New Cast Members". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  17. ^ Pahle, Rebecca (17 October 2014). "Game of Thrones Keeps Casting New Characters, One Of Them Is Not Arianne Martell". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Nell Williams revealed as Young Cersei character for Game of Thrones season five". The Telegraph. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  19. ^ "'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 Flashback Scene Plus Other Casting Updates". International Business Times. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  20. ^ Haas, Rachel (16 October 2014). "Lost's Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje joins Game of Thrones". IGN. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  21. ^ Pantozzi, Jill (28 August 2014). "Game of Thrones Casting News And An Update On The Church Nudity Scandal". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  22. ^ a b O'Neal, Sean (11 August 2014). "Game Of Thrones actor dies days after filming first scenes". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  23. ^ Hibberd, James (7 February 2014). "'Game of Thrones' scoop: See who's becoming a series regular". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  24. ^ Hibberd, James (5 November 2014). "'Game of Thrones' showrunner explains why Bran is not in season 5". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  25. ^ Rhodan, Maya (3 September 2014). "Game of Thrones Season 5 Will Not Feature Bran Stark, Hodor". TIME. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  26. ^ "Charles Dance on Tywin Lannister's S5 Return, A 'Game of Thrones' Movie,' and Sexy Peter Dinklage". The Daily Beast. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  27. ^ Hibberd, James (19 January 2015). "'Game of Thrones' season 5 'mystery' special details revealed -- exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  28. ^ Munn, Patrick (9 January 2015). "Sky Atlantic Slots 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 For April 13th". TV Wise. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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