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Game of Thrones (season 3)
Season 3
Region 1 DVD artwork
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseMarch 31 (2013-03-31) –
June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)
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The third season of the epic fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on March 31, 2013 on HBO.[4] HBO renewed the series for a third season on April 10, 2012, nine days after the second season's premiere. Production began in July 2012.[5]

Like the other seasons, the third season consists of ten episodes. It is based roughly on the first half of A Storm of Swords (the third of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin) of which the series is an adaptation.[6]

Production

Game of Thrones rapidly became a critical and commercial success after it started airing in April 2011. A few days after ratings for the second season's premiere, "The North Remembers", hit a series high of 8.3 million viewers,[7] HBO announced the show's renewal for a third season. Prior to that announcement, there had been rumors and reports[8] that showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss planned to shoot seasons three and four simultaneously. Benioff said that this would be very efficient, but impossible to write.[9]

The ten episodes of the third season are longer than the previous seasons', about 54 or 57 minutes as opposed to about 52.[10] The season's budget was reported to be around 50 million U.S. dollars.[11]

Writing

The third season is based on the first half of the novel A Storm of Swords. Benioff had previously said that A Storm of Swords would need to be adapted in two seasons on account of its length.[12] Benioff and Weiss also noted that they thought of Game of Thrones as an adaptation of the novel series as a whole, rather than of individual books, which gave them the liberty to move scenes back and forth across books according to the requirements of the screen adaptation.[9] According to Benioff, the third season contains a particularly memorable scene from A Storm of Swords, the prospect of filming which was part of their motivation to adapt the novels for television in the first place.[9] The writing credits for the third season now state "Written for television by", instead of the usual "Written by" credit.

Season 3 saw the first significant use of the Valyrian languages, spoken in doomed Valyria and its former colonies in Essos. The constructed languages were developed by linguist David J. Peterson based on the few words Martin invented for the novels.[13] Peterson had previously developed the Dothraki language, used principally in season 1.

Crew

David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as main writers and showrunners for the third season. They co-wrote seven out of ten episodes. The remaining three episodes were written by Bryan Cogman, Vanessa Taylor, and A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin.

Daniel Minahan, Alex Graves, Michelle MacLaren, and David Nutter each directed two episodes. One further episode was directed by previous series cinematographer, Alik Sakharov, whereas another was co-directed by Benioff and Weiss, both making their directorial debuts, although only Benioff is credited for directing the episode.

Filming

The filming of the third season began in early July 2012,[5] and concluded with the wrap of the unit filming in Iceland on November 24, 2012.[14] Filming in Iceland, for scenes in five of the season's ten episodes, took place near Akureyri and Lake Mývatn. It lasted eight days, as opposed to nearly a month for season 2.[15] Kit Harington (Jon Snow) broke an ankle in an accident in July, which required the Iceland shoots to be pushed back to give him time to heal, as well as the occasional use of a body double.[16]

The production was again based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and continued to receive support from the Northern Ireland Screen fund.[17] The production also returned to Dubrovnik in Croatia. Morocco, a new location,[5] was used to film Daenerys' scenes in Essos such as the city of Astapor, for which locations in Essaouira were used. A scene involving a live bear was filmed in Los Angeles.[18]

Music

Main article: Music of Game of Thrones

The U.S. indie rock band The Hold Steady recorded "The Bear and the Maiden Fair", a ribald folk song from Martin's novels. The recording is played over the end credits of episode three, and the song is sung by Brienne's and Jaime's captors in the same episode. Set to music by series composer Ramin Djawadi, the recording was released on a seven-inch record on Record Store Day, April 20, 2013.[19]

Cast

See also: List of Game of Thrones characters
Emilia Clarke
(Daenerys Targaryen)
Natalie Dormer
(Margaery Tyrell)
Isaac Hempstead-Wright
(Brandon "Bran" Stark)
Rose Leslie
(Ygritte)

Main cast

Guest cast

Thomas Sangster (Jojen Reed)
File:Ciaran hinds.jpg
Ciarán Hinds (Mance Rayder)

The recurring actors listed here are those who appeared in season 3. They are listed in credit order by the region in which they first appear.

Beyond the Wall
In the North
On the Iron Islands
In the Riverlands
In King's Landing
In Slaver's Bay
At sea and Dragonstone

The musicians Will Champion of Coldplay and Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol made cameo appearances.[20]

Little Bart was the bear that fought in the pit at Harrenhal.[21]

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)
211"Valar Dohaeris"Daniel MinahanDavid Benioff & D. B. WeissMarch 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)4.37[22]
222"Dark Wings, Dark Words"Daniel MinahanVanessa TaylorApril 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)4.27[23]
233"Walk of Punishment"David BenioffDavid Benioff & D. B. WeissApril 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)4.72[24]
244"And Now His Watch Is Ended"Alex GravesDavid Benioff & D. B. WeissApril 21, 2013 (2013-04-21)4.87[25]
255"Kissed by Fire"Alex GravesBryan CogmanApril 28, 2013 (2013-04-28)5.35[26]
266"The Climb"Alik SakharovDavid Benioff & D. B. WeissMay 5, 2013 (2013-05-05)5.50[27]
277"The Bear and the Maiden Fair"Michelle MacLarenGeorge R. R. MartinMay 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)4.84[28]
288"Second Sons"Michelle MacLarenDavid Benioff & D. B. WeissMay 19, 2013 (2013-05-19)5.13[29]
299"The Rains of Castamere"David NutterDavid Benioff & D. B. WeissJune 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)5.22[30]
3010"Mhysa"David NutterDavid Benioff & D. B. WeissJune 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)5.39[31]

Reception

Ratings

Template:Game of Thrones ratings

Critical reception

IGN's Matt Fowler gave season 3 a 9.0/10 overall, noting "Season 3 may have stumbled slightly with its finale, but up until then it was thrilling and traumatic."[32] Review aggregator Metacritic has a score of 90 for season 3, based on 25 reviews.[33]

Awards and nominations

For the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, the third season received 16 nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series, Peter Dinklage for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Emilia Clarke for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Diana Rigg for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "The Rains of Castamere".[34] Game of Thrones won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama for the 29th TCA Awards, and also received a nomination for Program of the Year.[35] For the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Peter Dinklage was nominated for Best Drama Actor, and the series won for Best Stunt Team.[36]

Availability

Broadcast

The third season premiered on March 31, 2013 in North America on HBO, in Mexico and the rest of Latin America on HBO Latin America and in Brazil on HBO Brasil.[37] The day after, it premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic,[38] in the Netherlands on HBO Netherlands,[39] in Australia on Foxtel,[40] in New Zealand on SoHo,[41] in the Nordic countries on C More[42] and on HBO Nordic, in France on Orange Cinéma Séries,[43] as well as in Hungary on HBO Hungary and Romania on HBO Romania. The third season premiered in India on HBO Defined on April 8, 2013.[44] In Greece and in Cyprus, the third season premiered on NovaCinema 1, NovaCinemaHD on April 2, 2013.

Download

The third season was made available for purchase as a digital download on the iTunes store, in Australia only, in parallel to the U.S. premiere.[45] However, on May 14, 2013, Foxtel blocked the Australian iTunes store from making the episodes available soon after they screened in the U.S.[46] Season 3 was reported to be the most pirated TV show via torrents during spring 2013, estimated to be 5.2 million downloads via BitTorrent.[47]

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