Game of Thrones
Winter is Coming
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2011-04-17
Synopsis
Lord Eddard Stark, ruler of the North, is summoned to court by his old friend, King Robert Baratheon, to serve as the King's Hand. Eddard reluctantly agrees after learning of a possible threat to the King's life. Eddard's bastard son Jon Snow must make a painful decision about his own future, while in the distant east Viserys Targaryen plots to reclaim his father's throne, usurped by Robert, by selling his sister in marriage.
From the desk: Game of Thrones opens its catalog run with “Winter is Coming” (2011-04-17). Global appointment TV in the streaming age; watercooler as worldwide. Leaks, coffee cups, cast fame supernovas, ending discourse eternal.
In the series
This episode is part of Game of Thrones (2011–2019) on HBO.
Dragons, leaks, and a finale that still starts dinner fights.
Key cast
- Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
- Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
- Kit Harington as Jon Snow
- Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister
- Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark