The sounds of the dragons were designed using a combination of various animal sounds. The sound designers took elements from birds, reptiles, and even mammals to give each dragon their own unique roars and growls. This novel technique added another level of realism, making the viewers feel these mythical beasts really existed.

R. R. Martin has written more, of course, with one of the author's short stories – In The Lost Lands – having been adapted into a feature-length movie of the same name, starring Dave Bautista and Milla Jovovich.

The American fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones was written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and aired on HBO.

Mark Lewis Jones, the Welsh actor known for his roles in Game of Thrones and Chernobyl, takes on the character of General Livingston. His impressive acting portfolio also includes Outlander, Gangs of London, The Crown, Baby Reindeer, The Red King and ITV's Out There.

Sophie Turner described filming romantic scenes with Kit Harington in "The Dreadful" as "vile" after portraying siblings on the "Game of Thrones" for eight years.

The Red Wedding in Game of Thrones proved that in Westeros honor means nothing and only power decides who lives and who dies.

George R.R. Martin, Martha Wells and other writers shared backstories about their work at Worldcon, the world's premier sci-fi convention.

Game of Thrones had established Ned Stark’s version back in Season 1, and fans had no reason to doubt him. Ned was the good guy, after all, and Jaime was the guy who tossed a kid out of a window to cover up his incestuous affair.