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Feb 2, 2012 · The first actual Thrones season 2 trailer, titled “Shadows” (below), shattered the network’s online viewing records since it was released Sunday night. The video has been streamed 3.5...
Mar 9, 2016 · Game of Thrones has broken yet another record. The first preview of the eagerly awaited new season has racked up 8 million views on YouTube and another 22 million on Thrones’ official...
Mar 9, 2016 · Game of Thrones has broken yet another record. The Emmy-winning fantasy hit’s season 6 trailer has garnered an incredible 30 million views in less than 24 hours.
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Apr 3, 2012 · The eagerly anticipated second season opener broke the series record for viewers: 3.86 million tuned in, beating last season’s June finale (3.04 million), per Nielsen estimates.
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Starring
•Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister (10 episodes) •Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister (9 episodes) •Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister (4 episodes) •Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark (8 episodes) •Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen (8 episodes) •Aidan Gillen as Petyr Baelish (7 episodes) •Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont (7 episodes) •Kit Harington as Jon Snow (8 episodes) •Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister (7 episodes) •Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth (6 episodes) •Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark (7 episodes) •Richard Madden as Robb Stark (6 episodes) •Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark (7 episodes) •Maisie Williams as Arya Stark (9 episodes) •Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy (8 episodes) •John Bradley as Samwell Tarly (6 episodes) •Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon (6 episodes) •Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane (5 episodes) •Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon (7 episodes) •Carice van Houten as Melisandre (4 episodes) •Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell (4 episodes) •James Cosmo as Jeor Mormont (3 episodes) •Jerome Flynn as Bronn (7 episodes) •Conleth Hill as Varys (6 episodes) •Sibel Kekilli as Shae (8 episodes)
Also starring
•Jason Momoa as Drogo ("Valar Morghulis")
Guest starring
•Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth (7 episodes) •Steven Cole as Kovarro (7 episodes) •Joe Dempsie as Gendry (7 episodes) •Ben Hawkey as Hot Pie (7 episodes) •Kristian Nairn as Hodor (7 episodes) •Donald Sumpter as Luwin (7 episodes) •Natalia Tena as Osha (6 episodes) •Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H'ghar (6 episodes) •Amrita Acharia as Irri (5 episodes) •Nonso Anozie as Xaro Xhoan Daxos (5 episodes) •Esmé Bianco as Ros (5 episodes) •Oona Chaplin as Talisa Maegyr (5 episodes) •Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett (5 episodes) •Julian Glover as Pycelle (5 episodes) •Ralph Ineson as Dagmer (5 episodes) •Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell (5 episodes) •Roxanne McKee as Doreah (5 episodes) •Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark (5 episodes) •Mark Stanley as Grenn (5 episodes) •Simon Armstrong as Qhorin (4 episodes) •Ron Donachie as Rodrik Cassel (4 episodes) •Ian Hanmore as Pyat Pree (4 episodes) •Forbes KB as Black Lorren (4 episodes) •Rose Leslie as Ygritte (4 episodes) •Kerr Logan as Matthos Seaworth (4 episodes) •Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton (4 episodes) •Fintan McKeown as Amory Lorch (4 episodes) •Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne (4 episodes) •Aimee Richardson as Myrcella Baratheon (4 episodes) •Callum Wharry as Tommen Baratheon (4 episodes) •Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy (4 episodes) •Eros Vlahos as Lommy (3 episodes) •Gethin Anthony as Renly Baratheon (3 episodes) •Ian Beattie as Meryn Trant (3 episodes) •Andy Beckwith as Rorge (3 episodes) •Nicholas Blane as the Spice King (3 episodes) •Karl Davies as Alton Lannister (3 episodes) •Maisie Dee as Daisy (3 episodes) •Gerard Jordan as Biter (3 episodes) •Slavko Juraga as the Silk King (3 episodes) •Sahara Knite as Armeca (3 episodes) •Hannah Murray as Gilly (3 episodes) •Robert Pugh as Craster (3 episodes) •Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister (3 episodes) •Tony Way as Dontos Hollard (3 episodes) •Ian Whyte as Gregor Clegane / White Walker (3 episodes) •Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt (2 episodes) •Edward Dogliani as the Lord of Bones (2 episodes) •Roy Dotrice as Hallyne (2 episodes) •Francis Magee as Yoren (2 episodes) •Patrick Malahide as Balon Greyjoy (2 episodes) •John Stahl as Rickard Karstark (2 episodes) •Elyes Gabel as Rakharo ("The North Remembers") •Ian Gelder as Kevan Lannister ("The Prince of Winterfell") •Wilko Johnson as Ilyn Payne ("Blackwater") •Lucian Msamati as Salladhor Saan ("The Night Lands")
Producers
•David Benioff: executive producer, showrunner •D.B. Weiss: executive producer, showrunner •Carolyn Strauss: executive producer •Frank Doelger: executive producer •George R.R. Martin: co-executive producer •Vanessa Taylor: co-executive producer •Alan Taylor: co-executive producer •Guymon Casady: co-executive producer •Vince Gerardis: co-executive producer •Bernadette Caulfield: producer
Writers
•David Benioff and D.B. Weiss: episodes 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, and 10 •Bryan Cogman: episode 3 •Vanessa Taylor: episodes 4 and 6 •George R.R. Martin: episode 9
Directors
•Alan Taylor: episodes 1, 2, 8, and 10 •Alik Sakharov: episode 3 •David Petrarca: episodes 4 and 5 •David Nutter: episodes 6 and 7 •Neil Marshall: episode 9
Filming
Filming of Season 2 again took place in Northern Ireland, on location and at the Paint Hall studio facility in Belfast. Additional filming, for the Night's Watch storyline, took place in Iceland. Malta was not used for filming in Season 2, with the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia standing in for King's Landing instead and used for the new location of Qarth. The production considered filming in Spain but ultimately preferred Croatia for budgetary reasons.
Deleted scenes
A scene was cut from "The Old Gods and the New" which would have depicted the theft of the dragons from Xaro's palace, and would have shown the death of Irri.
Marketing
HBO has released production featurettes through the Making Game of Thrones website. D. B. Weiss's assistant Cat Taylor took over writing responsibilities for the site from Bryan Cogman for the second season.
Blu-ray exclusives
•The War of Five Kings: an interactive featurette which tracks the movements of the armies and the key characters involved in the conflict, listing the battles and their outcomes. •Histories and Lore: 19 animated featurettes expanding on the history of Westeros and Essos, narrated by key characters and featuring artwork by storyboard artist William Simpson. •In-Episode Guide: in-episode resource that provides background information about on-screen characters, locations, and relevant histories while each episode plays. •Hidden Dragon Eggs: Find the hidden dragon eggs to uncover even more never-before-seen content. •DVD and Digital Copies: As well as all of the episodes on Blu-ray, there are additional copies of all the episodes on DVD, with them also available via digital download.
Blu-ray and DVD
•Creating the Battle of Blackwater Bay: 30-minute documentary focusing on the Battle of the Blackwater and how it was created, including interviews with producers, special effects personnel and actors. •Game of Thrones Inner Circle: a roundtable discussion about the shooting of Season 2. Moderated by producer-showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff and featuring actors Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Michelle Fairley and Liam Cunningham. •The Religions of Westeros: George R.R. Martin, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss discuss the religions of Westeros and Essos and the impact they have on the characters. •Character Profiles: Profiles of seven characters as described by the actors playing them, including Renly and Stannis Baratheon, Robb Stark and Theon Greyjoy. •Audio commentaries: Twelve audio commentaries with cast and crew. •"The North Remembers": Commentary by producers/writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. •"The Night Lands": Commentary by actors Alfie Allen and Gemma Whelan. •"What Is Dead May Never Die": Commentary by writer Bryan Cogman and director Alik Sakharov. •"What Is Dead May Never Die": Second commentary track by Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams and Isaac Hempstead-Wright. •"Garden of Bones": Commentary by actors Carice Van Houten and Liam Cunningham. •"The Old Gods and the New": Commentary by actors Kit Harington and Rose Leslie, and writer Vanessa Taylor. •"A Man Without Honor": Commentary by producers/writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. •"The Prince of Winterfell": Commentary by actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Michelle Fairley. •"Blackwater": Commentary by writer/producer George R.R. Martin. •"Blackwater": Commentary by actors Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey and director Neil Marshall. •"Valar Morghulis": Commentary by Rainer Gombos and Steve Kullback of the visual effects team. •"Valar Morghulis": Commentary by actor Emilia Clarke and director Alan Taylor.
Sales
The Game of Thrones second season box set set a new record for HBO first-day DVD and Blu-ray sales, breaking the record previously set by Season 1's release a year earlier. On its first day of release the box set sold 241,000 units, which is 44% higher than the first-day sales of Season 1. There were also 355,000 sales of episodes via digital download services, more than twice that for the first season.
The season generally follows the second novel A Clash of Kings, and also consists of scenes based on the third novel A Storm of Swords.
Feb 26, 2012 · A new trailer for season 2 of Game of Thrones, airing on HBO starting on April 1st. The series stars Peter Dinklage.
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The second trailer, published on January 29, 2012, [53] was viewed 3.5 million times in the first three days after publication, a record for HBO promotional content. [54] Other trailers were released on February 24, [ 55 ] March 3 (set to Florence and the Machine 's Seven Devils ) [ 56 ] as well as subsequently.
