Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season available on Blu-ray and DVD on 5th March
“It’s addictive. Once you start, Thrones dominates your life” - Empire
HBO Home Entertainment’s Game of Thrones, one of the most elaborate and visually striking series on television, makes its highly-anticipated Blu-ray and DVD debut on 5 March 2012. Based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling series A Song of Ice and Fire, this sweeping fantasy saga has instantly become one of HBO’s most talked about TV series.
Filmed on location in Northern Ireland and in the Paint Hall Film Studio, Belfast, Game of Thrones received funding from Northern Ireland Screen supported by Invest NI and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season contains a selection of bonus materials and features that will thrill fans of the series and new viewers alike.
Northern Ireland Screen has 10 DVD box sets up for grabs.
From Monday 27th February to Friday 2nd March we will be running a competition on our Facebook page where we will give away 2 box sets per day. Combining a mythical kingdom with a generation of family feuds, bloody war, treachery, murder, lies and lust, Game of Thrones has defined a world so unique, complex and compelling that any preconceived notions of the genre fall away. It has created an accessible fantasy epic for the small screen, which became the most watched show* on Sky Atlantic this year
The drama follows kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and noblemen as they vie for power in a land where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. Powerful families are engaged in a deadly cat-and-mouse game for control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. As betrayal, lust, intrigue and supernatural forces shake the four corners of the Kingdoms, their bloody struggle for the Iron Throne will have unforeseen and far-reaching consequences.
Game of Thrones has an array of talented cast including Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Golden Eye) as Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Kit Harington as Jon Snow, Mark Addy as King Robert Baratheon, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister, Lena Headey as Queen Cersei Lannister, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Michelle Fairley as Lady Catelyn Stark, Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark, Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark, Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Richard Madden as Robb Stark, Jack Gleeson as Prince Joffrey Baratheon, Harry Lloyd as Viserys Targaryen, Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont, Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy, Aidan Gillen as Petyr Baelish ("Littlefinger") and Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane ("The Hound").
Created by BAFTA® award nominee David Benioff (The Kite Runner) and nominated for 13 Emmy® Awards, prepare yourself to be immersed in pure escapism by owning the Blu-ray/DVD from 5 March 2012. All DVD and Blu-ray editions are packed with bonus features including a Making of Game of Thrones featurette, Character Profiles, Inside the Night’s Watch, Creating the Dothraki Language, From the Book to the Screen, Creating the Show Open and seven episode commentaries.
*Source: Viewing figures for Sky Atlantic, 2011