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'''''Game of Thrones''''' adalah serialseri televisi [[Drama (film dan televisi)|drama]] [[fantasi]] Amerika Serikat yang diciptakan oleh [[David Benioff]] dan [[D. B. Weiss]] untuk saluran [[HBO]]. SerialSeri ini merupakan adaptasi dari ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', seri novel fantasi karangan [[George R. R. Martin]], novel pertama adalah ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. SerialSeri ini diproduksi dan difilmkan di [[Belfast]] dan tempat lainnya di [[Britania Raya]]. Lokasi syuting juga meliputi Kanada, Kroasia, Islandia, Malta, Maroko, dan Spanyol.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyscanner.net/news/38-amazing-game-thrones-locations-pictures |title=Winter is here: 44 Game of Thrones locations in pictures |website=[[Skyscanner]] |first=Catherine |last=McGloin |date=July 11, 2017 |accessdate=October 16, 2018 |archive-date=2015-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113040540/http://www.skyscanner.net/news/38-amazing-game-thrones-locations-pictures |dead-url=no }}</ref> ''Game of Thrones'' ditayangkan perdana di [[HBO]] Amerika Serikat pada tanggal 17 April 2011, dan berakhir pada 19 Mei 2019, dengan total 73 episode ditayangkan selama delapan musim.

''Game of Thrones'' memecahkan rekor pemirsa televisi di [[HBO]] dan memiliki [[Fandom|basis penggemar]] internasional yang luas dan aktif. SerialSeri ini dipuji oleh sejumlah kritikus atas akting pemerannya, penokohan yang kompleks, cerita, ruang lingkup, dan nilai produksinya, meskipun juga dikritik karena banyaknya penggambaran ketelanjangan dan kekerasan (termasuk kekerasan seksual). SerialSeri ini telah menerima 47 [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, yang paling banyak di antara serialseri drama TV lainnya, termasuk [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]] pada 2015, 2016, dan 2018. [[Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima Game of Thrones|Penghargaan dan nominasi lainnya]] di antaranya tiga [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation]] (2012–2014), [[Peabody Award]] 2011, dan lima nominasi dalam [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama]] (2012 dan 2015–2018).

''Game of Thrones'' secara kasar diadaptasi dari alur cerita ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'',<ref name="var">{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Michael |title=HBO turns 'Fire' into fantasy series |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=January 16, 2007 |accessdate=March 2, 2010 |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/hbo-turns-fire-into-fantasy-series-1117957532/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516224747/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117957532?refCatId=14 |archivedate=May 16, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Cogman |first=Bryan |title=Inside HBO's Game of Thrones |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |accessdate=November 6, 2016 |date=November 6, 2014 |publisher=Orion |isbn=978-1-4732-1040-0 |page=4 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106185619/https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |archivedate=November 6, 2016 }}</ref> yang berlatar tempat di kerajaan fiktif Seven Kingdoms di Westeros dan Essos. SerialSeri ini menceritakan mengenai persaingan antar [[wangsa]] bangsawan dalam memperebutkan Takhta Besi, sementara wangsa lainnya berjuang untuk memerdekakan diri dari kerajaan. Di sisi lain, Seven Kingdoms juga menerima ancaman tambahan dari Utara yang dingin dan dari Essos di timur.<ref name="gotfactsheet">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307150640/http://grrm.livejournal.com/164794.html |archivedate=March 7, 2016 |title=From HBO |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |date=July 16, 2010 |website=Not a Blog |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/164794.html |accessdate=March 14, 2013 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

SerialSeri ini umumnya dipuji karena dianggap sebagai penggambaran selayaknya realisme [[abad pertengahan]].<ref name="The Guardian March 22, 2014" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Orr |first=David |authorlink=David Orr (journalist) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |title=Dragons Ascendant: George R. R. Martin and the Rise of Fantasy |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 12, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6FSBH1FPF?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |archivedate=March 28, 2013 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> George R.R. Martin mengatur agar cerita terasa lebih seperti fiksi sejarah daripada fantasi kontemporer, dengan mengurangi penekanan pada sihir, [[tenung]], dan memberi proporsi lebih banyak pada pertempuran, intrik politik, dan penokohan. Ia meyakini bahwa sihir harus digunakan secara moderat dalam genre fantasi epik.<ref>{{cite news|last=Richards |first=Linda |url=http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/grrmartin.html |title=January interview: George R.R. Martin |work=[[January Magazine]] |date=January 2001 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66ff9Skfe?url=http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/grrmartin.html |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/his-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy-george-r-r-martin-talks-game-of-thrones/ |title=His Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: George R. R. Martin Talks ''Game of Thrones'' |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 1, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402184647/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/his-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy-george-r-r-martin-talks-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=April 2, 2011 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref><ref name="themes">{{cite book |last=Cogman |first=Bryan |title=Inside HBO's Game of Thrones |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |accessdate=November 6, 2016 |date=November 6, 2014 |publisher=Orion |isbn=978-1-4732-1040-0 |page=7 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106185619/https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |archivedate=November 6, 2016 }}</ref> Martin menyatakan bahwa "kengerian hakiki dalam sejarah manusia tidak berasal dari para [[orc]] dan Pangeran Kegelapan, tetapi dari diri kita sendiri."<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014" />

Tema umum dalam genre fantasi adalah pertempuran antara [[baik dan jahat]], yang menurut anggapan Martin tidak mencerminkan dunia nyata.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gevers |first=Nick |authorlink=Nick Gevers |url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intgrrm.htm |title=Sunsets of High Renown – An Interview with George R. R. Martin |website=Infinity Plus |date=December 2000 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66ffA94Sr?url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intgrrm.htm |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref> Seperti halnya kapasitas seseorang untuk berbuat baik dan jahat dalam dunia nyata, Martin mengeksplorasi permasalahan penebusan dan perubahan karakter.<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402202912/http://www.guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2011/06/10/martin-talks-about-new-series-game-thrones |archivedate=April 2, 2016 |url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2011/06/10/martin-talks-about-new-series-game-thrones |title=The battle between good and evil reigns – Martin talks about new series ''Game of Thrones'' |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 11, 2011 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Tidak seperti kebanyakan serialseri fantasi lainnya, serialseri ini memungkinkan penonton untuk melihat karakter yang berbeda dari perspektif mereka, dan dengan demikian penjahat yang sesungguhnya dapat mempersembahkan cerita dari sisi mereka.<ref name="themes"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Baum |first=Michele Dula |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/books/04/11/george.rr.martin/index.html |title=''A Song of Ice and Fire'' – Author George R.R. Martin's fantastic kingdoms |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=April 11, 2001 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66fwaYo3j?url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/books/04/11/george.rr.martin/index.html |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref> Benioff menyatakan, "George membawa realisme kasar ke dalam fantasi. Ia memperkenalkan sifat abu-abu ke semesta hitam putih."<ref name="themes"/>

Pada musim-musim awal, di bawah pengaruh buku-buku ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', para karakter utama secara rutin terbunuh, dan ini menyebabkan meningkatnya ketegangan di kalangan penonton.<ref name="ign 7.7">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/28/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-review |title=''Game of Thrones'': 'The Dragon and the Wolf' Review |website=IGN |accessdate=August 28, 2017 |date=August 27, 2017 |last = Fowler |first=Matt |archive-date=2017-08-29 Matt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829224300/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/28/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-review |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pada musim berikutnya, para kritikus menuding bahwa karakter-karakter tertentu telah memiliki "baju zirah" untuk bertahan dalam keadaan yang tidak terduga, dan menyatakan bahwa ''Game of Thrones'' telah menyimpang dari novel menjadi serialseri televisi yang lebih tradisonal.<ref name="ign 7.7"/> SerialSeri ini juga menggambarkan tingkat kematian yang substansial dalam peperangan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kirschling |first=Gregory |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20161804,00.html |title=George R.R. Martin answers your questions |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 27, 2007 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66ffAO5ka?url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20161804,00.html |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Boulaziz |first=Louisa |url=http://universitas.no/nyheter/61703/game-of-thrones-is-realistic |title=Game of Thrones is realistic |work=[[Universitas (newspaper)|Universitas]] |date=September 13, 2016 |accessdate=May 30, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320101232/http://universitas.no/nyheter/61703/game-of-thrones-is-realistic |archivedate=March 20, 2017 }}</ref>

Meskipun musim pertama secara gamblang mengikuti rangkaian peristiwa dalam novel pertama, musim selanjutnya telah memiliki perubahan yang signifikan dari cerita novel. Menurut [[David Benioff]], serialseri ini mengenai "pengadaptasian seri novel secara keseluruhan dan mengikuti peta yang ditata George untuk kita dan mencapai tonggak cerita utama, tetapi masing-masing alur tidak perlu berhenti di sepanjang jalan."<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430065802/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/17/game-thrones-showrunners |archivedate=April 30, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/17/game-thrones-showrunners |title=Game of Thrones showrunners answer burning season 5 questions |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=March 17, 2015 |accessdate=March 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Anteseden sejarah lainnya dari elemen cerita dalam serialseri ini meliputi [[Tembok Hadrianus]] (menjadi The Wall), [[Kekaisaran Romawi]] dan legenda [[Atlantis]] (kota kuno [[Valyria]]), [[api Yunani]] Bizantium ("wildfire"), cerita rakyat Islandia dari [[Zaman Viking]] ([[Ironborn]]), [[Ekspansi Mongol|pasukan Mongol]] ([[Dothraki Sea|Dothraki]]), [[Perang Seratus Tahun]], dan [[Renaisans Italia]].<ref name="The Guardian March 24, 2013"/> Popularitas serialseri ini sebagian disebabkan oleh keahlian Martin dalam menggabungkan elemen-elemen cerita menjadi versi [[sejarah alternatif]] yang tanpa cela dan kredibel.<ref name="The Guardian March 24, 2013" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Lipscomb |first=Suzannah |title=Game of Thrones has hacked our history |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/23/game-of-thrones-hacked-history-britains-bloody-past |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 23, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193639/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/23/game-of-thrones-hacked-history-britains-bloody-past |archivedate=August 8, 2017 }}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'' memiliki [[pemeran ansambel]], diperkirakan merupakan yang terbanyak dalam sejarah pertelevisian;<ref name="hibberd1">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105005619/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/29/game-of-throne-season-3-cast/ |archivedate=January 5, 2015 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Game of Thrones' scoop: Season 3 character list revealed – EXCLUSIVE |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/29/game-of-throne-season-3-cast/ |accessdate=March 5, 2013 |date=May 29, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> selama musim ketiga, terdapat 257 nama pemeran yang tercatat.<ref name="Making">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306120407/http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2012/11/2/season-3-by-the-numbers.html |archivedate=March 6, 2013 |title=Season 3: by the Numbers |url=http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2012/11/2/season-3-by-the-numbers.htm |website=Making Game of Thrones |accessdate=November 3, 2012 |date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> Pada 2014, beberapa kontrak pemain dinegosiasikan ulang untuk diikutsertakan dalam musim ketujuh, dengan kenaikan honor yang kabarnya menjadikan mereka sebagai pemeran dengan bayaran tertinggi di [[televisi kabel]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813105026/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-cast-signs-season-744314 |archivedate=August 13, 2016 |last1=Belloni |first1=Matthew |last2=Goldberg |first2=Lesley |title='Game of Thrones' Cast Signs for Season 7 with Big Raises |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-cast-signs-season-744314 |accessdate=October 31, 2014 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 30, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada 2016, beberapa kontrak pemain kembali dinegosiasikan ulang, dan honor lima pemeran utama dilaporkan meningkat menjadi $1 juta per episode untuk dua musim terakhir, menjadikan mereka sebagai [[Daftar bintang televisi Amerika dengan bayaran tertinggi|pemeran dengan bayaran tertinggi dalam acara TV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a22865511/nikolaj-coster-waldau-game-of-thrones-season-8-salary/ |title=Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Made More Than $1 Million Per Episode for Game of Thrones' Final Season |website=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |first=Eileen |last=Reslen |date=September 6, 2018 |accessdate=July 3, 2019 |archive-date=2020-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611003632/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a22865511/nikolaj-coster-waldau-game-of-thrones-season-8-salary/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite press |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027172331/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |archivedate=October 27, 2014 |title=More Details on the Return of ''Game of Thrones'' |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |publisher=[[HBO]] (via ComingSoon.net) |accessdate=March 13, 2013 |deadurl=no }} {{Cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |title=Salinan arsip |access-date=2019-07-08 |archive-date=2014-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027172331/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |dead-url=yes }}</ref>

Lord [[Ned Stark|Eddard "Ned" Stark]] ([[Sean Bean]]) adalah pemimpin Wangsa Stark, yang keluarganya terlibat dalam alur cerita di sepanjang serialseri. Ia dan istrinya, [[Catelyn Tully]] ([[Michelle Fairley]]), memiliki lima anak: [[Robb Stark|Robb]] ([[Richard Madden]]), si sulung; diikuti oleh [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] ([[Sophie Turner]]), [[Arya Stark|Arya]] ([[Maisie Williams]]), [[Bran Stark|Bran]] ([[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]]), dan [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] ([[Art Parkinson]]). [[Anak sah (hukum keluarga)|Putra tidak sah]] Ned, [[Jon Snow (karakter)|Jon Snow]] ([[Kit Harington]]) dan temannya [[Samwell Tarly]] ([[John Bradley-West|John Bradley]]) bertugas di [[Night's Watch]] di bawah pimpinan Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] ([[James Cosmo]]). Suku Wildlings tinggal di sebelah utara the Wall, termasuk [[Gilly (karakter)|Gilly]] ([[Hannah Murray]]), dan prajurit [[Tormund Giantsbane]] ([[Kristofer Hivju]]) dan [[Ygritte]] ([[Rose Leslie]]).<ref name="hbo cast">{{cite web |url=https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew |title=Game of Thrones: Cast |website=[[HBO]] |accessdate=May 1, 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202155343/https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew |archivedate=December 2, 2017 }}</ref>

[[Berkas:D. B. Weiss and David Benioff.jpg|jmpl|alt=D. B. Weiss dan David Benioff|''Showrunners''Kepala produksi [[D. B. Weiss]] dan [[David Benioff]] menciptakan serialseri, menulis skenario sebagian besar episode dan menyutradarai beberapa.]]

Pada Januari 2006, David Benioff melakukan percakapan telepon dengan agen sastra George R. R. Martin mengenai buku-buku yang ditulisnya dan menunjukkan ketertarikan pada ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', karena ia adalah penggemar fiksi fantasi saat masih remaja tetapi belum membaca buku-bukunya. Agen sastra Martin kemudian mengirimkan Benioff empat buku pertama dalam seri.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT15&lpg=PT15#v=onepage |title=Inside HBO's Game of Thrones |first=Bryan |last=Cogman |publisher=Gollancz |date=November 6, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219212618/https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT15&lpg=PT15#v=onepage |archivedate=December 19, 2016 |isbn=9781473210400}}</ref> Benioff membaca beberapa ratus halaman novel pertama, ''A Game of Thrones'', menyatakan antusiasmenya pada D. B. Weiss, dan menyarankan agar mereka mengadaptasi novel-novel Martin ke dalam serialseri televisi; Weiss selesai membaca novel pertama selama "kira-kira 36 jam".<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |title=UpClose: Game of Thrones with David Benioff and D. B. Weiss (Full Length) |url=https://soundcloud.com/kcrw/upclose-game-of-thrones-with |accessdate=May 15, 2013 |publisher=[[KCRW]] |date=May 8, 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019093107/https://soundcloud.com/kcrw/upclose-game-of-thrones-with |archivedate=October 19, 2013 }} At about 2:50.</ref> Mereka berdua mengajukan pengadaptasian seri ke HBO setelah mengadakan pertemuan selama lima jam dengan Martin (Martin sendiri adalah [[penulis skenario]] veteran) di sebuah restoran di [[Santa Monica Boulevard]]. Menurut Benioff, mereka berhasil meyakinkan Martin setelah mereka menjawab pertanyaan Martin; "[[Jon Snow (karakter)#Orang tua|Siapakah ibu Jon Snow?]]"<ref name="variety 2"/>

{{quote box |width=30em |bgcolor=White |quote=Saya telah bekerja di Hollywood sendirian selama sekitar 10 tahun, dari akhir 80-an hingga 90-an. Saya pernah menjadi staf ''[[The Twilight Zone (serialseri TV 1985)|The Twilight Zone]]'' dan ''[[Beauty and the Beast (serialseri TV 1987)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. Keseluruhan konsep pertama saya cenderung terlalu besar atau terlalu mahal. Saya selalu membenci proses pemotongan adegan. Saya berkata, saya muak dengan ini, saya akan menulis sesuatu sehebat yang saya mau, dengan karakter yang berjumlah ribuan, dan dengan kastel yang besar, dan pertempuran, dan naga.|source= —George R. R. Martin, author<ref name="entertainment_weekly2011"/>}}

Sebelum didekati oleh Benioff dan Weiss, Martin juga telah melakukan pertemuan dengan penulis naskah lain, yang sebagian besarnya ingin mengadaptasi seri novel menjadi film layar lebar. Martin, bagaimanapun, menganggapnya "tidak bisa difilmkan" dan tidak mungkin diadaptasi sebagai film layar lebar, menyatakan bahwa salah satu novelnya setebal ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', yang diadaptasi menjadi tiga film layar lebar.<ref name="entertainment_weekly2011"/> Sependapat, Benioff juga mengatakan bahwa tidak mungkin untuk mengubah novel menjadi film layar lebar karena skala novel terlalu besar untuk diajadikan sebuah film, dan akan ada puluhan karakter yang harus dibuang. Benioff menambahkan, "sebuah film fantasi dengan lingkup seperti ini, dibiayai oleh sebuah studio besar, hampir pasti akan diberi rating PG-13. Itu berarti tidak akan ada adegan seks, tidak ada darah, tidak ada kata-kata kotor. Persetan."<ref name="themes"/> Martin sendiri merasa senang dengan saran bahwa mereka akan mengadaptasi novelnya sebagai serialseri [[HBO]], mengatakan bahwa dia "tidak pernah membayangkannya di saluran TV lain."<ref name="long_story_short">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2p9dRl0yYo |title=HBO's 'Game of Thrones': Long Story Short |via=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=May 1, 2018 |archive-date=2020-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219203953/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2p9dRl0yYo |dead-url=no }}</ref> "Saya tahu seri ini tidak bisa diadaptasi menjadi serialseri televisi jaringan. Ini terlalu dewasa. Tingkat seks dan kekerasannya tidak akan pernah diterima."<ref name="entertainment_weekly2011">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412142746/http://ew.com/article/2011/04/04/game-of-thrones-hbo-george-r-r-martin/ |archivedate=April 12, 2017 |url=http://ew.com/article/2011/04/04/game-of-thrones-hbo-george-r-r-martin/ |title='Game of Thrones': George R. R. Martin talks HBO show |date=April 4, 2011 |first=Jennifer |last=Armstrong |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |accessdate=April 12, 2017 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

SerialSeri ini mulai dikembangkan pada bulan Januari 2007.<ref name="var"/> HBO memperoleh hak pengadaptasian televisi atas novel-novel tersebut, dengan Benioff dan Weiss bertindak sebagai produser eksekutifnya, dan Martin sebagai ko-produser eksekutif. Niat mereka adalah agar tiap novel menghasilkan episode yang berharga di setiap musimnya.<ref name="var"/> Pada awalnya, Martin rencananya akan menulis satu episode per musim sementara Benioff dan Weiss akan menulis episode selebihnya.<ref name="var"/><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918180445/http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/32275-hello-from-benioff-and-weiss/page__st__40__p__1593863 |archivedate=September 18, 2013 |last=Benioff |first=David |last2=Weiss |first2=Dan |title=Hello from Benioff and Weiss |work=A Forum of Ice and Fire |publisher=Westeros |date=November 19, 2008 |url=http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/32275-hello-from-benioff-and-weiss/page__st__40__p__1593863 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Jane Espenson]] dan Bryan Cogman kemudian diikutsertakan untuk menulis satu episode masing-masingnya pada musim pertama.<ref name="gotfactsheet"/>

Draf pertama dan kedua naskah [[episode pilot]] yang ditulis oleh Benioff dan Weiss diajukan masing-masingnya pada Agustus 2007<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030137/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6468840.html%20Publishers%20Weekly%20interview |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |last=Hudson |first=Laura |title=Talking with George R. R. Martin Part 2 |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |date=August 14, 2007 |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6468840.html%20Publishers%20Weekly%20interview |accessdate=March 13, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Juni 2008.<ref name="NOB">{{cite web |title=Ice & Fire on HBO |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |date=June 13, 2008 |publisher=Not a Blog |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/2008/06/13/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.istoday/20120701004154/http://grrm.livejournal.com/2008/06/13/ |archivedate=July 1, 2012 }}</ref> Meskipun HBO menyukai kedua konsep tersebut,<ref name="NOB"/><ref name="ewq&a">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017021658/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20161804%2C00.html |archivedate=October 17, 2014 |last=Kirschling |first=Gregory |title=George R.R. Martin answers your questions |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 27, 2007 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20161804,00.html |accessdate=March 13, 2013 |deadurl=no }}</ref> episode pilot tidak ditindaklanjuti hingga November 2008;<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016023128/http://www.thrfeed.com/blogs/live-feed/hbo-orders-fantasy-pilot-thrones-50937 |archivedate=October 16, 2014 |title=HBO orders fantasy pilot ''Thrones'' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Jame |last=Hibberd |date=November 11, 2008 |url=http://www.thrfeed.com/blogs/live-feed/hbo-orders-fantasy-pilot-thrones-50937 |accessdate=June 5, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[pemogokan Writers Guild of America 2007-2008]] diduga telah menunda proses tersebut.<ref name="ewq&a"/> Episode pilot, "[[Winter Is Coming]]", syuting pertama kali pada tahun 2009; setelah penerimaan yang buruk dalam sebuah penayangan pribadi, HBO menuntut dilakukan pengambilan gambar ulang secara menyeluruh (sekitar 90 persen dari episode, dengan perubahan pemeran dan penyutradaraan).<ref name="variety 2">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825210144/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/game-of-thrones-ending-season-5-producers-interview-1201469516/ |archivedate=August 25, 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/game-of-thrones-ending-season-5-producers-interview-1201469516/ |title='Game of Thrones' Creators: We Know How It's Going to End |first=Debra |last=Birnbaum |date=April 15, 2015 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://archive.istoday/20160615202502/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/game-of-thrones-original-pilot-bad |archivedate=June 15, 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/game-of-thrones-original-pilot-bad |title=Game of Thrones Show-Runners Get Extremely Candid About Their Original "Piece of Sh—t" Pilot |date=February 3, 2016 |first=Joanna |last=Robinson |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Episode pilot atau perdana dilaporkan menghabiskan anggaran HBO sebesar [[US$]]5–10{{nbsp}}juta untuk proses produksi,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hibberd |first=James |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |title=HBO: 'Game of Thrones' dailies 'look fantastic' |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/hbo-game-thrones-dailies-fantastic-52924 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602120504/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/hbo-game-thrones-dailies-fantastic-52924 |archivedate=June 2, 2012 |date=January 14, 2010 |accessdate=July 24, 2010}}</ref> sementara anggaran untuk musim pertama diperkirakan sebesar $50–60{{nbsp}}juta.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-by-numbers-178659 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-by-numbers-178659 |title='Game of Thrones' by The Numbers |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=April 14, 2011 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=April 14, 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada musim kedua, serialseri ini mengalami kenaikan anggaran sebanyak 15 persen untuk adegan pertempuran klimaks dalam episode "[[Blackwater (Game of Thrones)|Blackwater]]" (dengan anggaran $8{{nbsp}}juta).<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/04/07/game_of_thrones_hbo_season_2_s_blackwater_cost_8_million.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/04/07/game_of_thrones_hbo_season_2_s_blackwater_cost_8_million.html |title=How HBO Let Game of Thrones Make an $8 Million Episode |work=[[Slate (majalah)|Slate]] |first=Frank |last=Pallotta |date=April 7, 2012 |accessdate=March 14, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101132101/http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/14/game-of-thrones-ew-cover-2/ |archivedate=January 1, 2015 |title=This Week's Cover: 'Game of Thrones,' the battle to make season 2 epic |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/14/game-of-thrones-ew-cover-2/ |accessdate=March 18, 2012 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 14, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Antara 2012 dan 2015, anggaran rata-rata per episode meningkat dari $6{{nbsp}}juta<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.eonline.com/news/318306/holy-flaming-warships-how-expensive-is-game-of-thrones-anyway |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/318306/holy-flaming-warships-how-expensive-is-game-of-thrones-anyway |title=Holy Flaming Warships! How Expensive Is Game of Thrones, Anyway? |publisher=[[E!]] |first=Leslie |last=Gornstein |date=May 28, 2012 |accessdate=March 14, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> menjadi "hampir" $8{{nbsp}}juta.<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602111711/http://www.ew.com/microsites/longform/got/|archivedate=June 2, 2016|last=Hibberd|first=James|title='Game of Thrones': EW spends 240 hours in Westeros|url=http://www.ew.com/microsites/longform/got/|accessdate=April 1, 2015|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 2015|deadurl=no|df=}}</ref> Anggaran untuk musim keenam lebih dari $10{{nbsp}}juta per episode, dengan total anggaran pada musim tersebut lebih dari $100{{nbsp}}juta, rekor terbanyak dalam serialseri ''Game of Thrones''.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402013700/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/game-of-thrones/news/a788677/game-of-thrones-season-6-costs-a-lot-per-episode-budget-revealed/ |archivedate=April 2, 2016 |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/game-of-thrones/news/a788677/game-of-thrones-season-6-costs-a-lot-per-episode-budget-revealed/ |title=Game of Thrones season 6 costs A LOT per episode: The HBO fantasy epic's massive budget is revealed |first=Ben |last=Lee |date=March 30, 2016 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=April 1, 2016 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref>

[[Nina Gold]] dan Robert Sterne adalah direktur pemeranan prinsipiel dalam serialseri ini.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-casting-director-nina-gold-bafta-award-1201733675/ |title='Game of Thrones' Casting Director Nina Gold to Receive BAFTA Award |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=April 15, 2016 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808020522/http://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-casting-director-nina-gold-bafta-award-1201733675/ |archivedate=August 8, 2016 |accessdate=March 18, 2016 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> Melalui serangkaian proses audisi dan pembacaan skrip, para pemeran utama dikumpulkan. Pengecualian hanyalah [[Peter Dinklage]] dan [[Sean Bean]], yang memang diinginkan oleh para penulis skrip sejak awal; mereka diumumkan bergabung dengan [[Winter is Coming|episode pilot]] pada tahun 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two will play HBO's 'Game' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 5, 2009 |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i30b29365238b3652e08e2efdc7f0af62 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509074111/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i30b29365238b3652e08e2efdc7f0af62 |archivedate=May 9, 2009 |accessdate=May 12, 2009}}</ref><ref name="reuters5cast">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106205031/https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/07/20/us-seanbean-idUSTRE56J09D20090720 |archivedate=November 6, 2015 |author1=Kit, Borys |author2=Andreeva, Nellie |title=Sean Bean ascends to 'Game of Thrones' |agency=Reuters |date=July 19, 2009 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/07/20/us-seanbean-idUSTRE56J09D20090720 |accessdate=July 20, 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Aktor lainnya yang meneken kontrak untuk episode pilot adalah [[Kit Harington]] sebagai [[Jon Snow (karakter)|Jon Snow]], [[Jack Gleeson]] sebagai [[Joffrey Baratheon]], [[Harry Lloyd]] sebagai [[Viserys Targaryen]], dan [[Mark Addy]] sebagai [[Robert Baratheon]].<ref name="reuters5cast"/><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://grrm.livejournal.com/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |title=A Casting We Will Go |work=Not A Blog |publisher=LiveJournal |date=July 19, 2009 |accessdate=July 20, 2009 |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/95840.html |deadurl=yes }}</ref> Menurut Benioff dan Weiss, Addy adalah aktor termudah untuk berperan dalam serialseri ini, karena penampilannya dalam audisi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/what-we-learned-from-game-of-thrones-sxsw-panel-and-what-it-might-mean/ |title=What We Learned From Game Of Thrones' SXSW Panel, and What It Might Mean |publisher=[[Nerdist Industries]] |first=Michael |last=Walsh |date=March 12, 2017 |accessdate=April 12, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402080955/http://nerdist.com/what-we-learned-from-game-of-thrones-sxsw-panel-and-what-it-might-mean/ |archivedate=April 2, 2017 }}</ref> Beberapa karakter pada episode pilot dipilih ulang untuk musim pertama: [[Catelyn Stark]] awalnya diperankan oleh [[Jennifer Ehle]], tetapi peran tersebut diberikan kepada [[Michelle Fairley]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/game-of-thrones-recasting-ehle-out-fairley-in-2 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |title='Game of Thrones' recasting: Ehle out, Fairley in |publisher=[[HitFix]] |date=March 19, 2010 |url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/game-of-thrones-recasting-ehle-out-fairley-in-2 |accessdate=February 24, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Peran [[Daenerys Targaryen]] juga dipilih ulang, dengan [[Emilia Clarke]] menggantikan [[Tamzin Merchant]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803070636/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/05/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |archivedate=August 3, 2016 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title=Exclusive: 'Game of Thrones' recasts noble role |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=May 21, 2010 |accessdate=February 24, 2013 |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/05/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://grrm.livejournal.com/153995.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |title=A New Daenerys |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |date=May 21, 2010 |work=Not A Blog |publisher=LiveJournal |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/153995.html |accessdate=February 24, 2013 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> Sisa pemeran untuk musim pertama selesai dipilih pada paruh kedua tahun 2009.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/10/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title=The 'Games' afoot: HBO's 'Game of Thrones' gears up |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/10/game-of-thrones-hbo.html |date=October 13, 2009 |accessdate=August 29, 2016 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Meskipun banyak pemeran yang kembali bermain setelah musim pertama, produser memiliki banyak karakter baru untuk tiap musim berikutnya. Karena banyaknya karakter baru, Benioff dan Weiss menunda pengenalan beberapa karakter utama di [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|musim kedua]] dan menggabungkan beberapa karakter menjadi satu atau mengarahkan fungsi plot ke karakter yang berbeda.<ref name="hibberd1"/> Beberapa karakter berulang muncul kembali setelah bertahun-tahun; misalnya, [[Gregor Clegane]] dimainkan oleh tiga aktor berbeda, sementara [[Dean-Charles Chapman]], yang memerankan [[Tommen Baratheon]], juga memerankan karakter Lannister minor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisinsider.com/game-of-thrones-actors-roles-recast-2017-6 |title=These 8 'Game of Thrones' characters were recast — and you probably didn't even notice |first= Kim |last=Renfro |date= June 21, 2017 |work= Insider |accessdate=March 26, 2018 |archive-date=2019-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416211828/https://www.thisisinsider.com/game-of-thrones-actors-roles-recast-2017-6 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

[[Berkas:George R.R. Martin at Archipelacon.jpg|jmpl|lurus|alt=George R. R. Martin|George R. R. Martin, pengarang ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', adalah ko-[[produser eksekutif]] serialseri ini dan menulis satu episode per musim untuk empat musim pertama.]]

''Game of Thrones'' mempekerjakan tujuh penulis skrip dalam enam musim. Pencipta serialseri, [[David Benioff]] dan [[D. B. Weiss]], menulis sebagian besar episode pada tiap musim.<ref name="observer">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903222758/http://observer.com/2015/04/blood-caffeine-sex-magic-how-game-of-thrones-gets-written/ |archivedate=September 3, 2016 |url=http://observer.com/2015/04/blood-caffeine-sex-magic-how-game-of-thrones-gets-written/ |title=Blood Caffeine Sex Magic: How 'Game of Thrones' Gets Written |work=[[The New York Observer]] |first=Sean T. |last=Collins |date=April 2, 2015 |accessdate=April 15, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

[[Bryan Cogman]], awalnya bertindak sebagai koordinator skrip untuk serialseri ini,<ref name="espenson"/> dipromosikan menjadi produser pada musim kelima. Cogman, yang menulis setidaknya satu episode sepanjang lima musim pertama, adalah satu-satunya penulis lain di jajaran penulis bersama Benioff dan Weiss. Sebelum dipromosikan, [[Vanessa Taylor]] (penulis skrip pada musim kedua dan ketiga) bekerja membantu Benioff dan Weiss. [[Dave Hill (penulis skrip)|Dave Hill]] bergabung dengan staf penulis pada musim kelima setelah bekerja sebagai asisten Benioff dan Weiss.<ref name="vanity fair">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101102954/http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/game-of-thrones-benioff-weiss-interview |archivedate=January 1, 2015 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/game-of-thrones-benioff-weiss-interview |title=The Surprising Connection Between ''Game of Thrones'' and ''Monty Python'' |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=March 24, 2014 |accessdate=September 7, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Meskipun Martin tidak lagi berada di jajaran penulis skrip, ia tetap membaca ikhtisar skrip tersebut dan memberikan komentar.<ref name="observer"/>

Setelah alur cerita ''Game of Thrones'' musim keenam mulai mendahului alur cerita novel, serialseri ini mulai mengikuti garis besar alur novel berikutnya yang disediakan oleh Martin<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621094105/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/game-of-thrones-tv-show-will-spoil-books |archivedate=June 21, 2016 |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |title=Game of Thrones Creators Confirm the Show Will Spoil the Books |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/game-of-thrones-tv-show-will-spoil-books |accessdate=March 23, 2015 |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=March 22, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan konten asli. Pada bulan April 2016, produser berencana untuk melakukan pengambilan gambar 13 episode lagi setelah musim keenam: tujuh episode untuk musim ketujuh dan enam episode untuk musim kedelapan.<ref name="seasons 7 and 8">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/game-of-thrones-end-date-season-8-1201752746/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/game-of-thrones-end-date-season-8-1201752746/ |title='Game of Thrones' Creators Mull Shorter Final Seasons (EXCLUSIVE) |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |first=Debra |last=Birnbaum |date=April 14, 2016 |accessdate=April 28, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Belakangan, pengambilan gambar diperbarui hanya untuk musim ketujuh dengan tujuh episode berurutan.<ref name="HBO confirms">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/18/game-thrones-season-7 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/18/game-thrones-season-7 |title=Game of Thrones: HBO announces summer return, 7 episodes |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=July 18, 2016 |accessdate=July 18, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="s7 renewed">{{cite web |url=http://deadline.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-renewed-season-6-veep-silicon-valley-hbo-1201741600/ |title='Game of Thrones' Picked Up For Season 7, 'Veep' & 'Silicon Valley' Also Renewed By HBO |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 21, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826043921/http://deadline.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-renewed-season-6-veep-silicon-valley-hbo-1201741600/ |archivedate=August 26, 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=April 21, 2016 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> Delapan musim yang difilmkan tetap mengadaptasi alur cerita novel, dengan kecepatan sekitar 48 detik per halaman selama tiga musim pertama.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610070743/http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/apr/06/game-of-thrones-how-does-the-tv-series-compare-to-the-books |archivedate=June 10, 2016 |last=Scott |first=Patrick |title=Game of Thrones: how does the TV series compare to the books? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/apr/06/game-of-thrones-how-does-the-tv-series-compare-to-the-books |accessdate=April 6, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 6, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=EW516/><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/30/game-thrones |archivedate=September 1, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/30/game-thrones |title=Game of Thrones: HBO confirms season 8 will be last |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=July 30, 2016 |accessdate=March 13, 2017 |deadurl=no}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-8-filming-cast-belfast-northern-ireland-a8016546.html |title=Game of Thrones season 8 filming looks to be underway as cast members spotted in Belfast |work=The Independent |accessdate=October 24, 2017 |date=October 23, 2017 |last = Shepherd |first=Jack |archive-date=2017-10-24 Jack|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024151546/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-8-filming-cast-belfast-northern-ireland-a8016546.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref name="April14">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/game-of-thrones-premiere-date-season-8-final-episodes-hbo-1202534001/ |title='Game Of Thrones' Final Season Debut Date Revealed By HBO With New Tease |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Dominic |last=Patten |date=January 13, 2019 |accessdate=January 14, 2019 |archive-date=2019-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203043300/https://deadline.com/2019/01/game-of-thrones-premiere-date-season-8-final-episodes-hbo-1202534001/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref name="April2019">{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/11/13/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date-april-2019/|title='Game of Thrones' Season 8 to Premiere in April 2019|last=Roots|first=Kimberly|work=[[TVLine]]|date=November 13, 2018|accessdate=November 13, 2018|archive-date=2018-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213215450/https://tvline.com/2018/11/13/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date-april-2019/|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="Futon">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/game-of-thrones/listings/ |title=Shows A-Z - game of thrones on hbo |work=[[The Futon Critic]] |accessdate=January 15, 2019 |archive-date=2017-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816112050/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-6-leaks-online-full-hbo-spain-torrents-download-reddit-watch-jon-a7895636.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Pengambilan gambar utama untuk musim satu dijadwalkan dimulai pada 26 Juli 2010,<ref name="gotfactsheet"/> dan lokasi utamanya adalah [[The Paint Hall|Paint Hall Studios]] di [[Belfast]], [[Irlandia Utara]].<ref>{{cite press release |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430032117/http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-ofmdfm/news-ofmdfm-210409-hbo-to-film.htm |archivedate=April 30, 2016 |title=HBO to film TV pilot in Belfast, Northern Ireland |publisher=Northern Ireland Executive |date=April 21, 2009 |url=http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-ofmdfm/news-ofmdfm-210409-hbo-to-film.htm |accessdate=March 13, 2013 }} {{WebarchiveCite web |url=http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-ofmdfm/news-ofmdfm-210409-hbo-to-film.htm |title=Salinan arsip |access-date=2019-07-09 |archive-date=2016-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430032117/http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-ofmdfm/news-ofmdfm-210409-hbo-to-film.htm |datedead-url=2016-04-30yes }}</ref> Adegan eksterior di Irlandia Utara difilmkan di Sandy Brae di [[Mourne Mountains]] (Vaes Dothraki), [[Castle Ward]] (Winterfell), Saintfield Estates (pohon Winterfell), [[Tollymore Forest]] (adegan luar ruangan), [[Cairncastle]] (lokasi eksekusi), tambang [[Magheramorne]] (Castle Black), dan [[Shane's Castle]] (arena turnamen).<ref name="USA Today March 30, 2012">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401123724/http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/story/2012-04-01/Where-the-HBO-hit-Game-of-Thrones-was-filmed/53876876/1 |archivedate=April 1, 2012 |url=http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/story/2012-04-01/Where-the-HBO-hit-Game-of-Thrones-was-filmed/53876876/1 |title=Where HBO's hit 'Game of Thrones' was filmed |work=[[USA Today]] |first=Josh |last=Roberts |date=April 1, 2012 |accessdate=March 8, 2013}}</ref> [[Doune Castle]] di [[Stirling]], Skotlandia, awalnya juga digunakan dalam episode pilot untuk adegan di Winterfell.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811101337/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8322843.stm |archivedate=August 11, 2016 |title=Medieval keep becomes film set |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8322843.stm |accessdate=April 11, 2012 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=October 23, 2009 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Para produser awalnya memutuskan untuk melakukan proses syuting keseluruhan serialseri di Skotlandia, tetapi akhirnya memilih Irlandia Utara karena ketersediaan ruang studio di sana.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529084634/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scotland-mourning-the-loss-of-epic-160m-tv-opportunity.21352049 |archivedate=May 29, 2015 |last=Miller |first=Phil |title=Beaten in Game of Thrones: why Scotland lost £160m chance to host TV series |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scotland-mourning-the-loss-of-epic-160m-tv-opportunity.21352049 |accessdate=June 17, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=June 17, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pengambilan gambar untuk adegan selatan pada musim kedua berpindah dari Malta ke [[Kroasia]]; kota [[Dubrovnik]] dan lokasi terdekat memungkinkan dilakukannya pengambilan gambar eksterior kota pesisir dan berpagar tembok. [[Walls of Dubrovnik]] dan [[Fort Lovrijenac]] dimanfaatkan untuk adegan di King's Landing, meskipun eksterior beberapa bangunan setempat, misalnya Red Keep dan Sept of Baelor, dibuat dengan menggunakan pencitraan komputer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-stunning-visual-effects-reel-separates-the-real-from-the-fake-in-season-five-10393725.html/ |title=Game of Thrones: Stunning visual effects reel separates the real from the fake in season five |work= The Independent |first=Jess |last=Denham |date=July 16, 2015 |access-date=2019-07-09 |archive-date=2020-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519213501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-stunning-visual-effects-reel-separates-the-real-from-the-fake-in-season-five-10393725.html |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pulau [[Lokrum]], biara St. Dominic di kota pesisir [[Trogir]], [[Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik|Rector's Palace]] di Dubrovnik, dan tambang Dubac (beberapa kilometer di sebelah timur) digunakan untuk adegan-adegan di Qarth. Adegan yang diambil di sebelah utara The Wall, di Frostfangs dan di Fist of the First Men, difilmkan pada November 2011 di Islandia: di [[gletser]] [[Vatnajökull]] di dekat Smyrlabjörg, gletser Svínafellsjökull dekat [[Skaftafell]] dan gletser [[Mýrdalsjökull]] dekat [[Vík í Mýrdal|Vik]] di Höfðabrekkuheiði.<ref name="USA Today March 30, 2012" /><ref name="location iceland">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826083416/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/iceland/articles/game-of-thrones-iceland-tour-filming-locations/ |archivedate=August 26, 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/iceland/articles/game-of-thrones-iceland-tour-filming-locations/ |title=Iceland's most spectacular Game of Thrones filming locations |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Oliver |last=Smith |date=June 7, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Lokasi produksi musim ketiga kembali ke Dubrovnik, dengan Tembok Dubrovnik, Fort Lovrijenac dan lokasi terdekat kembali digunakan untuk adegan di King's Landing dan Red Keep. [[Trsteno Arboretum]], sebuah lokasi baru, menjadi taman keluarga Tyrell di King's Landing. Musim ketiga juga kembali syuting di [[Maroko]] (termasuk kota [[Essaouira]]) untuk merekam adegan Daenerys di Essos.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617031757/http://www.salon.com/2014/04/29/the_7_kingdoms_in_game_of_thrones_are_actually_these_5_real_world_places_partner/ |archivedate=June 17, 2016 |url=http://www.salon.com/2014/04/29/the_7_kingdoms_in_game_of_thrones_are_actually_these_5_real_world_places_partner/ |title=The 7 kingdoms in 'Game of Thrones' are actually these 5 real-world places |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |first=Jessica |last=Phelan |date=April 29, 2014 |accessdate=August 23, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Dimmuborgir]] dan gua [[Grjótagjá]] di Islandia juga turut digunakan sebagai lokasi syuting.<ref name="location iceland"/> Salah satu adegan dengan seekor [[Bart the Bear 2|beruang hidup]] difilmkan di [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016062544/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/01/game-of-thrones-casts-a-bear-and-shoots-in-los-angeles-for-major-season-3-scene.html |archivedate=October 16, 2013 |title='Game of Thrones' casts a bear and shoots in Los Angeles for major Season 3 scene |last=Schwartz |first=Terri |date=January 28, 2013 |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/01/game-of-thrones-casts-a-bear-and-shoots-in-los-angeles-for-major-season-3-scene.html |accessdate=March 8, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Proses produksi dilakukan oleh tiga unit kru (Dragon, Wolf dan Raven) dengan pengambilan gambar secara paralel, enam tim penyutradaraan, 257 pemeran dan 703 anggota kru.<ref name="Making" />

Sepuluh episode dalam tiap musim ''Game of Thrones'' digarap oleh empat hingga enam sutradara, yang biasanya menyutradarai episode secara berurutan. [[Alan Taylor (sutradara)|Alan Taylor]] telah menyutradarai tujuh episode, yang terbanyak dalam serialseri ini. [[Alex Graves]], [[David Nutter]], [[Mark Mylod]], dan [[Jeremy Podeswa]] masing-masingnya telah menyutradarai enam episode. [[Daniel Minahan]] telah menyutradarai lima episode, dan [[Michelle MacLaren]], [[Alik Sakharov]], dan [[Miguel Sapochnik]] telah menyutradarai empat episode masing-masingnya; MacLaren juga menjadi satu-satunya [[sutradara]] wanita dalam keseluruhan serialseri.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moreau|first=Jordan|title=Jessica Chastain, Ava DuVernay Call Out ‘Game of Thrones’ for Treatment of Women|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jessica-chastain-ava-duvernay-game-of-thrones-women-1203207692/|accessdate=May 21, 2019|work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]]|publisher=Variety Media, LLC|date=May 7, 2019|archive-date=2020-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512195149/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jessica-chastain-ava-duvernay-game-of-thrones-women-1203207692/|dead-url=no}}</ref> [[Brian Kirk]] menyutradarai tiga episode di sepanjang musim pertama, dan [[Tim Van Patten]] menyutradarai dua episode pertama pada musim pertama. [[Neil Marshall]] menyutradarai dua episode, keduanya memiliki adegan pertempuran besar: "[[Blackwater (Game of Thrones)|Blackwater]]" dan "[[The Watchers on the Wall]]". Sutradara lainnya adalah [[Jack Bender]], [[David Petrarca]], [[Daniel Sackheim]], [[Michael Slovis]] dan [[Matt Shakman]].<ref name="Directors">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/game-of-thrones-season-7/ |title=Game of Thrones season 7: US and UK air date, teaser trailer, official poster, cast, rumors, and everything you need to know |work=GamesRadar |accessdate=April 4, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404215853/http://www.gamesradar.com/game-of-thrones-season-7/ |archivedate=April 4, 2017 }}</ref> David Benioff dan D. B. Weiss telah menyutradarai dua episode secara bersama-sama, tetapi masing-masingnya hanya mendapat kredit untuk satu nama, yang ditentukan setelah lemparan koin.<ref name="hbo cast"/><ref name="vanity fair"/>

Alik Sakharov adalah sinematografer untuk [[Winter Is Coming|episode pilot]]. SerialSeri ini mempekerjakan sejumlah sinematografer,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/sakharov.htm |title=ALIK SAKHAROV ASC |publisher=Cinematographers |accessdate=August 29, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125162551/http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/sakharov.htm |archivedate=January 25, 2017 }}</ref> dan telah menerima tujuh nominasi [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series]].<ref name="emmys.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/game-thrones |title=Game of Thrones |publisher=[[Emmy Award|Emmys.com]] |accessdate=February 21, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413192605/http://www.emmys.com/shows/game-thrones |archivedate=April 13, 2017 }}</ref>

Oral Norrey Ottey, Frances Parker, Martin Nicholson, Crispin Green, [[Tim Porter]] dan Katie Weiland telah melakukan penyuntingan sejumlah episode untuk serialseri ini. Weiland menerima [[Primetime Emmy Award]] untuk [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series]] pada 2015.<ref name="emmys.com"/>

[[Berkas:Game of Thrones Oslo exhibition 2014 - Brienne and Jaime costumes.jpg|jmpl|alt=Kostum Brienne dan Jaime|Senjata dan pelindung fungsional, seperti pada kostum [[Brienne of Tarth]] (kiri), diproduksi untuk serialseri ini.]]

Kostum yang digunakan dalam serialseri ini terinspirasi dari sejumlah sumber, seperti [[baju besi Jepang]] dan [[Pakaian Persia|Persia]]. Busana Dothraki menyerupai busana yang dikenakan oleh [[Suku Badui (Arab)|suku Badui]] (beberapa kostum terbuat dari kulit ikan menyerupai sisik naga), dan kaum Wildling memakai kostum dari kulit binatang seperti penduduk [[Inuit]].<ref name="wischhover20120604">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://fashionista.com/2012/06/game-of-thrones-hair-and-wardrobe-secrets-revealed/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://fashionista.com/2012/06/game-of-thrones-hair-and-wardrobe-secrets-revealed/ |title=Game of Thrones' Hair and Wardrobe Secrets Revealed |work=Fashionista |date=June 4, 2012 |accessdate=June 6, 2012 |last = Wischhover |first = Cheryl |deadurl=no}}</ref> Baju pelindung tulang Wildling terbuat dari cetakan tulang yang sebenarnya, dan dirangkai dengan tali dan lateks menyerupai [[katgut]].<ref name="Snead, Elizabeth">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/game-thrones-michelle-clapton-costume-designer-emmy-335607 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/game-thrones-michelle-clapton-costume-designer-emmy-335607 |title='Game of Thrones' Designer Michelle Clapton's Secret Source for Wildling Bones: eBay |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 11, 2012 |accessdate=June 11, 2012 |last = Snead |first = Elizabeth |deadurl=no}}</ref> Meskipun figuran yang memerankan Wildling dan Night's Watch sering kali memakai topi (hal normal pada iklim yang dingin), pemeran utama biasanya tidak memakainya, sehingga penonton dapat mengenali karakter utama dengan mudah. Gaun berleher tinggi yang dirancang [[Alexander McQueen]] untuk [[Björk]] menginspirasi gaun leher-corong yang dikenakan [[Margaery Tyrell]], dan gaun para pekerja seks komersial dirancang agar mudah ditanggalkan.<ref name="wischhover20120604" /> Semua busana yang digunakan berusia paling lama dua minggu, sehingga tampak realistis pada televisi definisi tinggi.<ref name="Snead, Elizabeth"/>

Untuk sejumlah besar [[efek visual]] dalam serialseri ini, HBO menyewa BlueBolt yang berbasis di Inggris dan Screen Scene yang berbasis di Irlandia untuk musim pertama. Kebanyakan efek bangun lingkungan dikerjakan sebagai proyeksi [[2.5D]], memberikan penonton perspektif sembari menjaga pemrograman agar tidak berlebihan.<ref name=vfx-got>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514050245/http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Features/Entry/Interview_with_VFX_Producer_Lucy_Ainsworth-Taylor/|archivedate=May 14, 2016|last=Elio|title=Interview with VFX Producer Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor|url=http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Features/Entry/Interview_with_VFX_Producer_Lucy_Ainsworth-Taylor/|publisher=Westeros.org|date=June 22, 2011|accessdate=August 18, 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada 2011, episode final musim pertama, "[[Fire and Blood (Game of Thrones)|Fire and Blood]]", dinominasikan dalam [[Primetime Emmy Award]] untuk [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Special Visual Effects]].<ref name="emmys.com"/>

Tidak seperti serialseri televisi kebanyakan, tim penyuaraan menerima [[potongan kasar]] film secara penuh dan memperlakukannya sebagai film layar lebar berdurasi sepuluh jam. Meskipun musim pertama dan kedua memiliki tim suara yang berbeda, satu tim telah ditunjuk untuk bertanggung jawab atas penyuaraan sejak musim ketiga.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asoundeffect.com/creating-the-fantastical-sound-of-game-of-thrones/ |title=This is how the fantastical sound of Game Of Thrones is made |last=Andersen |first=Asbjoern |publisher=A Sound Effect |date=August 6, 2014 |accessdate=August 6, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808063046/http://www.asoundeffect.com/creating-the-fantastical-sound-of-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=August 8, 2014 }}</ref> Untuk bunyi percikan darah dan tusukan senjata, tim sering menggunakan [[chamois]]. Untuk jeritan naga, digunakan suara kura-kura dan lumba-lumba kawin, suara anjing laut, singa, dan suara burung.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506065202/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/06/game-of-thrones-sound-effects |archivedate=May 6, 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/06/game-of-thrones-sound-effects |title=Game of Thrones: The Secrets Behind All the Stabbings, Screams, and Sex Scenes |last=Calautti |first=Katie |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=June 12, 2014 |accessdate=August 6, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

[[Sekuens judul]] serialseri ini diciptakan oleh studio produksi Elastic untuk HBO. [[Sutradara kreatif]] [[Angus Wall]] dan rekan-rekannya menerima Primetime Emmy Award untuk [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design|Main Title Design]] atas sekuensnya,<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-2011-game-thrones-title-233780 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Fernandez |first=Sofia M. |title=Emmys 2011: 'Game of Thrones' Title Sequence Gives Series Its First Emmy |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-2011-game-thrones-title-233780 |accessdate=June 1, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 10, 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> yang menggambarkan [[Peta relief timbul|peta tiga dimensi]] dari dunia fiksi dalam serialseri ini. Peta ini diproyeksikan di bagian dalam sebuah bola yang secara terpusat diterangi oleh matahari kecil di sebuah [[bola armiler]].<ref name="Art of the Title 2013">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Perkins |first=Will |title=Game of Thrones (2011) |url=http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/game-of-thrones/ |accessdate=June 1, 2013 |publisher=Art of the Title |date=May 11, 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Saat kamera bergerak melintasi peta, dengan fokus pada lokasi peristiwa dalam episode terkait, mekanisme jarum jam berputar dan memungkinkan bangunan dan struktur lainnya muncul dari peta. Diselingi oleh [[Musik Game of Thrones|musik tema]], nama-nama pemeran utama dan staf kreatif muncul. Sekuens berakhir setelah kira-kira 90 detik, diikuti oleh [[antarjudul]] dan [[kredit pembuka]] singkat yang menampilkan penulis dan sutradara episode tersebut. Komposisinya berubah ketika cerita berlanjut, dengan lokasi baru menggantikan lokasi yang kurang penting atau kurang mencolok.<ref name="Art of the Title 2013"/><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401141737/https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnaxelrod/2013/03/30/how-the-innovative-game-of-thrones-opening-credits-spring-to-life-in-season-3/ |archivedate=April 1, 2013 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnaxelrod/2013/03/30/how-the-innovative-game-of-thrones-opening-credits-spring-to-life-in-season-3/ |title=How The Innovative Game Of Thrones Opening Credits Were Built |work=Forbes |first=John |last=Axelrod |date=March 30, 2013 |accessdate=May 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/secrets-game-thrones-opening-credits-179656 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/secrets-game-thrones-opening-credits-179656 |title=Secrets Behind 'Game of Thrones' Opening Credits (Video) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Tim |last=Appelo |date=April 19, 2011 |accessdate=May 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Musik untuk serialseri ini digubah oleh [[Ramin Djawadi]]. Jalur suara musim pertama, ditulis kira-kira sepuluh minggu sebelum penayangan perdana,<ref name=Ryan>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202120407/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/02/02/game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=February 2, 2011 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title='Game of Thrones' Changes Its Tune, Hires New Composer |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/02/02/game-of-thrones/ |accessdate=July 20, 2011 |publisher=[[AOL TV]] |date=February 2, 2011}}</ref> dipublikasikan oleh [[Varèse Sarabande]] pada bulan Juni 2011.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725184403/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2011/05/31/game-of-thrones-soundtrack-details/ |archivedate=July 25, 2016 |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2011/05/31/game-of-thrones-soundtrack-details/ |title=Game of Thrones Soundtrack Details |publisher=Film Music Reporter |date=May 31, 2011 |accessdate=June 15, 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Jalur suara|Album jalur suara]] untuk musim berikutnya juga telah dirilis, dengan lagu-lagu yang dibawakan oleh [[The National (grup musik)|the National]], [[the Hold Steady]], dan [[Sigur Rós]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramin Djawadi Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ramin-djawadi-mn0000940397 |accessdate=August 29, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829162008/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ramin-djawadi-mn0000940397 |archivedate=August 29, 2016 }}</ref> Djawadi telah menggubah tema untuk masing-masing wangsa mayor dalam serialseri ini, dan juga untuk beberapa karakter utama.<ref name="Djawadi">{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/07/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-key-musical-elements.html |title=Game of Thrones Composer Ramin Djawadi on the Show's Key Musical Elements, and That Godfather-esque Finale Tune |first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard |date=July 21, 2016 |accessdate=November 6, 2016 |work=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017123724/http://www.vulture.com/2016/07/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-key-musical-elements.html |archivedate=October 17, 2016 }}</ref> Tema ini dapat berkembang seiring waktu, seperti tema untuk Daenerys Targaryen yang dimulai pelan dan kemudian menjadi lebih kuat pada musim berikutnya. Tema ini pertama kali dimulai dengan instrumen tunggal, sebuah [[cello]], dan Djawadi kemudian memasukkan lebih banyak instrumen untuk tema ini.<ref name="Djawadi"/>

Meskipun bahasa umum di Westeros adalah bahasa Inggris, produser menugaskan linguis [[David J. Peterson]] untuk [[Bahasa buatan|menciptakan]] [[bahasa Dothraki]] dan [[Bahasa Valyria|Valyria]] berdasarkan beberapa kata dalam novel;<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/game-of-thrones-dothraki-language-inventor.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Martin |first=Denise |title=Learn to Speak Dothraki and Valyrian From the Man Who Invented Them for Game of Thrones |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/game-of-thrones-dothraki-language-inventor.html |accessdate=April 24, 2013 |newspaper=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |date=April 23, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dialog bahasa Dothraki dan Valyria umumnya diberi subtitel dalam bahasa Inggris. Dilaporkan bahwa selama serialseri ini tayang, bahasa fiktif tersebut telah didengar oleh lebih banyak orang daripada gabungan [[bahasa Wales]], [[Bahasa Irlandia|Irlandia]], dan [[Gaelik Skotlandia]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22461670 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |title=Game of Thrones: Can you speak Dothraki? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22461670 |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |newspaper=[[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''Today'' programme |date=May 9, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'' didanai oleh [[Northern Ireland Screen]], sebuah lembaga pemerintahan Britania Raya yang dibiayai oleh [[Invest NI]] dan [[Dana Pembangunan Regional Eropa]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/2919/game-of-thrones-season-3-to-film-in-northern-ireland.aspx |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |publisher=Northern Ireland Screen |title=Game of Thrones season 3 to film in Northern Ireland |url=http://northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/2919/game-of-thrones-season-3-to-film-in-northern-ireland.aspx |accessdate=April 12, 2012 |date=April 12, 2012 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> {{as of|2013|April}}, Northern Ireland Screen telah menghasilkan £9.25{{nbsp}}juta ($14.37{{nbsp}}juta) dari serialseri ini; menurut perkiraan pemerintah, hal ini menguntungkan [[perekonomian Irlandia Utara]] sebesar £65{{nbsp}}juta ($100.95{{nbsp}}juta).<ref name="bradley20120412" />

[[Tourism Ireland]] menyelenggarakan kampanye pemasaran bertema ''Game of Thrones'' yang mirip dengan [[Pariwisata Tolkien|iklan bertema Tolkien]] di Selandia Baru.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tourismireland.com/Press-Releases/2016/April/New-advertising-campaign-to-showcase-Northern-Irel |title=New advertising campaign to showcase Northern Ireland to millions of Game of Thrones® fans worldwide |publisher=Tourism Ireland |date=April 26, 2016 |accessdate=June 17, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819054509/https://www.tourismireland.com/Press-Releases/2016/April/New-advertising-campaign-to-showcase-Northern-Irel |archivedate=August 19, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessworld.ie/news/Tourism-Ireland-wins-top-marketing-award-for-Game-of-Thrones-campaign-562193.html |title=Tourism Ireland wins top marketing award for Game of Thrones campaign |publisher=Business World |first=Robert |last=McHugh |date=December 14, 2015 |accessdate=June 17, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819054510/https://www.businessworld.ie/news/Tourism-Ireland-wins-top-marketing-award-for-Game-of-Thrones-campaign-562193.html |archivedate=August 19, 2017 }}</ref><!-- The reference to Tolkien tourism comes from the previously cited source @ https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://qz.com/196010/will-game-of-thrones-make-ireland-the-next-new-zealand/ --> Invest NI dan [[Northern Ireland Tourist Board]] juga berharap serialseri ini bisa meningkatkan pendapatan pariwisata.<ref name=bradley20120412>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508092252/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/media/the-game-of-thrones-tourists-1.1357475 |archivedate=May 8, 2013 |last=Bradley |first=Una |title=The 'Game of Thrones' tourists: How much is the hit HBO fantasy series worth to its home, Northern Ireland? |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/media/the-game-of-thrones-tourists-1.1357475 |accessdate=April 12, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=April 12, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Menurut [[Arlene Foster]], serialseri ini telah memberi Irlandia Utara publisitas yang paling [[The Troubles|non-politik]] di sepanjang sejarahnya.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/game-of-thrones-pumped-43m-into-northern-irelands-economy-and-more-could-be-on-the-way-28749710.html |title=Game of Thrones pumped £43m into Northern Ireland's economy, and more could be on the way |work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]] |date=May 16, 2012 |accessdate=May 16, 2012 |last = McAdam |first = Noel |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=July 16, 2017 }}</ref> Produksi ''Game of Thrones'' dan serialseri TV lainnya juga mendorong perkembangan industri kreatif di Irlandia Utara, berkontribusi terhadap pertumbuhan pekerjaan seni, hiburan, dan rekreasi sebesar 12,4 persen antara tahun 2008 dan 2013 (naik hampir 8 persen dari periode sebelumnya).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27360311 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Pym |first=Hugh |title=Game of Thrones boost to economy in Northern Ireland |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27360311 |accessdate=May 11, 2014 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=May 11, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada bulan September 2018, setelah proses syuting selesai, HBO mengumumkan rencana untuk mengubah lokasi pengambilan gambar di Irlandia Utara menjadi tempat wisata yang akan dibuka pada tahun 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/game-of-thrones-tourist-attractions-northern-ireland-1202954302/ |title='Game of Thrones' Filming Locations in Northern Ireland to Open as Tourist Attractions |first=Todd |last=Spangler |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=September 24, 2018 |accessdate=November 28, 2018 |archive-date=2020-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824073019/https://variety.com/feature/game-of-thrones-tourist-attractions-northern-ireland-1202954302/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Organisasi pariwisata di tempat lain juga melaporkan terjadinya peningkatan pemesanan setelah lokasi mereka muncul dalam serialseri ''Game of Thrones''. Pada 2012, pemesanan melalui [[LateRooms.com]] meningkat sebesar 28 persen di Dubrovnik dan meningkat 13 persen di Islandia. Pada tahun berikutnya, peningkatan pemesanan hingga dua kali lipat juga terjadi di di [[Ouarzazate]], Maroko (lokasi adegan Daenerys pada musim ketiga).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/travel/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-288707.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Adam |first=Shabana |title=Travel News: Game of Thrones Sparks Big Boosts in Hotel Bookings to Filming Locations |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/travel/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-288707.html |accessdate=April 18, 2013 |publisher=Female First |date=April 17, 2013}}</ref> ''Game of Thrones'' telah dikaitkan sebagai faktor signifikan yang menyebabkan ledakan pariwisata di Islandia yang memiliki dampak kuat terhadap [[Ekonomi Islandia|perekonomiannya]]. Jumlah wisatawan meningkat 30% pada tahun 2015, dan meningkat 40% pada tahun berikutnya,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-03/world-beating-krona-weathers-iceland-s-rate-cuts-on-tourism-boom |title=Game of Thrones Crowns Iceland Krona as World's Best Currency |first=Love |last=Liman |date=May 3, 2017 |work=Bloomberg |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504043446/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-03/world-beating-krona-weathers-iceland-s-rate-cuts-on-tourism-boom |archivedate=May 4, 2017 }}</ref> dengan angka akhir sebanyak 2,4 juta wisatawan diperkirakan mengunjungi Islandia pada tahun 2016, atau sekitar tujuh kali lipat dari jumlah penduduk di negara itu.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsweek.com/iceland-game-thrones-hbo-westeros-krona-593949 |title=Iceland's Economy is Booming—Thanks to a Little Help from Game of Throne |first=Josh |last=Lowe |date=May 3, 2017 |work=Newsweek |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504233103/http://www.newsweek.com/iceland-game-thrones-hbo-westeros-krona-593949 |archivedate=May 4, 2017 }}</ref> Tetapi, peningkatan pariwisata di Dubrovnik, dengan ''Game of Thrones'' dituding bertanggung jawab atas peningkatan tersebut, telah menyebabkan kekhawatiran atas "pariwisata yang berlebihan", dan pemerintah kota setempat memberlakukan pembatasan jumlah wisatawan di kota itu.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/lifestyle/feature/item/2945-game-changer-how-dubrovnik-benefits-and-loses-from-being-king-s-landing |title=Game Changer: How Dubrovnik Benefits and Loses from Being King's Landing |author= Mirella-Marie Katarina Radman |date= August 20, 2017 |work=The Dubrovnik Times |accessdate=November 28, 2018 |archive-date=2019-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709162748/https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/lifestyle/feature/item/2945-game-changer-how-dubrovnik-benefits-and-loses-from-being-king-s-landing |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/world/europe/dubrovnik-croatia-game-of-thrones.html |title=Throngs Enticed by 'Game of Thrones' Threaten a Magical City |date=August 19, 2018 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=November 28, 2018 |archive-date=2020-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901131027/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/world/europe/dubrovnik-croatia-game-of-thrones.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'' ditayangkan oleh [[HBO]] di Amerika Serikat dan oleh anak perusahaan lokal atau layanan [[televisi berbayar]] lainnya di berbagai negara, dengan jam tayang yang sama seperti di AS atau jeda berminggu-minggu (atau berbulan-bulan) kemudian. Di Tiongkok, serialseri ini ditayangkan oleh [[China Central Television|CCTV]], dimulai pada 2014. Di negara tersebut, tayangan terlebih dahulu disunting untuk menghapus adegan seks dan kekerasan, sesuai dengan praktik pemerintah Tiongkok untuk menyensor serialseri televisi Barat dalam rangka mencegah "dampak negatif dan bahaya keamanan tersembunyi." Hal ini menimbulkan keluhan di kalangan penonton terkait adanya inkoherensi dari adegan yang ditayangkan.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1500897/game-thrones-premieres-cctv-viewers-call-it-edited-mess |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Blum |first=Jeremy |title=Game of Thrones premieres on CCTV, viewers call it an edited 'mess' |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1500897/game-thrones-premieres-cctv-viewers-call-it-edited-mess |accessdate=May 4, 2014 |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=April 30, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Kanal dan jaringan TV yang menayangkan '' Game of Thrones'' di antaranya [[Showcase (saluran TV Australia)|Showcase]] di Australia; [[HBO Canada]], [[Super Écran]], dan [[Showcase (saluran TV Kanada)|Showcase]] di Kanada; [[HBO Latin America]] di [[Amerika Latin]]; [[Soho (Selandia Baru)|SoHo]] dan [[Prime (Selandia Baru)|Prime]] di Selandia Baru, dan [[Sky Atlantic]] di Britania Raya dan Irlandia.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805221338/http://winter-is-coming.net/features/international-airings/ |archivedate=August 5, 2011 |url=http://www.winter-is-coming.net/features/international-airings |title=International Game of Thrones airings |publisher=WinterIsComing.net |date=August 2, 2011 |accessdate=October 2, 2011}}</ref>

Sepuluh episode musim pertama ''Game of Thrones'' telah dirilis dalam bentuk [[bokset]] DVD dan [[Blu-ray]] pada tanggal 6 Maret 2012. Bokset ini berisikan tambahan materi latar belakang dan adegan di belakang layar, tetapi tidak ada adegan yang dihapus, karena hampir semua cuplikan episode pada musim pertama telah ditayangkan.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017022137/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/11/30/game-of-thrones-dvd/ |archivedate=October 17, 2014 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Game of Thrones' scoop: DVD release date, details, photos |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/11/30/game-of-thrones-dvd/ |accessdate=December 5, 2011 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 30, 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Bokset ini terjual lebih dari 350.000 kopi pada minggu pertama setelah dirilis, penjualan DVD terbanyak pada minggu pertama untuk serialseri HBO, dan memecahkan rekor sebagai serialseri HBO dengan penjualan [[unduhan digital]] terbanyak.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018144145/https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/entertainment-us-tv-gameofthrones-idUSBRE82E1BI20120316 |archivedate=October 18, 2014 |last=Richwine |first=Lisa |title='Game of Thrones' rules HBO's DVD sales |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/entertainment-us-tv-gameofthrones-idUSBRE82E1BI20120316 |date=March 16, 2012 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=March 13, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Bokset edisi kolektor dirilis pada bulan November 2012, menggabungkan versi DVD dan Blu-ray musim pertama dengan episode pertama musim kedua. Sebuah pemberat kertas dalam bentuk telur naga juga disertakan dalam bokset.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425203629/http://www.bestbuy.com/site/game-of-thrones-the-complete-first-season-premium-edition-gift-box-8-discs-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray-disc/6909419.p?id=2541333&skuId=6909419 |archivedate=April 25, 2016 |url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/game-of-thrones-the-complete-first-season-premium-edition-gift-box-8-discs-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray-disc/6909419.p?id=2541333&skuId=6909419 |title=Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season Premium Edition Gift Box [8 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD] (Blu-ray Disc) |work=[[Best Buy]] |date=November 20, 2012 |accessdate=April 19, 2016 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

Bokset DVD-Blu-ray dan unduhan digital musim kedua mulai tersedia pada 19 Februari 2013.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704025800/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/19/game-of-thrones-season-2-dvd/ |archivedate=July 4, 2014 |title='Game of Thrones' season 2 DVD date and extras revealed |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/19/game-of-thrones-season-2-dvd/ |accessdate=March 13, 2013 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |deadurl=no}}</ref> Penjualan hari pertamanya memecahkan rekor HBO, dengan total 241.000 bokset terjual dan 355.000 episode diunduh.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030023317/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/02/22/game-of-thrones-dvd-sales-breaking-hbo-records/ |archivedate=October 30, 2014 |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/02/22/game-of-thrones-dvd-sales-breaking-hbo-records/ |title='Game of Thrones' early DVD sales breaking HBO records |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 22, 2013 |accessdate=February 23, 2013 |last = Hibberd |first = James |deadurl=no}}</ref> Musim ketiga tersedia dalam bentuk unduhan digital di [[iTunes Store]] Australia, bersamaan dengan penayangan perdana di AS, dan dirilis dalam bentuk DVD dan Blu-ray di [[Kode wilayah DVD#Kode wilayah dan negara|region 1]] pada 18 Februari 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/tv-season/game-of-thrones-season-3/id611198334?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=Game of Thrones season 3 on iTunes Australian Store |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |accessdate=March 31, 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508105049/https://itunes.apple.com/au/tv-season/game-of-thrones-season-3/id611198334?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |archivedate=May 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909203852/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Game-Thrones-Season-3/18611|archivedate=September 9, 2016|url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Game-Thrones-Season-3/18611|title=Game of Thrones – 2014 Release Date, Package Art for 'The Complete 3rd Season', on DVD, Blu|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|last=Lambert|first=David|date=June 24, 2013|deadurl=yes}}</ref> Musim keempat dirilis dalam bentuk DVD dan Blu-ray pada 17 Februari 2015,<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908225452/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Game-Thrones-Season-4/20065|archivedate=September 8, 2016|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Game-Thrones-Season-4/20065|title=Game of Thrones – 'The Complete 4th Season' Press Release: Date, Art, Cost, Extras|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|last=Lambert|first=David|date=July 16, 2014|deadurl=yes}}</ref> dan musim kelima pada 15 Maret 2016.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316093450/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VSG3MSC/ |archivedate=March 16, 2016 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 5 [Blu-ray + Digital HD] |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VSG3MSC/ |accessdate=October 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Musim keenam dirilis dalam Blu-ray dan DVD pada 15 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814123241/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2JPULU/ |archivedate=August 14, 2016 |title=Game of Thrones: The Complete Sixth Season [Blu-ray] |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2JPULU/ |accessdate=August 29, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Musim ketujuh dirilis dalam bentuk Blu-ray dan DVD pada 12 Desember 2007. Mulai tahun 2016, HBO mulai mengeluarkan set Steelbook Blu-ray yang memuat pilihan audio [[Dolby TrueHD]] [[7.1 surround sound|7.1]] dan [[Dolby Atmos]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soundandvision.com/content/game-thrones-winter-coming%E2%80%94-atmos |title=Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming—In Atmos |first=David |last=Vaughn |publisher=Sound & Vision |date=January 29, 2016 |accessdate=May 28, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515165338/http://www.soundandvision.com/content/game-thrones-winter-coming%E2%80%94-atmos |archivedate=May 15, 2016 }}</ref> Pada tahun 2018, musim pertama dirilis dalam format [[Resolusi 4K|4K]] [[High-dynamic-range video|HDR]] pada [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Game-of-Thrones-4K-The-Complete-First-Season-Blu-ray/202472/ |title=Game of Thrones 4K: The Complete First Season Blu-ray |website=Blu-ray.com |accessdate=January 9, 2019 |archive-date=2019-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716074719/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Game-of-Thrones-4K-The-Complete-First-Season-Blu-ray/202472/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'' telah banyak [[Pelanggaran hak cipta|dibajak]], terutama di luar AS.<ref name="THR 9 April 2015" /> Menurut situs web berita berbagi berkas [[TorrentFreak]], ''Game of Thrones'' menjadi serialseri televisi yang paling banyak dibajak sejak tahun 2012, yang berarti telah memegang rekor tersebut selama enam tahun berturut-turut.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702013632/https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/05/09/hbos-game-of-thrones-on-track-to-be-crowned-most-pirated-show-of-2012/ |archivedate=July 2, 2016 |last=Greenberg |first=Andy |title=HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' On Track To Be Crowned Most Pirated Show Of 2012 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/05/09/hbos-game-of-thrones-on-track-to-be-crowned-most-pirated-show-of-2012/ |accessdate=May 9, 2012 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=May 9, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625052658/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2013-131225/ |archivedate=June 25, 2016 |title='Game of Thrones' Most Pirated TV-Show of 2013 |url=http://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2013-131225/ |accessdate=December 28, 2013 |newspaper=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504030322/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10751891/Game-of-Thrones-still-most-pirated-TV-show.html |archivedate=May 4, 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10751891/Game-of-Thrones-still-most-pirated-TV-show.html |title=Game of Thrones still most pirated TV show |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Rhiannon |last=Williams |date=April 8, 2014 |accessdate=June 23, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310175113/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-12/28/game-of-thrones-tops-piracy-charts-2015 |archivedate=March 10, 2016 |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-12/28/game-of-thrones-tops-piracy-charts-2015 |title=Game of Thrones tops 2015's piracy charts |work=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |first=Matt |last=Kamen |date=December 28, 2015 |accessdate=December 28, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226175113/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2016-161226/ |archivedate=December 26, 2016 |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2016-161226/ |title='Game of Thrones' Most Torrented TV-Show of 2016 |work=[[TorrentFreak]] |first=Ernesto |last=Van der Sar |date=December 26, 2016 |accessdate=December 26, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2017-171226/ |title='Game of Thrones' Most Torrented TV-Show of 2017 |author=Ernesto |work=TorrentFreak |date=December 26, 2017 |accessdate=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=2020-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302185226/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2017-171226/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Unduhan ilegal meningkat menjadi kira-kira tujuh juta pada kuartal pertama 2015, naik 45 persen dari 2014.<ref name="THR 9 April 2015">{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629121501/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-piracy-soars-season-787594|archivedate=June 29, 2016|last=Jarvey|first=Natalie|title='Game of Thrones' Piracy Soars Ahead of Season 5 Premiere|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-piracy-soars-season-787594|accessdate=April 10, 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 9, 2015|deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebuah episode yang tidak disebutkan judulnya diunduh sekitar 4.280.000 kali melalui [[pelacak BitTorrent]] publik pada 2012, kira-kira sama dengan jumlah penonton serialnya di HBO.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720011942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20836739 |archivedate=July 20, 2016 |title=Game of Thrones tops TV show internet piracy chart |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20836739 |accessdate=January 4, 2013 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=December 24, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617091847/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2012-121223/ |archivedate=June 17, 2016 |title=Game of Thrones Most Pirated TV-Show of 2012 |date=December 23, 2012 |work=[[TorrentFreak]] |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2012-121223/ |accessdate=December 23, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Tingkat pembajakan dilaporkan sangat tinggi di Australia,<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802013734/https://torrentfreak.com/whos-pirating-game-of-thrones-and-why-120520/ |archivedate=August 2, 2016 |url=http://torrentfreak.com/whos-pirating-game-of-thrones-and-why-120520/ |title=Who's Pirating Game of Thrones, And Why? |publisher=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=May 20, 2012 |accessdate=March 31, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Duta Besar AS untuk Australia [[Jeff Bleich]] mengeluarkan pernyataan yang mengutuk pembajakan serialseri tersebut di Australia pada 2013.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125134307/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/us-ambassador-jeffrey-bleich-pleads-australia-stop-pirating-game-of-thrones/story-e6frg6n6-1226629324212 |archivedate=January 25, 2015 |last=Piotrowski |first=Daniel |title=US ambassador Jeffrey Bleich pleads: Australia, stop pirating Game of Thrones |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/us-ambassador-jeffrey-bleich-pleads-australia-stop-pirating-game-of-thrones/story-e6frg6n6-1226629324212 |accessdate=April 25, 2013 |work=[[The Age]] |date=April 25, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Ketidaktersediaan serialseri ini selain di HBO dan afiliasinya<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508025941/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/10/international-audiences-have-few-choices-to-legally-watch-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=May 8, 2016 |last=Kain |first=Erik |title=International Audiences Have Few Choices To Legally Watch HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/10/international-audiences-have-few-choices-to-legally-watch-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |accessdate=May 11, 2012 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=May 10, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> sebelum tahun 2015 dan biaya berlangganan untuk menikmati tayangan ini dituding sebagai penyebab distribusi ilegal serialseri ini. Menurut ''TorrentFreak'', berlangganan ''Game of Thrones'' menghabiskan biaya hingga $25 per bulan di Amerika Serikat, £26 per episode di Inggris, dan $52 per episode di Australia.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710144941/https://torrentfreak.com/why-people-pirate-game-of-thrones-a-global-cost-breakdown-140413/ |archivedate=July 10, 2016 |title=Why People Pirate Game of Thrones, a Global Cost Breakdown |url=http://torrentfreak.com/why-people-pirate-game-of-thrones-a-global-cost-breakdown-140413/ |accessdate=April 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=April 13, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Para pengamat, termasuk sutradara serialseri [[David Petrarca]]<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318180807/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/downloads-dont-matter-20130226-2f36r.html |archivedate=March 18, 2016 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/downloads-dont-matter-20130226-2f36r.html |title=Downloads don't matter |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=February 26, 2013 |accessdate=March 2, 2013 |agency=Australian Associated Press |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Dirut [[Time Warner]] [[Jeff Bewkes]], mengatakan bahwa pengunduhan ilegal tidak serta-merta merusak prospek serialseri; hal itu bisa dimanfaatkan sebagai "[[buzz (pemasaran)|''buzz'']]" dan komentar sosial, dan tingkat pembajakan yang tinggi tidak secara signifikan diterjemahkan menjadi hilangnya pelanggan. Menurut ''[[Polygon (situs web)|Polygon]]'', sikap santai HBO terhadap pembajakan dan berbagi kerahasiaan login merupakan strategi model "[[free-to-play]]" televisi premium.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308073846/http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/21/5636120/game-of-thrones-free-to-play-tv-hbo |archivedate=March 8, 2016 |last=Kuchera |first=Ben |title=Game of Thrones is the first 'free-to-play' TV show, and gaming is racing to catch up |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/21/5636120/game-of-thrones-free-to-play-tv-hbo |accessdate=April 21, 2014 |newspaper=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=April 21, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Dalam debat [[Oxford Union]] 2015, pencipta serialseri David Benioff mengatakan bahwa ia senang orang-orang menonton serialseri tersebut; episode yang diunduh secara ilegal terkadang mendorong penonton untuk membeli salinan asli, terutama di negara-negara tempat ''Game of Thrones'' tidak ditayangkan di televisi. Rekannya, D. B. Weiss, memiliki perasaan campur aduk, mengatakan bahwa produksi serialseri ini berbiaya mahal dan "jika tidak menghasilkan uang kembali, maka tidak ada lagi produksi". Namun, ia senang karena begitu banyak orang-orang yang "sangat menikmati serialseri ini sehingga mereka tidak sabar untuk menontonnnya."<ref>{{cite web |title=Game of Thrones at the Oxford Union – Full Address |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfvVluNxujc |via=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=June 15, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601173130/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfvVluNxujc |archivedate=June 1, 2015 }}</ref> Pada tahun 2015, ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' menyebut ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai program televisi yang paling banyak dibajak.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603142753/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/8/maisie-williams-overjoyed-as-game-of-thrones-marches-into-guinness-world-records-394562 |archivedate=June 3, 2016 |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/8/maisie-williams-overjoyed-as-game-of-thrones-marches-into-guinness-world-records-394562 |title=Maisie Williams overjoyed as Game of Thrones marches into Guinness World Records 2016 |work=[[Guinness World Records]] |last=Lynch |first=Kevin |date=August 31, 2015 |accessdate=November 11, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Dimulai pada tanggal 23 Januari 2015, dua episode terakhir [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|musim keempat]] ditayangkan di 205 bioskop [[IMAX]] di seluruh Amerika Serikat; ''Game of Thrones'' adalah serialseri televisi pertama yang ditayangkan dalam format ini.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123092247/http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/06/game-of-thrones-imax/ |archivedate=January 23, 2015 |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/06/game-of-thrones-imax/ |title='Game of Thrones' coming to IMAX: First TV series released in format |last=Hibberd |first=James |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 6, 2015 |accessdate=January 22, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Penayangan ini meraup pendapatan $686.000 di box office pada hari pembukaannya<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828102303/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/box-office-game-of-thrones-eyes-2-million-in-imax-debut-1201420355/ |archivedate=August 28, 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/box-office-game-of-thrones-eyes-2-million-in-imax-debut-1201420355/ |title=Box Office: 'Game of Thrones' Eyes $2 Million in Imax Debut |first=Maane |last=Khatchatourian |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=January 31, 2015 |accessdate=February 1, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan total $1,5 juta pada akhir pekan pembukaannya,<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421233114/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/02/01/box-office-american-sniper-sets-super-bowl-record-game-of-thrones-scores-in-imax/ |archivedate=April 21, 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/02/01/box-office-american-sniper-sets-super-bowl-record-game-of-thrones-scores-in-imax/ |title=Box Office: 'American Sniper' Sets Super Bowl Record, 'Game Of Thrones' Scores IMAX Touchdown |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |work=[[Forbes]] |date=February 1, 2015 |accessdate=February 1, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> penayangan selama seminggu meraup pendapatan sebesar $1.896.092.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171144/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gameofthronesimax.htm |archivedate=September 5, 2015 |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gameofthronesimax.htm |title=Game of Thrones (IMAX) (2015) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |date=February 6, 2015 |accessdate=April 12, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Meskipun ''Game of Thrones'' dicemooh oleh beberapa kritikus,<ref name="The Guardian March 22, 2014"/> kesuksesannya telah dihubung-hubungkan dengan peningkatan popularitas genre [[fantasi]]. Menjelang penayangan perdana [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|musim kedua]], menurut [[CNN]], "setelah akhir pekan ini, Anda mungkin akan sulit menemukan seseorang yang bukan penggemar [[fantasi epik]]", dan mengutip pernyataan [[Ian Bogost]], yang menyatakan bahwa serialseri ini melanjutkan tren adaptasi layar yang sukses sejak trilogi film [[The Lord of the Rings (seri film)|''The Lord of the Rings'']] dan [[Harry Potter (seri film)|seri film ''Harry Potter'']] berhasil membangun fantasi sebagai genre pasar massal; film-film tersebut adalah "obat kecanduan bagi budaya penggemar fantasi".<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927162257/http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/30/mainstream-finally-believes-fantasy-fans/ |archivedate=September 27, 2016 |last=Williams |first=Joel |title=Mainstream finally believes fantasy fans |url=http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/30/mainstream-finally-believes-fantasy-fans/ |accessdate=April 5, 2012 |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=March 30, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Keberhasilan serialseri ini menyebabkan sejumlah seri fantasi diadaptasi kembali ke layar kaca, termasuk penceritaan ulang ''Lord of the Rings'' oleh [[Amazon Studios]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-maps.html |title=Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series: What Is the Second Age? |work=Vulture |date=March 11, 2019 |accessdate=April 10, 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301164359/https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-maps.html |dead-url=no }}</ref> Menurut [[Neil Gaiman]], yang karyanya ''[[Good Omens (serialseri TV)|Good Omens]]'' dan ''[[American Gods (serialseri TV)|American Gods]]'' diadaptasi menjadi serialseri TV, ''Game of Thrones'' memang membantu mengubah sikap terhadap eksistensi genre fantasi di televisi, tetapi yang terpenting serialseri ini menyebabkan anggaran besar untuk serialseri fantasi lebih dapat diterima.<ref name="The Guardian March 22, 2014" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/apr/01/whats-the-next-game-of-thrones-all-the-contenders-for-fantasy-tvs-crown |title=What's the next Game of Thrones? All the contenders for fantasy TV's crown |first=Sarah |last=Hughes |date=April 1, 2019 |work=The Guardian |accessdate=April 10, 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318102418/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/apr/01/whats-the-next-game-of-thrones-all-the-contenders-for-fantasy-tvs-crown |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Popularitas serialseri ini meningkatkan penjualan novel-novel [[A Song of Ice and Fire#Penjualan|''A Song of Ice and Fire'']] (diterbitkan ulang dalam edisi serialseri TV), yang tetap bertengger di puncak daftar buku terlaris selama berbulan-bulan. Menurut ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', ''Game of Thrones'' menjadi favorit penulis [[Komedi situasi|komsit]] dan serialseri tersebut telah dirujuk dalam serialseri TV lainnya.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/21/game-of-thrones-modern-family-parks-and-rec-writers-on-why-they-love-the-hbo-drama.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Lacob |first=Jace |title='Game of Thrones': 'Modern Family,' 'Parks and Rec' Writers on Why They Love the HBO Drama |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/21/game-of-thrones-modern-family-parks-and-rec-writers-on-why-they-love-the-hbo-drama.html |accessdate=September 27, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=September 21, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Bersama serialseri fantasi lain, ''Game of Thrones'' diduga menjadi penyebab peningkatan pembelian (dan pengabaian) anjing [[huski]] dan anjing mirip serigala lainnya.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/game-of-thrones-inspired-huskie-craze-goes-cold-as-owners-give-up-on-dogs-8431188.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=O'Brian |first=Liam |title=Game of Thrones inspired Huskie craze goes cold as owners give up on dogs |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/game-of-thrones-inspired-huskie-craze-goes-cold-as-owners-give-up-on-dogs-8431188.html |accessdate=March 10, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=December 26, 2012 |location=London |deadurl=no}}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'' telah menjadi kosakata populer. Adegan pada musim pertama ketika [[Petyr Baelish]] menjelaskan motifnya sementara para PSK berhubungan seks di latar belakang memunculkan kata "[[sexposition]]" untuk memberikan makna "[[Eksposisi (naratif)|eksposisi]]" yang diselingi seks dan ketelanjangan.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328073923/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/mar/11/sexposition-story-tv-drama |archivedate=2013-03-28 |last=Hann |first=Michael |title=How 'sexposition' fleshes out the story |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/mar/11/sexposition-story-tv-drama? |accessdate=March 29, 2012 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 11, 2012 |location=London |deadurl=no }}</ref> "[[World of A Song of Ice and Fire|Dothraki]]", penunggang kuda nomaden dalam serialseri ini, menduduki peringkat keempat dalam daftar kata dari acara televisi yang paling sering digunakan di internet ([[Global Language Monitor]]).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/25/and-the-top-television-words-of-the-year-are/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Steinmetz |first=Kate |title=And the Top TV Words of the Year Are{{nbsp}}... |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/25/and-the-top-television-words-of-the-year-are/ |accessdate=September 27, 2012 |newspaper=[[Time (majalah)|Time]] |date=September 25, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada 2012, media menggunakan istilah "Game of Thrones" sebagai kiasan atau perbandingan atas situasi konflik dan perselisihan yang intens, seperti [[National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius|politik layanan kesehatan AS]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ray-brescia/game-of-robes-why-conserv_b_1647678.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Brescia |first=Ray |title=Game of Robes: Why Conservatives May Ultimately Praise the Roberts Switch on Health Care Reform |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ray-brescia/game-of-robes-why-conserv_b_1647678.html |accessdate=July 7, 2012 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |date=July 6, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Perang Saudara Suriah]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-varsavsky/there-is-still-a-lot-of-g_b_1649089.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Varsavsky |first=Martin |title=The Game of Thrones Around Us |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-varsavsky/there-is-still-a-lot-of-g_b_1649089.html |accessdate=July 7, 2012 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |date=July 4, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan pengusiran [[Bo Xilai]] oleh Pemerintah Tiongkok.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.theage.com.au/world/strongmen-of-china-playing-a-risky-game-of-thrones-20120630-219km.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Garnaut |first=John |title=Strongmen of China playing a risky game of thrones |url=http://www.theage.com.au/world/strongmen-of-china-playing-a-risky-game-of-thrones-20120630-219km.html |accessdate=July 7, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=July 1, 2012 |location=Melbourne |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pada tahun 2019, penyanyi dan penulis lagu [[Taylor Swift]] mengungkapkan kepada ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' bahwa beberapa lagu pada album ''[[Reputation (album Taylor Swift)|Reputation]]'' (2017) terinspirasi oleh sejumlah karakter dan plot dalam ''Game of Thrones''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/music/2019/05/09/taylor-swift-game-of-thrones-reputation/ |title=Taylor Swift reveals how ''Game of Thrones'' (and Arya's kill list) inspired ''reputation'' |last=Suskind |first=Alex |date=May 9, 2019 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |accessdate=May 10, 2019 |archive-date=2019-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509205342/https://ew.com/music/2019/05/09/taylor-swift-game-of-thrones-reputation/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> "Khaleesi" lebih populer sebagai nama untuk bayi perempuan di Amerika Serikat. Dalam novel dan serialseri TV, "khaleesi" bukanlah nama, melainkan gelar istri seorang khal (panglima perang) dalam [[bahasa Dothraki]], yang dipegang oleh [[Daenerys Targaryen]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819190426/http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/04/there-are-now-more-babies-named-khaleesi-than-betsy-or-nadine-in-the-us.html |archivedate=August 19, 2016 |last=O'Neil |first=Lauren |title=There are now more babies named 'Khaleesi' than 'Betsy' or 'Nadine' in the U.S. |url=http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/04/there-are-now-more-babies-named-khaleesi-than-betsy-or-nadine-in-the-us.html |date=April 11, 2014 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |accessdate=April 27, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'' juga menjadi subjek berbagai penyelidikan ilmiah.<ref name="pmid27065510">{{cite journal |vauthors=Scharl A, Hubmann-Haidvogel A, Jones A, Fischl D, Kamolov R, Weichselbraun A, Rafelsberger W |title=Analyzing the public discourse on works of fiction - Detection and visualization of emotion in online coverage about HBO's Game of Thrones |journal=Information Processing and Management |year=2016 |volume=52 |issue=1 |pages=129–138 |doi=10.1016/j.ipm.2015.02.003 |pmid=27065510 |pmc=4804387}}</ref><ref name="pmid27532353">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lipoff JB |title=Greyscale-A Mystery Dermatologic Disease on HBO's Game of Thrones |journal=JAMA Dermatology |year=2016 |volume=152 |issue=8 |pages=904 |doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.5793 |pmid=27532353}}</ref><ref name="pmid30535868">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lystad RP, Brown BT |title=Death is certain, the time is not: mortality and survival in Game of Thrones |journal=Injury Epidemiology |year=2018 |volume=5 |pages=44 |doi=10.1186/s40621-018-0174-7 |pmid=30535868}}</ref> Pada tahun 2016, para peneliti menerbitkan sebuah makalah yang menganalisis sentimen emosional dalam wacana publik daring terkait alur cerita yang berlangsung di sepanjang [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|musim keempat]].<ref name="pmid27065510"/> Analisis ini bertujuan agar penonton dapat membedakan diskusi mengenai alur cerita sebuah episode berdasarkan kritik media atau penilaian kinerja aktor tertentu. Pada 2018, ilmuwan Australia melakukan [[analisis survival]] dan memeriksa tingkat kematian pada 330 karakter penting selama tujuh musim pertama ''Game of Thrones''.<ref name="pmid30535868"/> Pada 2019, [[Gerakan Internasional Palang Merah dan Bulan Sabit Merah|Palang Merah]] Australia melakukan penelitian menggunakan [[Hukum perang|hukum hak asasi manusia internasional]] untuk menentukan karakter ''Game of Thrones'' mana yang melakukan [[kejahatan perang]] paling banyak selama tujuh musim pertama.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/04/11/the-worst-war-criminals-in-game-of-thrones-ranked/ |title=The worst war criminals in 'Game of Thrones' ranked |last=Simkins |first=J.D. |date=April 11, 2019 |work=[[Sightline Media Group|Military Times]] |accessdate=April 12, 2019 |archive-date=2019-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417171000/https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/04/11/the-worst-war-criminals-in-game-of-thrones-ranked/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

| 96% (44 ulasan)<ref name="RottenTomatoesS3">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones|title=Game of Thrones|website=|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|deadurl=no|accessdate=April 22, 2019|archive-date=2020-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101101539/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game_of_thrones/s03}}</ref>

| 58% (10 ulasan)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s08 |title=Game of Thrones: Season 8 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=June 12, 2019 |archive-date=2019-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515210818/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s08 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

| 74 (12 ulasan)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-8 |title=Game of Thrones - Season 8 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=May 15, 2019 |archive-date=2019-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429014103/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/game-of-thrones/season-8 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'', khususnya tujuh musim pertama, menerima ulasan positif, meskipun banyaknya penggambaran ketelanjangan dan kekerasan dalam serialseri ini juga dikritik. Musim-musimnya telah muncul pada daftar tahunan "terbaik" yang diterbitkan oleh ''[[The Washington Post]]'' (2011), ''[[Time (majalah)|Time]]'' (2011 dan 2012) dan ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305075523/http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/12/thrones-lands-on-tons-of-top-tv-shows-of-2011-lists/ |archivedate=March 5, 2013 |title=Thrones lands on tons of top TV shows of 2011 lists |url=http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/12/thrones-lands-on-tons-of-top-tv-shows-of-2011-lists/ |publisher=WinterIsComing.net |date=December 23, 2011 |accessdate=December 23, 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://grrm.livejournal.com/255830.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |title=Plaudits for GAME OF THRONES |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/255830.html |accessdate=December 23, 2011 |date=December 21, 2011 |publisher=Not A Blog |deadurl=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411133825/http://winteriscoming.net/2012/12/game-of-thrones-the-best-of-2012/ |archivedate=April 11, 2014 |title=Game of Thrones: The best of 2012 |url=http://winteriscoming.net/2012/12/game-of-thrones-the-best-of-2012/ |accessdate=January 4, 2013 |publisher=WinterIsComing.net |date=December 27, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Penampilan para pemainnya banyak dipuji. Akting [[Peter Dinklage]] sebagai Tyrion yang "memesona, ambigu secara moral, dan sadar diri,"<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230144/http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2011/04/15/hbos_game_of_thrones_is_fantastical/ |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |last=Gilbert |first=Matthew |title=Fantasy comes true with HBO's 'Game of Thrones' |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2011/04/15/hbos_game_of_thrones_is_fantastical/ |accessdate=May 19, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=April 15, 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> sangat dielu-elukan, yang menghantarkannya meraih penghargaan [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Emmy]] dan [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe]]. "Dalam banyak hal, ''Game of Thrones'' milik Dinklage", tulis Mary McNamara dari [[Los Angeles Times]] sebelum Tyrion menjadi tokoh sentral dalam serialseri ini di [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|musim kedua]].<ref name="Los Angeles Times April 15, 2011">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/15/entertainment/la-et-game-of-thrones-review-20110415 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=McNamara |first=Mary |title=Swords, sex and struggles |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/15/entertainment/la-et-game-of-thrones-review-20110415 |accessdate=May 19, 2013 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 15, 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329120407/http://www.salon.com/2012/03/29/bloody_bloody_game_of_thrones/singleton/ |archivedate=March 29, 2012 |last=Paskin |first=Willa |title=Bloody, bloody "Game of Thrones" |url=http://www.salon.com/2012/03/29/bloody_bloody_game_of_thrones/singleton/ |accessdate=May 19, 2013 |newspaper=[[Salon magazine|Salon]] |date=March 29, 2012}}</ref> Beberapa kritikus juga menyoroti penampilan beberapa aktris<ref name="Los Angeles Times April 15, 2011" /> dan pemeran cilik.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821120407/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Roush-Review-Thrones-1031879.aspx |archivedate=August 21, 2014 |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Roush-Review-Thrones-1031879.aspx |title=Roush Review: Grim Thrones Is a Crowning Achievement |first=Matt |last=Roush |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=April 15, 2011 |accessdate=May 11, 2011 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Maisie Williams]] yang berusia empat belas tahun, mengawali debut aktingnya pada musim pertama sebagai [[Arya Stark]], dipuji atas aktingnya pada musim kedua bersama aktor veteran [[Charles Dance]] ([[Tywin Lannister]]).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/game-changers-the-10-biggest-changes-between-game-of-thrones-and-the-books-20120515/the-tywin-and-arya-show-19691231 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |title=The Tywin and Arya Show |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/game-changers-the-10-biggest-changes-between-game-of-thrones-and-the-books-20120515/the-tywin-and-arya-show-19691231 |accessdate=May 19, 2013 |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 15, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Stephen Dillane]] menerima ulasan positif atas penampilannya sebagai [[Stannis Baratheon]], terutama di [[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|musim kelima]]; salah seorang kritikus menyatakan "Apakah Anda menyukai Stannis atau tidak, Anda harus mengakui bahwa Stephen Dillane memberikan penampilan yang monumental pada musim ini."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://decider.com/2015/06/15/game-of-thrones-s5-finale-recap/ |title=Death! Despair! Dragons! How The 'Game of Thrones' Finale Changed The Game For Everyone |date=June 15, 2015 |work=Decider |accessdate=November 30, 2017 |archive-date=2020-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324101528/https://decider.com/2015/06/15/game-of-thrones-s5-finale-recap/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

SerialSeri ini memiliki rating 89 persen pada [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref name="RottenTomatoesS3" />

Pengulas untuk musim pertama mengatakan serialseri ini memiliki nilai produksi yang tinggi, dunia yang sepenuhnya terwujud dan penokohan yang menarik.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017221329/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20481542%2C00.html |archivedate=October 17, 2014 |last = Tucker |first = Ken |title=Game of Thrones (2011) |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 14, 2011 |accessdate=May 11, 2011 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20481542,00.html |deadurl=no }}</ref> Menurut ''[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]]'', "Mungkin tidak ada acara TV yang lebih menguntungkan bagi jaringannya daripada 'Game of Thrones' bagi [[HBO]]. Diproduksi sepenuhnya oleh televisi berbayar dan menjadi fenomena global hanya dengan satu musim, untaian fantasi adalah taruhan yang telah dibayar dengan mahal."<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://variety.com/2011/tv/news/cablers-hit-highs-lows-pr-hurdles-in-2011-1118047923/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/cablers-hit-highs-lows-pr-hurdles-in-2011-1118047923/ |title=Cablers hit highs, lows, PR hurdles in 2011 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=December 27, 2011 |accessdate=December 31, 2011 |last = Levine |first = Stuart |deadurl=yes }}</ref> Musim kedua juga diterima dengan baik. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' memuji ceritanya yang "jelas, vital, dan menyenangkan"<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027041802/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20470532_20580368%2C00.html |archivedate=October 27, 2014 |last=Tucker |first=Ken |title=TV Review: Game Of Thrones (2012) |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20470532_20580368,00.html |accessdate=March 25, 2012 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 21, 2012 |deadurl=no }}</ref> dan, menurut ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', serialseri ini memiliki "alasan kuat untuk menjadi salah satu serialseri TV terbaik"; keseriusannya menjadikannya satu-satunya drama yang sebanding dengan ''[[Mad Men]]'' atau ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6W4Uf7zgs?url=http://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/review/Game-of-Thrones-HBO-Peter-Dinklage-George-Martin-304869 |archivedate=February 3, 2015 |last=Goodman |first=Tim |title='Game of Thrones' Season 2: TV Review |url=http://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/review/Game-of-Thrones-HBO-Peter-Dinklage-George-Martin-304869 |accessdate=March 28, 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 27, 2012 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' memberikan serialseri ini ulasan negatif; mengkritik jumlah karakternya, kurangnya kompleksitas, dan plot yang berkelok-kelok.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921082549/http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/arts/television/game-of-thrones-on-hbo.html |archivedate=September 21, 2013 |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |title=Uneasy Lies the Head That Steals a Crown: 'Game of Thrones' on HBO |url=http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/arts/television/game-of-thrones-on-hbo.html |accessdate=March 29, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 29, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

[[Game of Thrones (musim 3)|Musim ketiga]] diterima dengan sangat baik oleh para kritikus, dengan [[Metacritic]] memberikan skor 91 dari 100 (menciptakan "pengakuan universal").<ref name="MetacriticS3" /> [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|Musim keempat]] juga dipuji; Metacritic memberikan skor 94 dari 100 berdasarkan 29 ulasan, yang sekali lagi berpendapat serialseri ini telah menunjukkan "pengakuan universal".<ref name="MetacriticS4" /> [[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|Musim kelima]] juga diterima dengan baik oleh para kritikus dan memperoleh skor 91 dari 100 (berdasarkan 29 ulasan) di Metacritic.<ref name="MetacriticS5" /> [[Game of Thrones (musim 6)|Musim keenam]] dipuji oleh para kritikus, meskipun tidak setinggi musim pendahulunya. Musim ini memiliki skor 73 di Metacritic (berdasarkan sembilan ulasan), dengan "ulasan yang umumnya baik."<ref name="MetacriticS6" /> [[Game of Thrones (musim 7)|Musim ketujuh]] mendapat skor 77 dari 100 (berdasarkan 12 ulasan) dan dipuji karena urutan aksinya dan karakter sentral yang terfokus,<ref name="MetacriticS7" /> tetapi menerima kritik negatif karena alur yang sangat cepat dan pengembangan plot yang "menentang logika."<ref name="RottenTomatoesS7"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/14/16143576/game-of-thrones-season-seven-eastwatch-hbo |title=Game of Thrones' current breakneck pace is gutting its most anticipated reunions |work=The Verge |first=Megan |last=Farokhmanesh |date=August 14, 2017 |accessdate=November 30, 2017 |archive-date=2020-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324101523/https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/14/16143576/game-of-thrones-season-seven-eastwatch-hbo |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Darren Franich dari ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' memberi serialseri ini rating 'B', yang menyatakan bahwa serialseri ini sangat "oke", dengan "momen transenden" dan "fase menyedihkan", serialseri ini "cukup dicintai untuk dikritik oleh semua orang karena sesuatu". Franich menggambarkan musim 3 dan 4 "tak terbendung", musim 6 yang berakhir dengan "satu dua pukulan", sedangkan musim 7 dan 8 "sama saja".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Franich |first1=Darren |title=Game of Thrones was… okay: EW review |url=https://ew.com/tv-reviews/2019/05/20/game-of-thrones-finale-series-review/ |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 20, 2019 |accessdate=May 24, 2019 |archive-date=2019-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523200024/https://ew.com/tv-reviews/2019/05/20/game-of-thrones-finale-series-review/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Terlepas dari sambutannya yang antusias dari para kritikus, beberapa pihak mengkritik serialseri ini karena banyaknya ketelanjangan wanita, kekerasan, dan kekerasan seksual yang digambarkannya, dan atas cara bagaimana tema-tema ini digambarkan. ''[[The Atlantic]]'' menyebut serialseri ini memiliki "kecenderungan untuk meningkatkan kegiatan seks, kekerasan, dan—terutama—kekerasan seksual".<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826014749/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/game-of-thrones-roundtable-season-5-episode-six-unbowed-unbent-unbroken/393503/ |archivedate=August 26, 2016 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/game-of-thrones-roundtable-season-5-episode-six-unbowed-unbent-unbroken/393503/ |title=Game of Thrones: A Pointless Horror and a Ridiculous Fight |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |last2=Orr |first2=Christopher |last3=Sullivan |first3=Amy |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=May 17, 2015 |accessdate=May 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[George R. R. Martin]] menanggapi bahwa ia merasa berkewajiban untuk jujur mengenai sejarah dan sifat manusia, dan pemerkosaan dan kekerasan seksual adalah hal biasa dalam perang; dan menghilangkan hal tersebut dari narasi merupakan suatu kesalahan dan merusak salah satu [[#Tema|tema novel]], yaitu realisme historisnya.<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014" /> HBO mengatakan bahwa mereka "sepenuhnya mendukung visi dan karya seni luar biasa Dan dan David dan kami merasa karya ini berbicara untuk dirinya sendiri."<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014" />

Jumlah adegan seks dan ketelanjangan pada serialseri ini, terutama dalam adegan yang berhubungan dengan plot, menjadi fokus dari banyak kritik yang ditujukan pada serialseri ini di [[Game of Thrones (musim 1)|musim pertama]] dan [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|kedua]]. [[Stephen Dillane]], yang memerankan Stannis Baratheon, menyamakan adegan eksplisit serialseri ini dengan "pornografi Jerman tahun 1970-an".<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/14/game-of-thrones-stephen-dillane-the-tunnel_n_4595628.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Frost |first=Caroline |title='Game of Thrones' Star Stephen Dillane Admits the Nudity Is Like 'German Porn from the 1970s' |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/14/game-of-thrones-stephen-dillane-the-tunnel_n_4595628.html |accessdate=January 16, 2014 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |date=January 14, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Charlie Jane Anders]] menulis di [[io9]] bahwa jika musim pertama penuh dengan "seksposisi" yang ringan, musim kedua tampaknya fokus pada seks yang tidak menyenangkan, eksploitatif, dan tidak manusiawi, dengan sedikit konten informatif.<ref name="io9 2 May 2012">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911064821/http://io9.com/5906540/is-game-of-thrones-gratiutious-sex-worse-than-the-gratuitous-violence |archivedate=September 11, 2015 |last=Anders |first=Charlie Jane |title=Is Game of Thrones' gratuitous sex worse than the gratuitous violence? |url=http://io9.com/5906540/is-game-of-thrones-gratiutious-sex-worse-than-the-gratuitous-violence |accessdate=May 2, 2012 |website=[[io9]] |date=May 2, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Menurut Anna Holmes dari ''[[The Washington Post]]'', adegan telanjang tampaknya ditujukan terutama sekali untuk merangsang pria heteroseksual, yang membuat adegan ini mengabaikan penonton lain.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holmes |first=Anna |title=Skin is wearing thin on HBO's 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/skin-is-wearing-thin-on-hbos-game-of-thrones/2012/04/26/gIQA4hd6jT_story_1.html |accessdate=May 2, 2012 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=April 26, 2012 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527173457/http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/skin-is-wearing-thin-on-hbos-game-of-thrones/2012/04/26/gIQA4hd6jT_story_1.html |archivedate=May 27, 2012 }}</ref> Maureen Ryan dari ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' juga menulis bahwa sebagian besar adegan ''Game of Thrones'' menampilkan wanita telanjang, bukannya pria, dan pengunjukan "payudara" yang berlebihan melemahkan aspirasi apa pun yang mungkin dimiliki serialseri ini untuk mengatasi penindasan wanita dalam masyarakat feodal.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502120407/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/05/29/game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-7-recap/ |archivedate=May 2, 2012 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title='Game of Thrones' Season 1, Episode 7 Recap |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/05/29/game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-7-recap/ |accessdate=May 2, 2012 |publisher=[[AOL TV]] |date=May 29, 2011}}</ref> ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' memarodikan aspek adaptasi ini dalam sebuah sketsa yang menggambarkan serialseri tersebut sebagai penghalang seorang bocah lelaki berusia 13 tahun menjadi konsultan yang perhatian utamanya adalah melihat payudara sebanyak mungkin.<ref name="io9 2 May 2012" /><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://gawker.com/5902076/snl-explains-the-nudity-in-game-of-thrones |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Toder |first=Matt |title=SNL Explains the Nudity in Game of Thrones |url=http://gawker.com/5902076/snl-explains-the-nudity-in-game-of-thrones |accessdate=May 2, 2012 |work=Gawker |date=April 15, 2012 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

Pada [[Game of Thrones (musim 3)|musim ketiga]], yang mengisahkan [[Theon Greyjoy]] disiksa dan akhirnya di[[kebiri]], serialseri ini dikritik karena menampilkan penyiksaan secara brutal.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/-i-game-of-thrones-i-worst-scene-yet/275772/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Orr |first=Christopher |title=Game of Thrones' Worst Scene Yet? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/-i-game-of-thrones-i-worst-scene-yet/275772/ |accessdate=May 19, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Atlantic]] |date=May 13, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[New York (majalah)|Majalah ''New York'']] menyebut adegan tersebut dengan "[[Film splatter|pornografi penyiksaan]]."<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/05/game-of-thrones-couple-of-the-week-episode-6.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/05/game-of-thrones-couple-of-the-week-episode-6.html |title=''Game of Thrones'' Couple of the Week: Tyrion and Shae Are Never Getting Back Together |first=Allison P. |last=David |work=[[New York (majalah)|New York]] |date=May 12, 2014 |accessdate=July 17, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Madeleine Davies dari ''[[Jezebel (situs webeweb)|Jezebel]]'' setuju dengan pendapat tersebut, mengatakan, "bukan hal yang aneh jika ''Game of Thrones'' dituding menggambarkan pornografi penyiksaan—kekerasan yang tidak beralasan, [[objektifikasi]] yang dikombinasikan dengan pencitraan seksual yang tidak masuk akal." Menurut Davies, meskipun kekerasan dalam serialseri ini menyesuaikan dengan tujuan narasi, penyiksaan Theon dalam "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair#In the North|The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]" terlalu berlebihan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Madeleine |title=Game of Boners: This Is Torture Porn |url=http://jezebel.com/game-of-boners-this-is-torture-porn-504821180 |accessdate=May 17, 2013 |newspaper=Jezebel |date=May 13, 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=July 16, 2017 }}</ref>

[[Breaker of Chains#Adegan pemerkosaan|Sebuah adegan]] dalam [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|musim keempat]] episode "[[Breaker of Chains]]", ketika [[Jaime Lannister]] memerkosa saudara perempuan dan kekasihnya [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], memicu diskusi publik yang luas mengenai penggambaran kekerasan seksual terhadap wanita dalam serialseri ini. Menurut Dave Itzkoff dari ''[[The New York Times]]'', adegan tersebut menimbulkan kemarahan, sebagian disebabkan oleh komentar sutradara [[Alex Graves]] yang menyatakan bahwa adegan tersebut akan menjadi "konsensual pada akhirnya". Itzkoff juga menulis bahwa para kritikus khawatir "pemerkosaan telah jadi begitu meresap dalam drama sehingga hanya menjadi kebisingan latar belakang: kejadian rutin dan tidak mengejutkan".<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/arts/television/for-game-of-thrones-rising-unease-over-rapes-recurring-role.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |title=For 'Game of Thrones,' Rising Unease Over Rape's Recurring Role |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/arts/television/for-game-of-thrones-rising-unease-over-rapes-recurring-role.html |accessdate=May 4, 2014 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 2, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sonia Saraiya dari ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' menulis bahwa merupakan suatu pilihan untuk memerankan aksi seksual ini, serupa dengan adegan Daenerys Targaryen dan [[Khal Drogo]] pada musim pertama—keduanya digambarkan konsensual dalam novel-novel sumber—ketika pemerkosaan tampaknya merupakan tindakan "[[Karya fiksi eksploitasi|eksploitasi]] untuk nilai kejutan."<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.avclub.com/article/rape-thrones-203499 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Saraiya |first=Sonia |title=Rape of Thrones Why are the Game Of Thrones showrunners rewriting the books into misogyny? |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/rape-thrones-203499 |accessdate=April 21, 2014 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=April 20, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pada episode [[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|musim kelima]] "[[Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken]]", [[Sansa Stark]] diperkosa oleh [[Ramsay Bolton]]. Sebagian pengulas, termasuk dari ''Vanity Fair'', ''Salon'', ''The Atlantic'', dan ''The Daily Beast'', menganggap adegan tersebut serampangan dan secara artistik tidak diperlukan.<ref name="Atlantic" /><ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728222832/http://www.salon.com/2015/05/18/heres_why_people_are_so_upset_about_the_latest_game_of_thrones_rape_so_cheap_such_an_obvious_choice_i_felt_offended_as_a_fan/ |archivedate=July 28, 2016 |url=http://www.salon.com/2015/05/18/heres_why_people_are_so_upset_about_the_latest_game_of_thrones_rape_so_cheap_such_an_obvious_choice_i_felt_offended_as_a_fan/ |title=Here's why people are so upset about the latest "Game of Thrones" rape: "So cheap, such an obvious choice, I felt offended as a fan" |last=Silman |first=Anna |work=[[Salon (majalah)|Salon]] |date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=June 26, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513115940/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/game-of-thrones/11608928/Game-of-Thrones-Unbowed-Unbent-Unbroken-season-5-episode-6-review.html |archivedate=May 13, 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/game-of-thrones/11608928/Game-of-Thrones-Unbowed-Unbent-Unbroken-season-5-episode-6-review.html |title=Game of Thrones: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken, season 5 episode 6, review: 'raw emotion' |last=Runcie |first=Charlotte |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=May 17, 2015 |accessdate=May 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name=DailyBeast>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/19/the-rape-of-sansa-stark-game-of-thrones-goes-off-book-and-enrages-its-female-fans.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/19/the-rape-of-sansa-stark-game-of-thrones-goes-off-book-and-enrages-its-female-fans.html |title=The Rape of Sansa Stark: 'Game of Thrones' Goes Off-Book and Enrages Its Female Fans |last=Leon |first=Melissa |newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=May 19, 2015 |accessdate=May 20, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebagai contoh, Joanna Robinson, menulis untuk ''[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]]'', mengatakan bahwa adegan tersebut "melemahkan semua agensi yang telah tumbuh pada Sansa sejak akhir musim lalu."<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/game-of-thrones-rape-sansa-stark |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/game-of-thrones-rape-sansa-stark |title=''Game of Thrones'' Absolutely Did ''Not'' Need to Go There with Sansa Stark |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |first=Joanna |last=Robinson |date=May 17, 2015 |accessdate=May 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebaliknya, Sara Stewart dari ''New York Post'' bertanya-tanya mengapa penonton tidak sekesal itu ketika banyak latar belakang dan karakter minor yang telah mengalami perlakuan yang sama atau lebih buruk.<ref name=NYPost>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://nypost.com/2015/05/19/its-a-stark-reality-outrage-over-sansa-rape-scene-misses-the-point/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=https://nypost.com/2015/05/19/its-a-stark-reality-outrage-over-sansa-rape-scene-misses-the-point/ |title=It's a Stark reality: Outrage over Sansa rape scene misses the point |last=Stewart |first=Sara |work=[[New York Post]] |date=May 19, 2015 |accessdate=May 19, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Menanggapi adegan tersebut, situs web budaya pop ''[[The Mary Sue]]'' mengumumkan bahwa mereka akan menghentikan peliputan terhadap serialseri tersebut karena penggambaran adegan pemerkosaan yang berulang-ulang sebagai alat plot,<ref name=TheMarySueIsSoDone>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.themarysue.com/we-will-no-longer-be-promoting-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.themarysue.com/we-will-no-longer-be-promoting-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |title=We Will No Longer Be Promoting HBO's Game of Thrones |last=Pantozzi |first=Jill |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=May 20, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Senator AS [[Claire McCaskill]] mengatakan ia tidak akan lagi menontonnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cillizza|first=Chris|title=Claire McCaskill is done with 'Game of Thrones' after Sunday's rape scene. She's got a point.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/19/claire-mccaskill-is-done-with-game-of-thrones-after-sundays-rape-scene-shes-got-a-point/|accessdate=August 9, 2017|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 19, 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724150232/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/19/claire-mccaskill-is-done-with-game-of-thrones-after-sundays-rape-scene-shes-got-a-point/|archivedate=July 24, 2017}}</ref>

Ketika musim keenam dan ketujuh menceritakan Daenerys, Sansa, dan Cersei memiliki posisi berkuasa, Alyssa Rosenberg dari ''The Washington Post'' menulis bahwa serialseri ini dapat dilihat sebagai "fantasi balas dendam berkepanjangan atas apa yang terjadi ketika wanita yang telah mengalami kebrutalan dan pemerkosaan mendapatkan kekuatan"—masa lalu menjadikan mereka terlalu hancur untuk melakukan tindakan apa pun selain melakukan tindakan brutal, dan kebebasan pribadi mereka tidak memengaruhi perubahan sosial yang diperlukan untuk melindungi orang lain dari penderitaan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Alyssa|title=The arguments about women and power in 'Game of Thrones' have never been more unsettling|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/08/09/the-arguments-about-women-and-power-in-game-of-thrones-have-never-been-more-unsettling/|accessdate=August 9, 2017|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 9, 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809212138/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/08/09/the-arguments-about-women-and-power-in-game-of-thrones-have-never-been-more-unsettling/|archivedate=August 9, 2017}}</ref> [[Time (majalah)|Majalah ''Time'']] melaporkan sebelum musim ketujuh bahwa "meskipun Benioff dan Weiss tidak mengakuinya, acaranya telah berubah. Adegan ketika eksposisi disampaikan pada satu rumah bordil atau yang lain, misalnya, telah dikupas kembali."<ref name="daddario2017">{{Cite magazine |last=D'Addadio |first=Daniel |date=July 10, 2017 |title='Game of Thrones': Inside the World's Most Popular Show |url=http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/ |magazine=[[Time (majalah)|Time]] |access-date=September 2, 2017}}</ref>

Pencahayaan, atau kurangnya pencahayaan, dalam adegan-adegan yang lebih gelap telah menjadi poin kritik yang berulang sejak musim keenam serialseri ini.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 29, 2019 |last=Flint |first=Hanna |title=This is why the lighting is so bad in 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/lighting-bad-game-thrones-124901278.html |work=Yahoo |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="Every week, social media is filled with complaints about how dark the scenes looks and more importantly how it affects their ability to see the action." |archive-date=2019-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504031831/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/lighting-bad-game-thrones-124901278.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=September 9, 2016 |last=Lallo |first=Michael |title=Will someone please turn on the lights: Why have TV dramas literally become so dark? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/will-someone-please-turn-on-the-lights-why-have-tv-dramas-literally-become-so-dark-20160909-grchcu.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="To many fans, Game of Thrones is too dark. Not figuratively – they literally can't perceive what's happening on screen." |archive-date=2019-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032342/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/will-someone-please-turn-on-the-lights-why-have-tv-dramas-literally-become-so-dark-20160909-grchcu.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 17, 2019 |last=Sharf |first=Zack |title=Does 'Game of Thrones' Have an 'Ozark' Problem? Season 8 Is So Dark It's Hard to See |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-too-dark-fans-cant-see-1202059546/ |work=IndieWire |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="Fear's jokey comment encapsulated one of the biggest fan criticisms about the "Game of Thrones" premiere: The show is so visually dark that viewers can't even see what's happening on screen. Many fans took to social media during the episode to complain about the color palette, with some wondering if it was their TV brightness setting that was the issue." |archive-date=2020-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224154626/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-too-dark-fans-cant-see-1202059546/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Warner |first=Sam |date=April 16, 2019 |title=Game of Thrones viewers have one big complaint about season 8, episode 1 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a27159387/game-of-thrones-viewers-complain-season-8-episode-1-too-dark/ |work=Digital Spy |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="Yep, many complained that parts of the episode were too dark – and we don't mean just twisted dark after seeing the Night King's artistic flair." |archive-date=2019-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032451/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a27159387/game-of-thrones-viewers-complain-season-8-episode-1-too-dark/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pada 2016, Caitlyn Callegari dari ''[[Bustle (majalah)|Bustle]]'' mencatat 31 contoh adegan ketika pencahayaan menimbulkan masalah bagi penonton, mulai dari tidak bisa membedakan warna rambut karakter hingga tidak bisa melihat apa yang sedang terjadi.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 29, 2016 |last=Callegari |first=Caitlyn |title=31 Times 'Game of Thrones' Needed To Lighten Up, Literally |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/160916-31-times-game-of-thrones-needed-to-lighten-up-literally |work=Bustle |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="Game of Thrones needs to turn on the lights, or else I am sending them my ophthalmologist bill. For real, GoT powers that be, it's super hard to squint for a straight hour every week because your episodes are so freakin' dark." |archive-date=2020-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611014146/https://www.bustle.com/articles/160916-31-times-game-of-thrones-needed-to-lighten-up-literally |dead-url=no }}</ref> Beberapa pengulas menulis bahwa hal ini merupakan bagian dari tren yang lebih luas<ref>{{cite news |date=June 29, 2016 |last=Dessem |first=Matthew |title=Why TV Shows Are Darker Than They've Ever Been |url=https://slate.com/culture/2016/06/cinematographers-from-game-of-thrones-jessica-jones-and-better-call-saul-on-why-tv-shows-are-darker-than-theyve-ever-been.html |work=Slate |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="Watching Game of Thrones this season, you may have asked yourself: Is something wrong with my television? Surely there is some other setting that would brighten up the inside of Bran Stark's cave, or heighten the contrast between Cersei Lannister's robes and the shadowy chambers of her prison cell. But no, that's just the way the show is supposed to look. And Game of Thrones is not alone: HBO has made a cottage industry of dimly-lit hourlong dramas" |archive-date=2020-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408195637/https://slate.com/culture/2016/06/cinematographers-from-game-of-thrones-jessica-jones-and-better-call-saul-on-why-tv-shows-are-darker-than-theyve-ever-been.html |dead-url=no }}</ref> di kalangan program-program yang dibuat oleh orang-orang yang memiliki pengalaman bekerja terutama di bidang perfilman, menunjukkan bahwa mereka "belum memahami nuansa (atau kekurangan)" televisi sebagai media, terutama perbedaan antara menonton adegan di layar televisi dengan menontonnya di layar lebar bioskop.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 19, 2016 |last=Burgess |first=Genevieve |title=Why is TV, Literally, So Dark? |url=http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/why-is-tv-literally-so-dark.php |work=Pajiba |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="A lot of these shows are also made by people who have experience working primarily on films, and film aesthetic has always been visually darker than TV. Because films are meant to be watched on very large screens in very dark rooms, while most TV is watched on smaller screens in brightly lit rooms. It seems the people making these shows aren't evaluating the lighting for the proper venue." |archive-date=2019-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626191747/http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/why-is-tv-literally-so-dark.php |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Dalam sebuah wawancara pada tahun 2017, [[Robert McLachlan (sinematografer)|Robert McLachlan]], seorang sinematografer yang bekerja untuk serialseri tersebut, menjelaskan kurangnya pencahayaan sebagai pilihan artistik: "kami berusaha untuk senatural mungkin."<ref>{{cite news |last=Renfro |first=Kim |date=August 19, 2017 |title='Game of Thrones' cinematographer reveals the unexpected perils of filming: 'They were going to pull us all off the cliff' |url=https://www.thisisinsider.com/game-of-thrones-cinematographer-interview-season-7-kit-kite-2017-8 |work=Insider |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="I think we're all very much on the same page where we're trying to be as naturalistic as possible. We want to make these sets and locations feel as if they're absolutely not lit by us, but only by mother nature or some candles..." |archive-date=2019-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430033858/https://www.thisisinsider.com/game-of-thrones-cinematographer-interview-season-7-kit-kite-2017-8 |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Paine |first=Hannah |date=April 29, 2019 |title=Game of Thrones fans fume over 'too dark' episode |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/game-of-thrones/game-of-thrones-fans-fume-over-too-dark-episode/news-story/755afb0a00f0d59c7100028debc4737a |work=news.com.au |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="It's not the first time Game of Thrones has come under fire for its shots being too dark, however. According to one of the show's cinematographers, it's a very deliberate choice." |archive-date=2019-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429055910/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/game-of-thrones/game-of-thrones-fans-fume-over-too-dark-episode/news-story/755afb0a00f0d59c7100028debc4737a |dead-url=no }}</ref> Kritik mencapai titik tertinggi pada "[[The Long Night (Game of Thrones)|The Long Night]]", episode ketiga [[Game of Thrones (musim 8)|musim 8]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/game-of-thrones-battle-is-biggest-ever-but-it-was-way-too-dark/ |title=Game of Thrones battle was the biggest ever, but way too dark to see |work=CNET |first=Mark |last=Serrels |date=April 28, 2019 |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |archive-date=2020-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515012200/https://www.cnet.com/news/game-of-thrones-battle-is-biggest-ever-but-it-was-way-too-dark/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/game-of-thrones-too-dark-lighting-battle-of-winterfell |title='Game of Thrones' fans complain about 'too dark' lighting in Battle of Winterfell |work=Fox News |first=Katherine |last=Lam |date=April 29, 2019 |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |archive-date=2020-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520075936/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/game-of-thrones-too-dark-lighting-battle-of-winterfell |dead-url=no }}</ref> Beberapa menit setelah episode tersebut tayang, penonton menulis di situs media sosial seperti Twitter untuk mengungkapkan ketidakpuasan mereka mengenai fakta bahwa mereka mengalami kesulitan besar dalam menonton pertempuran dan mencoba mencari tahu apa yang sedang terjadi.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/04/29/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-3-too-dark-fans-furious/ |title=Game of Thrones Fans Are Furious the Winterfell Battle Scenes Are Too Dark |work=Comicbook.com |first=Nicole |last=Drum |date=April 28, 2019 |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |archive-date=2019-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813082529/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/04/29/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-3-too-dark-fans-furious/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/game-of-thrones-dark-battle-of-winterfell-cinematography-1203199892/ |title='Game of Thrones' Fans Complain About Battle of Winterfell's Dark Cinematography |work=Variety |first=Erin |last=Nyren |date=April 28, 2019 |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |archive-date=2019-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929231457/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/game-of-thrones-dark-battle-of-winterfell-cinematography-1203199892/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/lighten-jon-snow-game-thrones-dark/ |title=Lighten up, Jon Snow: why is Game of Thrones so ridiculously dark? |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Sam |last=Parker |date=April 30, 2019 |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |archive-date=2019-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032249/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/lighten-jon-snow-game-thrones-dark/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dessem |first=Matthew |date=April 29, 2019 |title=Why You Couldn't See a Damn Thing on This Week's Game of Thrones |url=https://slate.com/culture/2019/04/game-of-thrones-long-night-dark-cinematography-twitter-complaints.html |work=Slate |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |quote="On Sunday night, Twitter was full of viewers complaining about the show's cinematography, which has often been dark, but never quite so consistently stygian." |archive-date=2020-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414183511/https://slate.com/culture/2019/04/game-of-thrones-long-night-dark-cinematography-twitter-complaints.html |dead-url=no }}</ref>

[[Berkas:The Westeros Wing.jpg|jmpl|alt=Presiden Obama duduk di Iron Throne di Oval Office White House, dikelilingi oleh yang lainnya|Dalam [[foto manipulasi]] yang dipublikasikan oleh [[Gedung Putih]] pada 2014, presiden AS [[Barack Obama]] (penggemar serialseri ini) duduk di Takhta Besi di [[Oval Office]] dengan mahkota raja di pangkuannya.]]

[[Berkas:Dublin Wax GOT.jpg|jmpl|kiri|150px|Popularitas ''Game of Thrones'', ditambah dengan lokasi syuting di [[Irlandia Utara]], menyebabkan penyelenggaraan pameran khusus serialseri tersebut di [[National Wax Museum Plus]] di [[Dublin]].]]

''A Song of Ice and Fire'' dan ''Game of Thrones'' memiliki basis penggemar internasional yang luas dan aktif. Pada 2012, ''[[New York (majalah)|Vulture.com]]'' menobatkan penggemar serialseri ini sebagai penggemar yang paling setia dalam budaya populer, lebih setia dari penggemar [[Lady Gaga]], [[Justin Bieber]], ''[[Harry Potter]]'' atau ''[[Star Wars]]''.<ref name="Vulture October 15, 2012">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.vulture.com/2012/10/25-most-devoted-fans.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |title=The 25 Most Devoted Fan Bases |url=http://www.vulture.com/2012/10/25-most-devoted-fans.html |accessdate=October 17, 2012 |newspaper=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |date=October 15, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Penggemarnya juga mencakup para pemimpin politik seperti mantan presiden AS [[Barack Obama]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/us/obamas-tv-picks-anything-edgy-with-hints-of-reality.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Shear |first=Michael |title=Obama's TV Picks |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/us/obamas-tv-picks-anything-edgy-with-hints-of-reality.html |accessdate=December 29, 2013 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 29, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105010138/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/12/obama-favorite-tv-shows-game-of-thrones |archivedate=January 5, 2014 |last=Ghahremani |first=Tanya |title=President Obama 'Really Likes' Game of Thrones, In Case You Were Wondering |url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/12/obama-favorite-tv-shows-game-of-thrones |accessdate=December 30, 2013 |work=[[Complex (majalah)|Complex]] |date=December 30, 2013 |deadurl=no }}</ref> mantan perdana menteri Britania Raya [[David Cameron]],<ref>{{cite web |title=David Cameron admits he is a 'Throney' and 'huge fan' on Game of Thrones studio tour |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/568919/David-Cameron-Game-of-Thrones-General-Election-2015 |work=[[Daily Express]] |first=Victoria |last=Armstrong |date=April 7, 2015 |accessdate=April 10, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=July 16, 2017 }}</ref> mantan perdana menteri Australia [[Julia Gillard]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716014754/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/26/julia-gillard-game-of-thrones |archivedate=July 16, 2013 |last=Taylor |first=Lenore |title=Julia Gillard reveals Game of Thrones addiction |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/26/julia-gillard-game-of-thrones |accessdate=May 30, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 30, 2013 |location=London |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426145920/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/apr/07/game-of-thrones-parallels-prime-minister |archivedate=2016-04-26 |last=Gillard |first=Julia |title=Game of Thrones has parallels with my time as Australian prime minister |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/apr/07/game-of-thrones-parallels-prime-minister? |accessdate=April 7, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 7, 2014 |deadurl=no }}</ref> dan menteri luar negeri Belanda [[Frans Timmermans]], yang membingkai politik Eropa dalam kutipan-kutipan dari novel Martin dalam pidatonya tahun 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Luoma |first=Sarah |title=Dutch foreign minister uses 'Game of Thrones' as political analogy |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/fun/game-of-thrones/news/a486020/dutch-foreign-minister-uses-game-of-thrones-as-political-analogy/ |accessdate=November 2, 2016 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=May 31, 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://archive.istoday/20161217132623/http://www.digitalspy.com/fun/game-of-thrones/news/a486020/dutch-foreign-minister-uses-game-of-thrones-as-political-analogy/ |archivedate=December 17, 2016 }}</ref>

BBC News melaporkan pada 2013 bahwa "gairah dan kesetiaan ekstrem dari para [[penggemar]]" telah menciptakan fenomena yang tidak tertandingi oleh serialseri TV populer lainnya, memanifestasikan dirinya dalam [[fiksi penggemar]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903190051/http://www.salon.com/2013/06/16/the_best_and_the_weirdest_of_game_of_thrones_fanfiction/ |archivedate=September 3, 2016 |last=Templeton |first=Molly |title=The best (and the weirdest) of "Game of Thrones" fanfiction |url=http://www.salon.com/2013/06/16/the_best_and_the_weirdest_of_game_of_thrones_fanfiction/ |accessdate=July 6, 2013 |newspaper=[[Salon (majalah)|Salon]] |date=June 16, 2013 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> [[burlesque]] bertema ''Game of Thrones'' rutin diterbitkan, dan para orang tua menamai anak-anak mereka menurut karakter dalam serialseri; kritikus mengaitkan keberhasilan ini dengan detail yang kaya, ambiguitas moral, kegamblangan seksual, dan skala epik serialseri dan novel.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21856915 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=de Castella |first=Tom |title=Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21856915 |accessdate=March 23, 2013 |newspaper=[[BBC News Magazine]] |date=March 22, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Tahun sebelumnya, "[[Arya (nama)|Arya]]" adalah nama anak perempuan yang peringkatnya naik paling cepat di AS setelah melonjak popularitasnya dari posisi 711 ke 413.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019200832/http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/05/10/arya-game-of-thrones-baby-names/ |archivedate=October 19, 2014 |last=Carlson |first=Adam |title='Game of Thrones' domination is nearly complete: 'Arya' is the fastest-rising name for baby girls |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/05/10/arya-game-of-thrones-baby-names/ |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 10, 2013 |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>

{{As of|2013}}, sekitar 58 persen penonton serialseri ini adalah pria dan 42 persen wanita, dan rata-rata penonton pria berusia 41 tahun.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028183047/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/31/hbo-thrones-piracy/ |archivedate=October 28, 2014 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title=HBO: 'Game of Thrones' piracy is a compliment |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/31/hbo-thrones-piracy/ |accessdate=April 3, 2013 |newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 31, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321142339/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/06/women-game-of-thrones |archivedate=March 21, 2014 |last=Watercutter |first=Angela |title=Yes, Women Really Do Like Game of Thrones (We Have Proof) |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/06/women-game-of-thrones/ |date=June 3, 2013 |accessdate=June 6, 2013 |work=[[Wired (situs web)|Wired]] |deadurl=no}}</ref> Menurut direktur pemasaran [[SBS Broadcasting Group]], Helen Kellie, ''Game of Thrones'' memiliki tingkat keterlibatan penggemar yang tinggi; 5,5 persen dari 2,9 juta penggemar di [[Facebook]] membicarakan serialseri ini secara daring pada tahun 2012, jauh lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan 1,8 persen dari sepuluh juta lebih penggemar ''[[True Blood]]'' (serialseri fantasi HBO lainnya).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206074236/http://www.marketingmag.com.au/blogs/social-is-coming-of-age-in-the-marketing-mix-a-tv-perspective-25975/ |archivedate=December 6, 2014 |last=Kellie |first=Helen |title=Social is coming of age in the marketing mix – a TV perspective |url=http://www.marketingmag.com.au/blogs/social-is-coming-of-age-in-the-marketing-mix-a-tv-perspective-25975/ |accessdate=October 29, 2012 |newspaper=Marketing magazine |date=October 26, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Vulture.com menulis Westeros.org dan WinterIsComing.net (forum berita dan diskusi), ToweroftheHand.com (mengelola pembacaan komunal novel) dan Podcastoficeandfire.com sebagai situs penggemar yang didedikasikan untuk serialseri TV dan novel-novel;<ref name="Vulture October 15, 2012" /> dan [[siniar]] ''Game of Thrones''.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623114614/http://www.geeksugar.com/Game-Thrones-Podcasts-30228595 |archivedate=June 23, 2014 |last=Nguyen |first=Nicole |title=In the Game of Thrones, These Podcasts Play to Win |url=http://www.geeksugar.com/Game-Thrones-Podcasts-30228595 |accessdate=May 4, 2013 |newspaper=Geeksugar |date=May 3, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

''Game of Thrones'' telah memenangkan banyak penghargaan sejak debutnya sebagai serialseri TV, termasuk 47 Primetime Emmy Awards,<ref name="emmys.com"/> 5 [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], dan sebuah [[Peabody Award]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601004713/http://www.peabody.uga.edu/71stwinners.php |archivedate=June 1, 2012 |title=Complete List of Recipients of the 71st Annual Peabody Awards |url=http://www.peabody.uga.edu/71stwinners.php |publisher=Peabody Awards |date=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=November 5, 2016}}</ref> SerialSeri ini memegang rekor penghargaan Emmy untuk serialseri televisi bernaskah, mengungguli ''[[Frasier]]'' (yang menerima 37).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/4498870/emmys-2016-game-of-thrones-most-wins/ |title=Game of Thrones Now Has the Most Emmy Wins Ever |first=Eliana |last=Dockterman |date=September 18, 2016 |work=Time |accessdate=September 19, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919042453/http://time.com/4498870/emmys-2016-game-of-thrones-most-wins/ |archivedate=September 19, 2016 }}</ref> Pada 2013, [[Writers Guild of America]] menempatkan ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai serialseri dengan "penulisan terbaik" ke-40 dalam sejarah televisi.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/wgas-101-best-written-tv-series-of-all-time-complete-list/ |title='101 Best Written TV Series Of All Time' From WGA/TV Guide: Complete List |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 2, 2013 |accessdate=November 5, 2016 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6H5yn3sZq?url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/wgas-101-best-written-tv-series-of-all-time-complete-list/ |archivedate=June 3, 2013 |deadurl=no }}</ref> Pada 2015, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' menempatkan serialseri ini di posisi empat dalam daftar "acara TV terbaik sepanjang masa",<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-tv-shows-ever-top-819499/item/x-files-hollywoods-100-favorite-821363 |title=Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows |accessdate=November 5, 2016 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105223813/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-tv-shows-ever-top-819499/item/x-files-hollywoods-100-favorite-821363 |archivedate=November 5, 2016 }}</ref> sedangkan pada 2016, serialseri ini menduduki peringkat tujuh dalam daftar "50 acara TV terbaik sepanjang masa" ''[[Empire (majalah film)|Empire]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever/ |title=The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |accessdate=November 5, 2016 |work=[[Empire (majalah film)|Empire]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104130445/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever/ |archivedate=November 4, 2016 }}</ref> Pada tahun yang sama, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' menobatkan ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai "acara TV terhebat sepanjang masa" peringkat dua belas.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/late-night-with-david-letterman-w439627 |title=100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |accessdate=November 5, 2016 |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105224622/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/late-night-with-david-letterman-w439627 |archivedate=November 5, 2016 }}</ref>

[[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|Musim kelima]] pada 2015 memenangkan Primetime Emmy Awards paling banyak untuk serialseri TV pada tahun tersebut (12 penghargaan dari 24 nominasi), termasuk Outstanding Drama Series; kemenangan lainnya di antaranya Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Directing ("[[Mother's Mercy]]") dan Outstanding Writing ("Mother's Mercy"), dan delapan [[Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ke-67|Creative Arts Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901192112/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/game-of-thrones-emmy-wins-record-1201598356/ |archivedate=September 1, 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/game-of-thrones-emmy-wins-record-1201598356/ |title='Game of Thrones' Sets Record for Most Emmy Wins in a Year |first=Laura |last=Prudom |date=September 20, 2015 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |accessdate=September 21, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pada 2016, [[Game of Thrones (musim 6)|musim keenam]] menerima nominasi terbanyak pada [[Primetime Emmy Awards ke-68]] (23). SerialSeri ini memenangkan Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing ("[[Battle of the Bastards]]"), Outstanding Writing ("Battle of the Bastards"), dan sembilan [[Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ke-68|Creative Arts Emmys]]. Nominasi yang diterima termasuk Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage dan [[Kit Harington]]), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Clarke, Headey dan [[Maisie Williams]]), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] ([[Max von Sydow]]) dan Outstanding Directing ("[[The Door (Game of Thrones)|The Door]]").<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830110843/http://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-2016-emmys-nominations-1201814023/ |archivedate=August 30, 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-2016-emmys-nominations-1201814023/ |title='Game of Thrones' Rules 2016 Emmy Race With 23 Nominations |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |first=Laura |last=Prudom |date=July 14, 2016 |accessdate=July 14, 2016 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

Pada 2018, [[Game of Thrones (musim 7)|musim ketujuh]] menerima nominasi terbanyak pada [[Primetime Emmy Awards ke-70]] (22).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-saturday-night-live-westworld-emmy-nominees-1202871447/ |title='Game of Thrones,' Netflix Lead Emmy Nominees |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |date=July 12, 2018 |accessdate=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=2019-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923014146/https://variety.com/2018/tv/awards/game-of-thrones-saturday-night-live-westworld-emmy-nominees-1202871447/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> ''Game of Thrones'' memenangkan penghargaan Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage), dan tujuh [[Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ke-70|Creative Arts Emmys]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2018/09/17/emmys-2018-awards-winners-list/ |title=Emmys: Mrs. Maisel, Versace, Barry and Game of Thrones Among Big Winners |publisher=[[TVLine]] |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |date=September 17, 2018 |accessdate=September 18, 2018 |archive-date=2019-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019110409/https://tvline.com/2018/09/17/emmys-2018-awards-winners-list/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Nominasi meliputi Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Lena Headey), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ([[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]]), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Diana Rigg), Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ([[David Benioff]] dan [[D. B. Weiss]] untuk "[[The Dragon and the Wolf]]"), dan Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ([[Jeremy Podeswa]] untuk "The Dragon and the Wolf" dan [[Alan Taylor (sutradara)|Alan Taylor]] untuk "[[Beyond the Wall (Game of Thrones)|Beyond the Wall]]").<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-emmy-nominations-list-see-all-the-nominees-1110785/item/writing-a-comedy-series-emmy-nominations-2018-1110796 |title=Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 12, 2018 |accessdate=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=2018-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713011538/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-emmy-nominations-list-see-all-the-nominees-1110785/item/writing-a-comedy-series-emmy-nominations-2018-1110796 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Musim pertama mencatatkan rata-rata 2,5 juta penonton untuk penayangan pada Minggu malam pertama dan penonton bruto (termasuk penayangan ulang dan [[Video sesuai permintaan|berdasarkan permintaan]]) dari 9,3 juta penonton per episode.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508025251/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/03/game_of_thrones_how_hbo_and_showtime_make_money_despite_low_ratings_.html |archivedate=May 8, 2016 |last=Thomas |first=June |title=How Much Gold Is Game of Thrones Worth |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/03/game_of_thrones_how_hbo_and_showtime_make_money_despite_low_ratings_.html |date=March 29, 2012 |accessdate=June 5, 2014 |work=[[Slate (majalah)|Slate]] |deadurl=no}}</ref> Untuk musim kedua, serialseri ini memiliki rata-rata penonton 11,6 juta.<ref>{{cite press |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/04/02/hbo-renews-game-of-thrones-for-fourth-season-100210/20130402hbo01/ |title=HBO Renews 'Game of Thrones' for Fourth Season |publisher=[[HBO]] |date=April 2, 2013 |accessdate=August 23, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=July 16, 2017 }}</ref> Musim ketiga ditonton oleh 14,2 juta pemirsa, menjadikan ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai serialseri HBO yang paling banyak ditonton (setelah ''[[The Sopranos]]'').<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020132436/http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/game-of-thrones-is-time-warners-cash-cow.html/?a=viewall |archivedate=October 20, 2014 |last=Ritter |first=Dan |title=Game of Thrones is Time Warner's Cash Cow |url=http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/game-of-thrones-is-time-warners-cash-cow.html/?a=viewall |accessdate=August 8, 2013 |newspaper=Wall Street Cheat Sheet |date=August 7, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124632/http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/game-of-thrones-huge-ratings-chart.html |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |last=Adalian |first=Josef |title=For HBO, Game of Thrones Ratings Second Only to The Sopranos |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/game-of-thrones-huge-ratings-chart.html |accessdate=June 6, 2013 |newspaper=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |date=June 8, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Untuk musim keempat, HBO mengatakan bahwa rata-rata penonton bruto adalah 18,4 juta (kemudian disesuaikan menjadi 18,6 juta), melampaui rekor ''The Sopranos''.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603155225/http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/game-of-thrones-has-become-more-popular-than-the-sopranos-sorta-kinda |archivedate=June 3, 2016 |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |title='Game of Thrones' has become more popular than 'The Sopranos' sorta kinda |url=http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/game-of-thrones-has-become-more-popular-than-the-sopranos-sorta-kinda |date=June 5, 2014 |accessdate=June 5, 2014 |work=[[HitFix]] |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020021930/https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/us-television-gameofthrones-idUSKBN0ER2N520140616 |archivedate=October 20, 2015 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/us-television-gameofthrones-idUSKBN0ER2N520140616 |title='Game of Thrones' draws 7.1 million viewers for blood-filled finale |date=June 16, 2014 |agency=Reuters |first=Piya |last=Sinha-Roy |accessdate=July 13, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Pada musim keenam, rata-rata angka tontonan kotor per episode meningkat menjadi lebih dari 25 juta, dengan hampir 40 persen pemirsa menonton di platform digital HBO.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819214019/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-6-ratings-show-brought-in-251-million-viewers-on-average-per-episode-a7144261.html |archivedate=August 19, 2016 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-6-ratings-show-brought-in-251-million-viewers-on-average-per-episode-a7144261.html |title=Game of Thrones season 6 ratings: Show brought in 25.1 million viewers on average per episode |first=Jack |last=Shepherd |work=[[The Independent]] |date=July 19, 2016 |accessdate=July 22, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada tahun 2016, sebuah kajian di ''[[New York Times]]'' mengenai 50 acara TV yang paling banyak disukai di Facebook menemukan bahwa ''Game of Thrones'' "jauh lebih populer di perkotaan daripada di perdesaan."<ref name="katz20161227">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html |title='Duck Dynasty' vs. 'Modern Family': 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide |last=Katz |first=Josh |date=December 27, 2016 |accessdate=December 28, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://archive.istoday/20170329083111/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html |archivedate=March 29, 2017 }}</ref> Pada musim tujuh, jumlah penonton rata-rata telah meningkat menjadi 32,8 juta per episode di semua platform.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/arts/television/game-of-thrones-finale-sets-ratings-record.html |title='Game of Thrones' Finale Sets Ratings Record |first=John |last=Koblin |date=August 28, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2019-07-12 |archive-date=2020-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520075958/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/arts/television/game-of-thrones-finale-sets-ratings-record.html |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/5571311/game-of-thrones-season-debut-hbo-ratings/ |title='Game of Thrones' Season 8 Debut Breaks HBO Rating Records |work=Time |date=April 15, 2019 |accessdate=April 16, 2019 |archive-date=2019-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415235922/https://time.com/5571311/game-of-thrones-season-debut-hbo-ratings/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>

SerialSeri ini mencatatkan rekor pada saluran televisi berbayar di [[Britania Raya]] (dengan rata-rata penonton tahun 2016 lebih dari lima juta di semua platform)<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910043635/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/06/game-of-thrones-most-popular-sky-series-ever-as-16m-download-show |archivedate=September 10, 2016 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/06/game-of-thrones-most-popular-sky-series-ever-as-16m-download-show |title=Game of Thrones most popular Sky series ever with 5m viewers |first=John |last=Plunkett |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=July 6, 2016 |accessdate=July 6, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan di Australia (dengan rata-rata penonton kumulatif 1,2 juta).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702083442/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/game-of-thrones-season-six-finale-sets-australian-audience-record-for-foxtel-20160629-gpu4kj.html |archivedate=July 2, 2016 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/game-of-thrones-season-six-finale-sets-australian-audience-record-for-foxtel-20160629-gpu4kj.html |title=Game of Thrones season six finale sets Australian audience record for Foxtel |date=June 29, 2016 |first=Michael |last=Idato |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |accessdate=July 6, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

| refs = <ref>Untuk musim pertama (kecuali rating rata-rata), see {{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170726190516/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/1/game-of-thrones-ratings-season-one/ |archivedate=July 26, 2017 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/1/game-of-thrones-ratings-season-one/|title=Updated: 'Game of Thrones' Ratings: Season One|publisher=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=June 19, 2011|accessdate=July 26, 2017|deadurl=no}}

Untuk musim kedua dan rating rata-rata musim pertama, lihat {{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-two-ratings-22729/ |archivedate=September 1, 2016 |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-two-ratings-22729/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Two Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=June 11, 2012|accessdate=April 18, 2016|deadurl=no}}

Untuk musim ketiga, lihat {{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-three-ratings-27711/ |archivedate=September 1, 2016 |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-three-ratings-27711/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Three Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=June 12, 2013|accessdate=April 18, 2016|deadurl=no}}

Untuk musim keempat, lihat {{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-four-ratings-32088/ |archivedate=September 1, 2016 |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-four-ratings-32088/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Four Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=June 18, 2014|accessdate=April 18, 2016|deadurl=no}}

Untuk musim kelima, lihat {{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-five-ratings-36234/ |archivedate=September 1, 2016 |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-five-ratings-36234/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Five Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=June 16, 2015|accessdate=April 18, 2016|deadurl=no}}

Untuk musim keenam, lihat {{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-thrones-season-six-ratings/ |archivedate=September 1, 2016 |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-thrones-season-six-ratings/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Six Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=June 28, 2016|accessdate=April 24, 2016|deadurl=no}}

Untuk musim ketujuh, lihat {{cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-seven-ratings/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Seven Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=August 29, 2017|accessdate=August 29, 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916220717/https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-seven-ratings/|archivedate=September 16, 2017}}

Untuk musim kedelapan, lihat {{cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-eight-ratings/|title=Game of Thrones: Season Eight Ratings|work=TV Series Finale|date=April 16, 2019|accessdate=April 16, 2019|archive-date=2023-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728113133/https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/game-of-thrones-season-eight-ratings/|dead-url=no}}</ref>

SerialSeri ini telah menginspirasi beberapa [[permainan video]] yang berdasarkan pada serialseri TV dan novel. Permainan strategi ''[[Game of Thrones Ascent]]'' terkait dengan serialseri HBO, menyediakan karakter dan pengaturan bagi para pemain persis seperti saat muncul di televisi.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824094356/http://kotaku.com/game-of-thrones-ascent-is-more-up-to-date-with-the-sho-476864152 |archivedate=August 24, 2016 |last=Fahey |first=Mike |title=Game of Thrones: Ascent is More Up-to-Date With the Show Than You Are |url=http://kotaku.com/game-of-thrones-ascent-is-more-up-to-date-with-the-sho-476864152 |accessdate=April 23, 2013 |publisher=Kotaku |date=April 22, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Behaviour Interactive]] mengembangkan permainan strategi gratis yang diadaptasi dari serialseri ini untuk perangkat seluler.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harris|first1=David|url=https://winteriscoming.net/2018/02/13/new-mobile-strategy-game-game-thrones-developed/|title=Behaviour Interactive is developing a mobile Game of Thrones strategy game|website=''WinterisComing.net''|date=February 13, 2018|accessdate=March 13, 2018|archive-date=2020-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515012311/https://winteriscoming.net/2018/02/13/new-mobile-strategy-game-game-thrones-developed/|dead-url=no}}</ref> ''[[Reigns: Game of Thrones]]'', sebuah [[sempalan]] seri [[permainan video strategi]] ''Reigns'', dikembangkan oleh [[Nerial]], dipublikasikan oleh [[Devolver Digital]], dan dirilis pada bulan Oktober 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://time.com/5376414/reigns-game-of-thrones-video-game/ |title=Ascend the Iron Throne in New Game of Thrones Video Game |first=Megan |last=McCluskey |work=Time |date=August 23, 2018 |accessdate=September 18, 2018 |archive-date=2019-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506135722/http://time.com/5376414/reigns-game-of-thrones-video-game/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

HBO telah melisensikan berbagai [[Kesaudagaran|pernak-pernik]] bertema ''Game of Thrones'', termasuk [[Permainan A Game of Thrones|permainan]], senjata replika dan baju besi, perhiasan, boneka [[bobblehead]] produksi [[Funko]], bir produksi [[Brewery Ommegang|Ommegang]], dan pakaian.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429131316/http://www.licensing.biz/brand-profiles/264/Game-of-Thrones |archivedate=April 29, 2016 |last=Sacco |first=Dominic |title=Brand Profiles: Game of Thrones |url=http://www.licensing.biz/brand-profiles/264/Game-of-Thrones |accessdate=June 16, 2013 |newspaper=Licensing.biz |date=June 11, 2013}}</ref> Pernak-pernik mewah mencakup sebuah arloji mewah [[Ulysse Nardin]] seharga $10,500<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221182759/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2013/05/game-of-thrones-watch |archivedate=December 21, 2014 |last=Miller |first=Julie |title="Is the $10,500 Game of Thrones Watch Blood-Resistant?" and Our Other Most Pressing Concerns About the Official "Night's" Timepiece |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2013/05/game-of-thrones-watch |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |newspaper=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=May 9, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan replika [[resin]] [[Iron Throne (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Iron Throne]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129073534/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/06/game-of-thrones-finale-replica-throne |archivedate=November 29, 2014 |last=Miller |first=Julie |title=The Pros and Cons of Owning a $30,000 Game of Thrones Replica Throne |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/06/game-of-thrones-finale-replica-throne |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |newspaper=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> Pada tahun 2013 dan 2014, diselenggarakan pameran keliling yang menampilkan kostum, alat peraga, baju besi dan senjata dari serialseri ini, yang telah mengunjungi kota-kota besar di Eropa dan Amerika.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/about/article/exhibition.html |title=Exhibition |publisher=[[HBO]] |accessdate=February 19, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222012445/http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/about/article/exhibition.html |archivedate=February 22, 2013 }}</ref>

''[[Thronecast]]: The Official Guide to Game of Thrones'', serangkaian [[siniar]] yang dibawakan oleh [[Geoff Lloyd]] dan diproduksi oleh Koink, dirilis di situs web [[Sky Atlantic]] dan toko [[iTunes]] Britania Raya selama serialseri ini tayang; siniar baru, yang dilengkapi analisis dan wawancara, dirilis setelah penayangan setiap episode.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/thronecast-official-fan-show/id429051561 |title=Thronecast: The Official Fan Show for Game of Thrones on Sky Atlantic HD |date=April 18, 2011 |accessdate=April 18, 2012 |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417105123/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/thronecast-official-fan-show/id429051561 |archivedate=April 17, 2012 }}</ref> Pada 2014 dan 2015, HBO memublikasikan ''[[Catch the Throne]]'', dua album rap yang terkait dengan serialseri ini.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604042838/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304585004579417603138479142 |archivedate=June 4, 2016 |last=Whelan |first=Robbie |title=Unlikely Mix: Rappers, Dragons and Fantasy: HBO Hires Hip-Hop, Latin-Music Artists to Promote 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304585004579417603138479142 |accessdate=March 7, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=March 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910094058/http://www.spin.com/2015/03/game-of-thrones-catch-the-throne-2-talib-kweli-stream/ |archivedate=September 10, 2016 |url=http://www.spin.com/2015/03/game-of-thrones-catch-the-throne-2-talib-kweli-stream/ |title=Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Mastodon, More To Appear On 'Game of Thrones' Mixtape |work=[[Spin (majalah)|Spin]] |first=Colin |last=Joyce |date=March 7, 2015 |accessdate=April 4, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Sebuah buku pendamping, ''Inside HBO's Game of Thrones'' ({{ISBN|978-1-4521-1010-3}}) karangan penulis serialseri [[Bryan Cogman]], diterbitkan pada 27 September 2012. Buku setebal 192 halaman tersebut diilustrasikan dengan seni konsep dan foto-foto di belakang layar, merangkum penciptaan dua musim pertama serialseri dan karakter serta keluarga utamanya.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020211004/http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/09/21/inside-hbos-game-of-thrones-by-bryan-cogman-review/ |archivedate=October 20, 2014 |last=Edwards |first=Richard |title=Inside HBO's Game Of Thrones by Bryan Cogman REVIEW |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/09/21/inside-hbos-game-of-thrones-by-bryan-cogman-review/ |accessdate=September 27, 2012 |newspaper=[[SFX (majalah)|SFX]] |date=September 21, 2012}}</ref>

''[[After the Thrones]]'' adalah [[Siaran langsung televisi|siaran langsung]] [[pascaacara]] yang dibawakan oleh [[Andy Greenwald]] dan Chris Ryan mendiskusikan tiap episode ''Game of Thrones''. Acara ini mengudara di [[HBO Now]] tiap Senin setelah penayangan episode musim keenam.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506102116/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/04/game-thrones-bill-simmons-after-show-hbo |archivedate=May 6, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/04/game-thrones-bill-simmons-after-show-hbo |title=HBO orders Game of Thrones weekly after-show from Bill Simmons |last=Snierson |first=Dan |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 4, 2016 |accessdate=April 5, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience]], tur orkestra di 28 kota di Amerika Utara yang menyuguhkan lagu-lagu jalur suara serialseri ini bersama komposer [[Ramin Djawadi]], dimulai pada Februari 2017 dan berakhir pada April 2017.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/09/game-of-thrones-concert-experience-ramin-djawadi-american-tour |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/09/game-of-thrones-concert-experience-ramin-djawadi-american-tour |title=Game of Thrones concert experience hits the road in 2017 |date=August 8, 2016 |accessdate=August 9, 2016 |work=[[The Guardian]] |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/have-you-experienced-game-thrones-live-concert |title=Have you experienced 'Game Of Thrones' live in concert? |website=Grammy.com |date=May 15, 2017 |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |archive-date=2022-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105200408/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/have-you-experienced-game-thrones-live-concert |dead-url=no }}</ref> Tur kedua berlangsung pada tahun 2018 di kota-kota di Eropa dan Amerika Utara.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/game-thrones-live-experience-coming-town-near-you |title="Game Of Thrones" Live Experience Is Coming To A Town Near You |website=Grammy.com |first=Nate |last=Hertweck |date=September 26, 2017 |accessdate=May 7, 2019 |archive-date=2020-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526132722/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/game-thrones-live-experience-coming-town-near-you |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Set [[Blu-ray]] dan DVD setiap musim memuat beberapa sekuens animasi pendek yang dinarasikan oleh para pemain sesuai karakter mereka dengan menceritakan peristiwa dalam sejarah Westeros.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/new-game-of-thrones-history-tells-us-a-few-things-about-the-future/ |title=New GAME OF THRONES History Tells Us a Few Things About the Future |publisher=Nerdist |first=Michael |last=Walsh |date=November 11, 2016 |accessdate=September 16, 2017 |archive-date=2018-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224054715/https://nerdist.com/new-game-of-thrones-history-tells-us-a-few-things-about-the-future/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Untuk musim ketujuh, sekuens ini dirangkum dalam serialseri animasi prekuel ''Game of Thrones: Conquest & Rebellion'', yang diilustrasikan dalam gaya animasi yang berbeda dari video sebelumnya. SerialSeri animasi ini berfokus pada penaklukan Aegon Targaryen atas Seven Kingdoms di Westeros.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/game-of-thrones-animated-targaryen-conquest/ |title=Explore the Targaryen Conquest of Westeros in New GAME OF THRONES Animated Short |publisher=Nerdist |first=Alicia |last=Lutes |date=September 14, 2017 |accessdate=September 16, 2017 |archive-date=2018-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616081439/https://nerdist.com/game-of-thrones-animated-targaryen-conquest/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>

=== SerialSeri penerus ===

Pada bulan Mei 2017, setelah bertahun-tahun berspekulasi tentang kemungkinan serialseri penerus, HBO menugaskan [[Max Borenstein]], [[Jane Goldman]], [[Brian Helgeland]], [[Carly Wray]], and [[Bryan Cogman]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/20/game-thrones-bryan-cogman-5th-prequel/ |title=Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman developing a 5th prequel series |work=Entertainment Weekly |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=September 20, 2017 |accessdate=September 20, 2017 |archive-date=2017-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920195244/http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/20/game-thrones-bryan-cogman-5th-prequel/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref> untuk mengembangkan serialseri individual penerus ''Game of Thrones''; semua penulis skrip harus bekerja secara individual dengan [[George R. R. Martin]], yang juga ikut menulis dua skrip.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title='Game of Thrones': Fifth "Successor Show" in the Works at HBO, George R.R. Martin Says |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-fifth-successor-show-works-at-hbo-george-rr-martin-says-1003682 |accessdate=May 15, 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 14, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515142249/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-fifth-successor-show-works-at-hbo-george-rr-martin-says-1003682 |archivedate=May 15, 2017}}</ref> D. B. Weiss dan David Benioff mengatakan bahwa mereka tidak akan terlibat dalam proyek ini.<ref name="finalseason">{{cite news|url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/06/02/game-of-thrones-prequel-final-season-interview/ |title=Game of Thrones: HBO clarifies prequels, final seasons plan |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=June 2, 2017 |accessdate=June 2, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602204015/http://ew.com/tv/2017/06/02/game-of-thrones-prequel-final-season-interview/ |archivedate=June 2, 2017 }}</ref>

Martin mengungkapkan bahwa konsep serialseri penerus yang sedang dibahas adalah prekuel, meskipun ia percaya bahwa istilah "acara penerus" lebih baik digunakan untuk menyebut proyek-proyek ini, karena serialseri ini bukan [[sempalan]] ''Game of Thrones'' dalam arti tradisional. Ia menetapkan Pemberontakan Robert (penggulingan ayah Daenerys oleh [[Robert Baratheon]]) sebagai kemungkinan ide dan mengungkapkan bahwa beberapa alur mungkin terjadi di luar Westeros.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/536859.html |title=About Those Spinoffs ... |first=George R.R. |last=Martin |date=May 14, 2017 |website=Not A Blog|access-date=August 6, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814193454/http://grrm.livejournal.com/536859.html |archivedate=August 14, 2017}}</ref> Kemudian, ia menyatakan: "setidaknya dua dari ide ini secara solid didasarkan pada materi dalam ''[[Fire & Blood (buku)|Fire and Blood]]''."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/10/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-the-winds-of-winter-interview |title=I've been struggling with it': George RR Martin on The Winds of Winter |work=The Guardian |first=Sian |last=Cain |date=November 10, 2018 |accessdate=April 27, 2019 |archive-date=2019-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055208/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/10/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-the-winds-of-winter-interview |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Pada 8 Juni 2018, HBO menunjuk [[Pilot televisi|pilot]] untuk menggarap serialseri prekuel ''Game of Thrones'', mulai dari Goldman sebagai ''showrunner'' dan Martin sebagai ko-kreator.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ew.com/tv/2018/06/08/game-thrones-prequel-jane-goldman/ |title=Breaking: 'Game of Thrones' prequel pilot ordered by HBO. Full details ... |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=June 8, 2018 |work=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 8, 2018 |archive-date=2021-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303155451/https://ew.com/tv/2018/06/08/game-thrones-prequel-jane-goldman/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Prekuel yang diceritakan akan berlangsung pada Age of Heroes, periode yang dimulai kira-kira 10.000 tahun sebelum peristiwa ''Game of Thrones''. Peristiwa penting yang terjadi pada periode tersebut di antaranya terbentuknya wangsa-wangsa berpengaruh, Long Night ketika White Walkers pertama kali singgah ke Westeros, dan Invasi Andal ketika bangsa Andal menyerbu dari Essos dan menaklukkan sebagian besar Westeros.<ref name="IGN 180616">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/16/game-of-thrones-the-age-of-heroes-of-the-spinoff-series-explained |title=Game of Thrones Spinoff: What is The Age of Heroes? |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=June 16, 2018 |website=IGN |access-date=September 2, 2018 |archive-date=2018-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902090050/http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/16/game-of-thrones-the-age-of-heroes-of-the-spinoff-series-explained |dead-url=no }}</ref> Dalam tulisannya di sebuah blog pada bulan Juni 2018, Martin menyarankan ''The Long Night'' sebagai judul untuk serialseri yang akan datang.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2018/06/11/hbo-greenlights-goldman-pilot/ |title=HBO Greenlights Goldman Pilot |last=Martin |first=George R. R. |date=June 11, 2018 |website=''georgerrmartin.com'' |access-date=September 2, 2018 |archive-date=2018-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616203859/http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2018/06/11/hbo-greenlights-goldman-pilot/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Pada 13 Mei 2019, dilaporkan bahwa serialseri tersebut sudah mulai syuting di Belfast, dengan judul kerja ''Bloodmoon''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9067339/game-of-thrones-prequel-filming-belfast-bloodmoon/|title=Game of Thrones prequel Bloodmoon has already started filming in Belfast|last=|first=|date=May 13, 2019|website=The Sun|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515181029/https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9067339/game-of-thrones-prequel-filming-belfast-bloodmoon/|archive-date=2019-05-15|dead-url=no|access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> [[S. J. Clarkson]] diumumkan sebagai sutradara dan produser eksekutif episode pilot,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/game-of-thrones-spinoffs-more-considered-hbo-naomi-watts-george-rr-martin-1202553210/ |title="Crazy" Not To Consider More 'Game Of Thrones' Spinoffs, HBO Chief Says – TCA |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=February 8, 2019 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=February 25, 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303170701/https://deadline.com/2019/02/game-of-thrones-spinoffs-more-considered-hbo-naomi-watts-george-rr-martin-1202553210/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> sedangkan [[Naomi Watts]] dipilih sebagai pemeran utama wanita memerankan "seorang sosialita karismatik yang menyembunyikan rahasia gelap."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-pilot-naomi-watts-hbo-1202977630/ |title='Game of Thrones' Prequel Casts Naomi Watts in Lead Role |first1=Justin |last1=Kroll |first2=Joe |last2=Otterson |date=October 30, 2018 |work=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]] |access-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-date=2020-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519200237/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-pilot-naomi-watts-hbo-1202977630/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pemeran reguler serialseri ini meliputi Josh Whitehouse, [[Toby Regbo]], [[Ivanno Jeremiah]], [[Georgie Henley]], [[Naomi Ackie]], [[Denise Gough]], [[Jamie Campbell Bower]], Sheila Atim, [[Alex Sharp]], [[Miranda Richardson]], Marquis Rodriguez, [[John Simm]], [[Richard McCabe]], [[John Heffernan (aktor)|John Heffernan]], dan Dixie Egerickx.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/game-of-thrones-prequel-hbo-series-regulars-cast-marquis-rodriguez-john-simm-richard-mccabe-john-heffernan-dixie-egerickx-1202583636/ |title='Game Of Thrones' Prequel HBO Pilot Adds Five Series Regulars To Cast |first=Denise |last=Petski |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 27, 2019 |accessdate=March 31, 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303164419/https://deadline.com/2019/03/game-of-thrones-prequel-hbo-series-regulars-cast-marquis-rodriguez-john-simm-richard-mccabe-john-heffernan-dixie-egerickx-1202583636/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>

Mengenai empat proyek lainnya, presiden pemrograman HBO Casey Bloys mengatakan bahwa beberapa proyek telah ditinggalkan sepenuhnya, sedangkan sisanya kemungkinan tetap dilanjutkan sebagai serialseri penerus.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/game-of-thrones-prequel-hbo-tca-1202433187/ |title='Game Of Thrones': HBO Boss On Finale Season Premiere, Prequel – TCA |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 25, 2018 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 2, 2018 |archive-date=2020-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303164335/https://deadline.com/2018/07/game-of-thrones-prequel-hbo-tca-1202433187/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pada April 2019, Cogman mengonfirmasi bahwa produksi prekuel tidak ada kemajuan, mengatakan bahwa prekuel tersebut "tidak terjadi dan tidak akan terjadi. HBO memutuskan untuk bergerak dengan cara berbeda."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2019/04/24/game-of-thrones-spinoff-bryan-cogman-prequel-idea-dead-not-moving-forward/ |title=Game of Thrones Producer Bryan Cogman's Spinoff Series Dead at HBO: 'I Am Done With Westeros' |website=TVLine |first=Kimberly |last=Roots |date=April 24, 2019 |accessdate=April 24, 2019 |archive-date=2020-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520080134/https://tvline.com/2019/04/24/game-of-thrones-spinoff-bryan-cogman-prequel-idea-dead-not-moving-forward/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> Pada Mei 2019, Martin mengatakan bahwa dua proyek lainnya masih dalam tahap pembuatan skrip, tetapi "semakin mendekati".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/04/game-of-thrones-three-spin-offs-george-rr-martin/ |title=George R.R. Martin says three Game of Thrones spin-offs still in the works |website=Entertainment Weekly |first=Nick |last=Romano |date=May 4, 2019 |accessdate=May 5, 2019 |archive-date=2020-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302124041/https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/04/game-of-thrones-three-spin-offs-george-rr-martin/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>