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Game of Thrones S1E1 — Winter Is Coming

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Game of Thrones•Season 1•Episode 1

Winter Is Coming

8.9/10 · 83,260 votesApr 17, 201162 min

Ranked #6 of 10 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, is dead. King Robert Baratheon plans to ask his oldest friend, Eddard Stark, to take Jon's place. Across the sea, Viserys Targaryen plans to wed his sister to a nomadic warlord in exchange for an army.

Directed byTim Van Patten

Written byD. B. Weiss, David Benioff

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Peter Dinklage

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Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister

Kit Harington

Kit Harington

Jon Snow

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark

Mark Addy

Mark Addy

Robert Baratheon

Richard Madden

Richard Madden

Robb Stark

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister

Lena Headey

Lena Headey

Cersei Lannister

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley

Catelyn Stark

Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke

Daenerys Targaryen

Maisie Williams

Maisie Williams

Arya Stark

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Ser Jorah Mormont

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Brandon 'Bran' Stark

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Tim Van Patten

Tim Van Patten

Director

D. B. Weiss

D. B. Weiss

Writer

David Benioff

David Benioff

Writer

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Oral Norrie Ottey

Editor

Alik Sakharov

Alik Sakharov

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Winter Is Coming" is episode 1 of Game of Thrones season 1. It scored 8.9/10 from 83,260 votes, ranking #6 of 10 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by Tim Van Patten and written by D. B. Weiss, David Benioff, it aired on April 17, 2011.

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