Game of Thrones producer David Benioff has admitted that the eight-part series will be grim in tone.
In an interview for Sky Atlantic, he admitted that the show's propensity for killing off its central characters is reminscent of past HBO series such as The Wire and The Sopranos.
"Everyone's in jeopardy [and] it's possible that anyone's going to die at any given time," he explained. "None of the characters are safe and that's something that has always been a hallmark of the great HBO shows."
He added: "The willingness to execute anyone at any given time... keeps you at the edge of your seat."
Benioff also suggested that the fantasy drama is essentially "a story of power".
"It's a story of people who are trying to gain power, the people who have power trying to keep it, and those caught in the middle, who are caught in the crossfire," he said.
Series star Sean Bean (Ned Stark) previously claimed that Game of Thrones contains "messy" and "awful" violence.
Source: digital spy
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19 Feb 2011
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I think I knew... but only 8 episodes? WAAAAA! Maybe they will be 8x three hour episodes? I can dream.... So much detail in the books that 8 hours seems too few to cover book one. Maybe they will split the book into multiple seasons? I can live with that, but would still like more episodes!
ReplyDeleteI also thought there would be more episodes, I was pretty sure it'll be 13.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I remember season 1 will cover the first book, but R.R. Martin said that he thinks that the second book will need two seasons.
it's ten episodes, not 8
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