If you’re new to the world of Westeros as I am, then these 13 character featurettes should get you filled in on who all the main characters are. There are quite a bit of them, but apparently not nearly as many as in the George R.R. Martin novels themselves.
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Political and sexual intrigue abound. The primary families are the Stark, Lannister, and Baratheon families. Robert Baratheon, King of Westeros, asks his old friend Eddard Stark to serve as his chief advisor. Eddard, suspecting that his predecessor had been murdered, accepts so that he can investigate further. It turns out more than one family is plotting to take the throne. The Queen’s family, the Lannisters, may be hatching an incestuous plot to take control. Across the sea, the last surviving members of the previously deposed ruling family, the Targaryens, are also plotting a return to power. The conflict between these families and others, including the Greyjoys, the Tullys, the Arryns, and the Tyrells, leads to war. Meanwhile, in the north, an ancient evil awakens. Amidst war and the political confusion, a brotherhood of misfits, The Night’s Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and the horrors beyond.
Starring Harry Lloyd, Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Sean Bean, Ciaran Bermingham, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Roy Dotrice, Michelle Fairley, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Finn Jones, Richard Madde, Rory McCann, and Jason Momoa.
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark;
Mark Addy as King Robert Baratheon
Lena Headey as Queen Cersei Lannister
Kit Harington as Jon Snow
Ned Starks as Ned Stark
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo
Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Aidan Gillen as Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish
Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark
