
The television series is based on the best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin. Stars Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Iain Glen, Aidan Gillen, Harry Lloyd, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Jack Gleeson, Rory McCann, Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa. The series surround with the violent dynastic struggles among the kingdom's noble families for control of the Iron Throne. Known houses that are fighting for the throne on the series are Lannister, Targaryen, Greyjoy, and Stark. Other houses are Arryn, Barratheon, Tully, Tyrell, and the Night Watch.