Where to Watch Game of Thrones

With the HBO Max premiere of House of the Dragon right around the corner, beginning on August 21st now is the time to rewatch the original series, Game of Thrones. And if you’ve yet to visit the dark and dangerous world of Westeros — prepare to make the magical trip to a place where dragons fly the skies and chaos and carnage rage below.

During its 8-season run, Game of Thrones enjoyed widespread critical acclaim, an astonishing 59 Emmy Awards, and record-breaking viewership, coming in second only to HBO’s The Sopranos. The HBO adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s series of novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, is a memorable medieval fantasy series filled with monsters, magic, and mayhem set in a faraway fictional realm.

Want to take a trip to Westeros and relive all the drama and pageantry of Game of Thrones? HBO Max is your passport.

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Sex, intrigue, war, and dirty politics — no, not the White House, but Westeros, a mythological continent where the lead families of 7 separate kingdoms fight for the most powerful ruling position — the Iron Throne. With multiple families inheriting claims to the throne, the family dysfunction includes murderous betrayals and motherhood turned into madness. The Starkes, the Lannisters, the Targaryens — all have high stakes in the Game of Thrones, and they’ll stop at nothing to achieve the ultimate position of power.

Game of Thrones has an epic creative team, with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss initially creating the series and then joining the team of producers which includes author, George R.R. Martin himself. The author of the series of novels also wrote at least one episode for each season and also served as a consultant for the series.

Game of Thrones also struck casting gold with fantastic actors playing main characters like Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Kit Harrington as Jon Snow, Jason Momoa as Kahl Drogo, and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen — Mother of Dragons, among many others on the talented team.

The Controversial Eighth Season is Also a Must-See

Yes, word around the water coolers in 2019 was all about Game of Thrones’ eighth and final season — and almost none of it was good. While theories abound about the cause of the bewildering storyline decisions and unsatisfying ending, the simplest explanation is usually the truth, and that’s that the series outpaced the novels and therefore the ending wasn’t written by George R.R. Martin, though he remained a consultant. That, combined with a shortened season somehow wreaked havoc on the series and left fans feeling like the butt of a bad joke. Still, even the controversial eighth season is worth a watch if for no other reason than so you can climb on the bandwagon of worldwide unanimous outrage. The most devoted fans of the series simply wave away the criticism — mostly by waving away the entire final season like an annoying mosquito.

One piece of fan-fiction by screenwriter, Daniel Whidden, became a fan favorite that many consider the real ending of the epic series.

Where to Watch Game of Thrones

If you’re ready to get into the Game, now is the time to catch up on all 8 seasons and watch the fight for the throne as well as the fight to save the world from the White Walkers and endless winter. You can stream the entire epic Game of Thrones series from beginning to controversial end with an HBO Max subscription.

Watch Game of Thrones on HBO Max