
HBO has greenlit a TV series based on the "Game of Thrones" fantasy-thriller books by author George R.R. Martin, prepping for a June start in Belfast.
Published in 1996, "Game of Thrones" is the first of seven novels as part of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, set against a backdrop of the European continent of 'Westeros'.
Published in 1996, "Game of Thrones" is the first of seven novels as part of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, set against a backdrop of the European continent of 'Westeros'.



Tom McCarthy ("The Vistor") will direct the pilot, from a screenplay by David Benioff ("The Kite Runner") and D.B. Weiss, who will also co-produce...