Game of Thrones
It's from 2011, when you were 5.
- Network
- HBO
- Genre
- Fantasy epic
- Based on
- the novels by George R.R. Martin
- Premiered
- 2011
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About
As of 2026, it's 15 years old.
Game of Thrones became the biggest, most-discussed show on the planet by establishing one terrifying rule early: no one is safe, ever. Its sprawling fantasy of warring noble families, dragons, and an icy threat from the north made shocking character deaths into global events and Monday-morning trauma.
It united the whole world in obsessive speculation for years — and then, famously, in collective disappointment over a final season that a lot of fans would rather forget.
Epic, ruthless, and culturally enormous, Game of Thrones is the show that conquered the world, killed everyone you loved, and then learned the hard way how much an ending matters.
Game of Thrones season by season
Game of Thrones ran for 8 seasons (2011–2019) across 73 episodes. You're older than the seasons in green.
