| Thronecast | |
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| Genre | Talk show |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 77 |
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| Production locations | Sky Studios, London |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Znak & Co Ltd for Sky Atlantic |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Atlantic |
| Release | 18 April 2011 (2011-04-18) – 20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) |
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| Game of Thrones | |
Thronecast is a British television series which aired onSky Atlantic between 2011 and 2019. From the fifth series onwards, the show was presented bySue Perkins andJamie East. It is anaftershow toGame of Thrones, which also aired on the channel in theUnited Kingdom. Each episode varied between 10 minutes and 60 minutes in length and featured interviews with cast and crew members, interaction with the audience throughsocial media, and analysis of the episode, along with a preview of the next episode ofGame of Thrones. It was the only official aftershow for the series untilHBO airedAfter the Thrones in 2016, providing an aftershow to the show'ssixth series until it was cancelled after ten episodes.[1]
Thronecast was originally devised by executive producers Ruby Thomas, Ben Boyer and Koink Productions Ltd for Sky Digital Entertainment. The series began airing online in April 2011 as a series of 10-minute podcasts presented byGeoff Lloyd to correspond with thefirst series ofGame of Thrones.Annabel Port joined Geoff for the second series, which corresponded with the broadcast of thesecond series ofGame of Thrones. For the third series,Thronecast became a 15-minute on-air show that was broadcast on Sky Atlantic following each episode of thethird series ofGame of Thrones, and featured new guest presenterGrace Dent. The fourth series was presented byJamie East andRachel Parris, and was 30 minutes long. The fifth series was presented bySue Perkins andJamie East and was 30 minutes long, except for the series finale which was an extended hour long special.[2][3] Perkins and East continued to present the seventh and eighth series of the show which were all 60 minutes long with the exception of the final episode of the show, which was 70 minutes. Series 7 and 8 included pre-series episodes titledWar Room, and the eighth series also included a 90 minutes long gameshow titledGameshow of Thrones and a 30-minute pre-finale episode titledThronecast: The End is Coming.
Each series was also made available onSky Go,On Demand (previouslySky Anytime andSky Anytime+) andNOW TV. Series 1 to 4 of Thronecast were produced by Koink Productions Ltd for Sky Atlantic. Series 5 of Thronecast was produced by CPL Productions for Sky Atlantic.[4] Series 6 and 7 of the show were produced by Sky's in-house production company, Sky Vision Productions. Series 8 of the show was produced by independent production company Znak & Co Ltd.
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 10 | 18 April 2011 (2011-04-18) | 20 June 2011 (2011-06-20) | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 April 2012 (2012-04-02) | 4 June 2012 (2012-06-04) | |
| 3 | 10 | 1 April 2013 (2013-04-01) | 10 June 2013 (2013-06-10) | |
| 4 | 10 | 7 April 2014 (2014-04-07) | 16 June 2014 (2014-06-16) | |
| 5 | 10 | 13 April 2015 (2015-04-13) | 15 June 2015 (2015-06-15) | |
| 6 | 10 | 25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) | 27 June 2016 (2016-06-27) | |
| 7 | Special | 12 July 2017 (2017-07-12) | ||
| 7 | 17 July 2017 (2017-07-17) | 28 August 2017 (2017-08-28) | ||
| 8 | Specials | 30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) | 8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) | |
| 7 | 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15) | 20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) | ||
| No. overall | No. in series | Episode | Guest(s) | Role(s) | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Winter Is Coming" | Mark Addy | Robert Baratheon | 18 April 2011 (2011-04-18) | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "The Kingsroad" | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Jaime Lannister | 25 April 2011 (2011-04-25) | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Lord Snow" | Harry Lloyd | Viserys Targaryen | 2 May 2011 (2011-05-2) | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" | Jason Momoa | Khal Drogo | 9 May 2011 (2011-05-9) | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "The Wolf and the Lion" | N/A | N/A | 16 May 2011 (2011-05-16) | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "A Golden Crown" | Harry Lloyd/Jason Momoa | Viserys Targaryen/Khal Drogo | 23 May 2011 (2011-05-23) | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | "You Win or You Die" | Gethin Anthony | Renly Baratheon | 30 May 2011 (2011-05-30) | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "The Pointy End" | Michelle Fairley | Catelyn Stark | 6 June 2011 (2011-06-6) | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | "Baelor" | N/A | N/A | 13 June 2011 (2011-06-13) | N/A |
| 10 | 10 | "Fire and Blood" | Natalia Tena/Jason Momoa | Osha/Khal Drogo | 20 June 2011 (2011-06-20) | N/A |
An extended special episode ofThronecast was filmed before the start of the second series, which featured interviews withEmilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen),Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy),Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark),Kit Harington (Jon Snow),Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister),Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), andNikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister).
| No. overall | No. in series | Episode | Guest(s) | Role(s) | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "The North Remembers" | N/A | N/A | 2 April 2012 (2012-04-2) | [5] |
| 12 | 2 | "The Night Lands" | Maisie Williams | Arya Stark | 9 April 2012 (2012-04-9) | N/A |
| 13 | 3 | "What Is Dead May Never Die" | George R.R. Martin | Author | 16 April 2012 (2012-04-16) | N/A |
| 14 | 4 | "Garden of Bones" | Sophie Turner | Sansa Stark | 23 April 2012 (2012-04-23) | N/A |
| 15 | 5 | "The Ghost of Harrenhal" | Gemma Whelan | Yara Greyjoy | 30 April 2012 (2012-04-30) | N/A |
| 16 | 6 | "The Old Gods and the New" | Isaac Hempstead-Wright | Bran Stark | 7 May 2012 (2012-05-7) | N/A |
| 17 | 7 | "A Man Without Honor" | N/A | N/A | 14 May 2012 (2012-05-14) | N/A |
| 18 | 8 | "The Prince of Winterfell" | John Bradley-West | Samwell Tarly | 21 May 2012 (2012-05-21) | N/A |
| 19 | 9 | "Blackwater" | Kristian Nairn | Hodor | 28 May 2012 (2012-05-28) | N/A |
| 20 | 10 | "Valar Morghulis" | Natalia Tena | Osha | 4 June 2012 (2012-06-4) | N/A |
| No. overall | No. in series | Episode | Guest(s) | Role(s) | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | "Valar Dohaeris" | Rose Leslie | Ygritte | 1 April 2013 (2013-04-1) | 0.441[6] |
| 22 | 2 | "Dark Wings, Dark Words" | Isaac Hempstead-Wright | Bran Stark | 8 April 2013 (2013-04-8) | 0.320[7] |
| 23 | 3 | "Walk of Punishment" | Joe Dempsie | Gendry | 15 April 2013 (2013-04-15) | 0.268[8] |
| 24 | 4 | "And Now His Watch Is Ended" | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Jaime Lannister | 22 April 2013 (2013-04-22) | 0.228[9] |
| 25 | 5 | "Kissed by Fire" | Finn Jones | Loras Tyrell | 29 April 2013 (2013-04-29) | 0.139[10] |
| 26 | 6 | "The Climb" | John Bradley | Samwell Tarly | 6 May 2013 (2013-05-6) | 0.193[11] |
| 27 | 7 | "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" | Ellie Kendrick | Meera Reed | 13 May 2013 (2013-05-13) | 0.150[12] |
| 28 | 8 | "Second Sons" | N/A | N/A | 27 May 2013 (2013-05-27) | 0.152[13] |
| 29 | 9 | "The Rains of Castamere" | Maisie Williams | Arya Stark | 3 June 2013 (2013-06-3) | 0.167[14] |
| 30 | 10 | "Mhysa" | Carice van Houten | Melisandre | 10 June 2013 (2013-06-10) | 0.179[15] |
The series finale was an extended one-hour episode and was viewed by 560,000 viewers, making it the second highest-rated broadcast that week, behind the actualepisode. It also received 29,000 timeshifted viewers.[26]
The series finale was an extended one-hour episode and was viewed by 587,000 viewers, making it the second highest-rated broadcast that week, behind the actualepisode. It also received 45,000 timeshifted viewers.[36]
A pre-series multi-parter episode titled "War Room", filmed on location,[46] was broadcast the week before the start of Series 7.
Two specials aired before Series 8: "Gameshow of Thrones" featuring a number of stars of the show with superfans, plus "War Room" featuring superfansAl Murray,Lauren Laverne andJonathan Ross.
The series finale includes a special 30-minute pre-show episode titled "The End is Coming", and a 70-minute post-show episode. These episodes incorporated an additional studio segment titled "Littlefinger's Establishment", where Jamie East talked to stars of the show and superfans about their memories of working on the show.
Episode 3 of Series 8 was the most viewed episode ofThronecast according toBARB figures.
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