‘Game of Thrones’ New Video: Long Story Short

Game of Thrones behind the scenes
Charles Dance in 'Game of Thrones' (Photo by Macall B. Polay / HBO)

Who is Jon Snow’s real mother? What did George R.R. Martin think about his novels becoming a series on HBO? And how did two writers who had never done TV before convince the network to take a chance on a series with dragons, direwolves, White Walkers, and other fantastical creatures?

This new behind-the-scenes video from Game of Thrones, narrated by Charles Dance, takes a look back at the journey taken by executive producers and writers David Benioff and Dan Weiss to transform Martin’s popular book series into a show the network – and audiences – could get behind.

Watch the video: