In Pentos, exiled Prince Viserys Targaryen arranges a marriage between his sister Daenerys and Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo to secure an army to reclaim the Iron Throne.
King Robert Baratheon arrives to ask Ned to become the new "Hand of the King" following the mysterious death of their mentor, Jon Arryn. Episode 1: Winter is Coming
Three Rangers of the Night's Watch encounter ancient, supernatural creatures known as White Walkers. Will, the sole survivor, flees south but is captured as a deserter. In Pentos, exiled Prince Viserys Targaryen arranges a
Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark executes Will for desertion, upholding the value that "the man who passes the sentence should also swing the sword". Afterward, the Starks find a dead direwolf with six pups—mirroring the number and genders of Ned’s children, including his bastard son, Jon Snow. Will, the sole survivor, flees south but is
" Winter Is Coming ," the series premiere of , aired on April 17, 2011. Directed by Tim Van Patten and written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, it adapts the opening chapters of George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones . Plot Summary