No one could have predicted the show's utterly seismic cultural impact. Martin hopes forthcoming prequels and novels will reclaim GoT's pop culture throne.Įxcept winter came and went, and it may not be coming back.īased on Martin's already best-selling fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, the Game of Thrones TV show began on HBO April 17, 2011.
Remember Game of Thrones? That niche little show that reached 44 million people across eight seasons? It began exactly 10 years ago Saturday, but HBO and author George R.R.