HBO has confirmed that the new seasons ofGame of Thrones,Silicon ValleyandVeepwill debut back-to-back on Sunday, April 24, starting at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT).Game of Thronesbegins its ten-episode sixth season Sunday, April 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m.). Based on the popular book seriesA Song of Ice and Fire, byGeorge R.R. Martin, this hit Emmy-winning fantasy series chronicles an epic struggle for power in a vast and violent kingdom. The ensemble cast for the fifth season included Emmy and Golden Globe winnerPeter Dinklage,Nikolaj Coster-Waldau,Lena Headey,Emilia Clarke, Aidan Gillen,Kit Harington, Diana Rigg,Natalie Dormer,Maisie WilliamsandSophie Turner. Executive producers,David Benioff,D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger, Bernadette Caulfield; co-executive producers, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis andGeorge R.R. Martin.
Silicon Valleyreturns for its ten-episode third season Sunday, April 24 (10:00-10:30 p.m.). The Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated series takes a comic look at the modern-day epicenter of the high-tech gold rush, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. A collaboration betweenMike Judgeand Alec Berg, the series starsThomas Middleditch,T.J. Miller, Zach Woods,Kumail Nanjiani,Martin Starr, Josh Brener,Amanda Crew, Matt Ross, Suzanne Cryer and Jimmy Ouyang.Mike Judge, Alec Berg, Michael Rotenberg and Tom Lassally executive produce. The series was created byMike Judge& John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky.
Veeplaunches its ten-episode fifth season Sunday, April 24 (10:30-11:00 p.m.). ThisEmmy-nominatedseries stars Emmy winnerJulia Louis-Dreyfusas former Vice President Selina Meyer, who became president after her predecessor stepped down. The cast also includes Emmy winnerTony Hale,Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott,Matt Walsh, Timothy Simons, Sufe Bradshaw,Kevin Dunn,Gary Cole, Sam Richardson andHugh Laurie. David Mandel, Frank Rich, Christopher Godsick,Julia Louis-Dreyfusand Lewis Morton executive produce.
Very little is known aboutGame of Thrones Season 6yet, but we do know one thing for sure:George R.R. Martin’s new bookThe Winds of Winterwon’t be published until after this season debuts. The author and his publishers haven’t announced an exact date of publication yet, so we’ll have to wait and see. Fans were left with several burning questions afterGame of Thrones Season 5, most notably, the fate of Jon Snow (Kit Harington), which will surely be addressed when the show debuts in just a few months time.
Fans will be introduced to several new characters this season, includingMax von Sydowas the Three-Eyed Raven,Ian McShanein an unspecified role andPilou Asbæk, who has been rumored to be playing Euron Greyjoy, the uncle of Alfie Allen’s Theon Greyjoy.Richard E. GrantandEssie Davisare portraying members of a theater troupe who are putting on a play about famous figures in Westeros, withJames Faulkner, Samantha Spiro and Rebecca Benson portraying the father, mother and sister of Samwell Tarly (John Bradley). Most recently, we reported thatSpartacus: VengeancestarJoseph Naufahuhas come aboard, rumored to be playing a Dothraki warrior. Are you already counting down the days untilGame of Thronesreturns?
