HBO’s blockbuster fantasy series Game of Thrones has been renewed through at least 2016. Seasons 5 and 6 of the show have been ordered, executives confirmed. The no-brainer decision from the premium cable network ensures that Game of Thrones Season 5 and 6 will follow Season 4, which kicked off Sunday night. Game of Thrones Characters In Real Life Open Slideshow 1. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen on the hit series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. View As List 1. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen on the hit series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 2. Emilia Clarke Photo Emilia Clarke stars on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 3. Kristian Nairn as Hodor Photo Kristian Nairn plays Hodor on the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 4. Kristian Nairn Photo Kristian Nairn from HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 5. Rose Leslie as Ygritte Photo Rose Leslie plays Ygritte on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 6. Rose Leslie Photo Rose Leslie stars on the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 7. Maisie Williams as Arya Stark Photo Maisie Williams as Arya Stark on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 8. Maisie Williams Photo Maisie stars in the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 9. John Bradley as Samwell Tarley Photo John Bradley plays Samwell Tarley on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 10. John Bradley Photo John Bradley stars on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 11. Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth Liam Cunningham plays Davos Seaworth on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 12. Liam Cunningham Photo Liam Cunningham of Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 13. Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister Photo Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 14. Peter Dinklage Photo Peter Dinklage is one of the stars of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 15. Alfie Allen Photo Alfie Allen is one of the star’s of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Here, he attends the show’s fourth season premiere. 16. Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy Photo Alfie Allen plays Theon Grey on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 17. Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane Photo Rory McCann on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The actor looks completely different in real life. 18. Rory McCann Photo Rory is one of the stars of HBO’s Game of Thrones. He plays Sandor Clegane on the show. 19. Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister Lena Headey on Game of Thrones. She plays evil queen Cersei Lannister. 20. Lena Headey Image Lena Headey of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The actress plays Cersei Lannister on the show. 21. Carice van Houten as Melisandre Photo Carice on Game of Thrones. She plays Red Queen Melisandre. 22. Carice van Houten Photo Carice stars on HBO’s Game of Thrones. She plays Red Queen Melisandre. 23. Gwendoline Christie as Brienne Photo Christie on HBO’s Game of Thrones. She plays Brienne of Tarth and looks completely different from her character! 24. Gwendoline Christie Photo Gwendoline Christie of HBO’s Game of Thrones. She plays Brienne of Tarth on the series. 25. Game of Thrones Dragon Photo One of the dragons from Game of Thrones. This guy looks nothing like the actor who plays him. Since its 2011 debut, GoT has met or exceeded the high expectations set by HBO, setting a new high water mark this spring, with no apparent end in sight. A series-record 6.6 million viewers saw the Season 4 premiere, breaking online piracy records and briefly crashing HBO Go , the network’s streaming service. The first episode of 2014, “Two Swords,” became the network’s most watched episode of any show since The Sopranos’ 2007 finale (11.9 million viewers). Suffice it to say, the series is only becoming more popular with time. In an effort to continue that upward trajectory, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have also been signed to a new contract through Season 6. Excited for the renewal? What did you think of Sunday’s premiere? Where do you see the show going in the next three seasons? Comment below!

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