60 Minutes: Inside Game of Thrones
Inside "Game of Thrones"
The stars and creators of "Game of Thrones" tell Anderson Cooper how the show came together, what they initially thought of their characters and their thoughts on the violence in the show.
60 Minutes: Inside Game of Thrones
"60 Minutes" finds real "Game of Thrones"
As the final season of "Game of Thrones" begins, actor Kit Harington gives Anderson Cooper of "60 Minutes" a guided tour of the Castle Black film set, home to the Night's Watch, protectors of the Wall.
Could you pass the "Game of Thrones" test?
"So who do you think Jon Snow's real mother is?" was the question that "Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin asked David Benioff and Dan Weiss before agreeing to allow them to make the HBO version of Martin’s book series.
Anderson Cooper becomes a White Walker
While reporting behind the scenes of the hit series Game of Thrones, the 60 Minutes correspondent transformed into the iconic creature
Inside the "Game of Thrones" prop warehouse
As the final "Game of Thrones" season begins, Anderson Cooper and Kit Harington explore the warehouse containing a treasure trove of television artifacts
Winter is Coming
Kit Harington: Love at first fight
Kit Harington fondly recalls a "Game of Thrones" scene in which actress Rose Leslie "shoots three arrows into me." Harington and Leslie married in 2018
Will the GoT books end like the HBO series?
"I don't think Dan and Dave's ending is going to be that different from my ending," says author George R.R. Martin about the HBO series moving beyond his books
Lena Headey on blowing up the Great Sept
"Moments like that, she's never been happier," actor Lena Headey says about her "Game of Thrones" character, Cersei Lannister, watching the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor
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Could you pass the "Game of Thrones" test?
"So who do you think Jon Snow's real mother is?" was the question that "Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin asked David Benioff and Dan Weiss before agreeing to allow them to make the HBO version of Martin's book series
Writing the first "Game of Thrones" chapter
"One day, the first chapter of 'Game of Thrones' came to me: the scene where they find the direwolf pups in the summer snows," says George R.R. Martin
"60 Minutes" finds real "Game of Thrones" wall
As the final season of "Game of Thrones" begins, actor Kit Harington gives 60 Minutes' Anderson Cooper a guided tour of the Castle Black film set, home to the Night's Watch, protectors of the Wall
Growing up on the "Game of Thrones" set
Maisie Williams: "I didn't even know what HBO was." Isaac Hempstead Wright: "Getting to do stunts and… get pushed out a window was like a 10-year-old's dream."
Peter Dinklage on Tyrion and Tywin
The "Game of Thrones" actor discusses the father-son dynamic between his character and Charles Dance's character: "There's something beautifully Shakespearean about it"
Emilia Clarke and flying dragons
"Game of Thrones" actress Emilia Clarke explains the challenges of riding a mechanical dragon and anticipating its moves — all while speaking Dothraki
Lena Headey on blowing up the Great Sept
"Moments like that, she's never been happier," actor Lena Headey says about her "Game of Thrones" character, Cersei Lannister, watching the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor
Kit Harington: Love at first fight
Kit Harington fondly recalls a "Game of Thrones" scene in which actress Rose Leslie "shoots three arrows into me." Harington and Leslie married in 2018
Will the GoT books end like the HBO series?
"I don't think Dan and Dave's ending is going to be that different from my ending," says author George R.R. Martin about the HBO series moving beyond his books.
Inside the "Game of Thrones" prop warehouse
As the final "Game of Thrones" season begins, Anderson Cooper and Kit Harington explore the warehouse containing a treasure trove of television artifacts
Watch Anderson Cooper transform into a White Walker
While reporting behind the scenes of the hit series "Game of Thrones," the "60 Minutes" correspondent transformed into the iconic creature
How will "Game of Thrones" end?
Everyone wants to know how "Game of Thrones" will end. Some of the show's biggest stars told "60 Minutes" what they thought about the show's finale
"Game of Thrones" season 8 preview
Here's a sneak peek at how the final season of the acclaimed series begins
"Game of Thrones" season 8 clip to air on 60 Minutes
Anderson Cooper interviews the show's stars and creators and gives viewers a glimpse of the final season's premiere, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS
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