The most rated and viewed shows all over the world, Game Of Thrones is said to hit the screens again with more exciting wars against the westeros and thrilling medieval experience, The US cable network has officially announced the air date of the show’s fourth season to April 6.
This means that, unless Sky Atlantic changes its own schedule, the show will arrive on UK screens a day later, on April 7.
The season Four, once more adapted George R.R. Martin’s A Storm Of Swords (the third of his Song Of Ice And Fire series) will find several new characters coming into play, including Mace Tyrell (Roger Ashton-Griffiths), Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma), Daario Naharis (Michiel Huisman), Styr, Magnar of Thenn (Joseph Gatt) and Prince Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal). And let’s not forget Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss, who is apparently cropping up as Tycho Nestorios, a representative of the Iron Bank.
The show also includes the return of Neil Marshall, who brought such flare and power to the Blackwater episode back in Season Two.
In related HBO news, the channel has confirm that another of its shows, crime drama Boardwalk Empire, will return for a fifth and final season in the autumn. “We’re thrilled to get the go-ahead for a fifth season of Boardwalk Empire,” says Terrence Winter as stated by hitfix, “After much discussion with my creative team and HBO, we’ve decided to wrap up the series after such a great run and look forward to bringing it to a powerful and exciting conclusion.”