Based on A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin.

Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2012.

Special features: Disc 1. Character profiles ; Commentary on "The north remembers"; Commentary on "The night lands". Disc 2. Commentaries on "What is dead many never die"; Commentary on "Garden of bones". Disc 3. Commentary on "The old gods and the new". Disc 4. Commentary on "A man without honor"; Commentary on "The Prince of Winterfell". Disc 5. "Creating the Battle of Blackwater Bay" featurette; "Game of Thrones, inner circle" featurette; "The religions of Westeros" featurette; Commentary on "Blackwater"; Commentary on "Valar Morghulis". All discs. Season index.

Disc 1: Episode 1. The north remembers (53 min.) / directed by Alan Taylor, written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss ; Episode 2. The night lands (53 min.) / directed by Alan Taylor, written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss -- Disc 2: Episode 3. What is dead may never die (52 min.) / directed by Alik Sakharov, written by Bryan Cogman ; Episode 4. Garden of bones (51 min.) / directed by David Petrarca, written by Vanessa Taylor -- Disc 3: Episode 5. The ghost of Harrenhal (54 min.) / directed by David Petrarca, written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss ; Episode 6. The old gods and the new (54 min.) / directed by David Nutter, written by Vanessa Taylor -- Disc 4: Episode 7. A man without honor (55 min.) / directed by David Nutter, written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss ; Episode 8. The Prince of Winterfell (53 min.) / directed by Alan Taylor, written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss -- Disc 5: Episode 9. Blackwater (55 min.) / directed by Neil Marshall, written by George R.R. Martin ; Episode 10. Valar Morghulis (63 min.) / directed by Alan Taylor, written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss.

Costume designer, MIchele Clapton ; music by Ramin Djawadi ; editors, Frances Parker (Episodes 1, 2, 8, 10), Katie Weiland (Episodes 3, 4, 5), Oral Norrie Ottey (Episodes 6, 7, 9) ; production designer, Gemma Jackson ; directors of photography, Kramer Morgenthau (Episodes 1, 2), P.J. Dillon (Episode 3), Martin Kenzie (Episodes 4, 5, 6, 7), Jonathan Freeman (Episodes 8, 10), Sam McCurdy (Episode 9).

Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley, Emilia Clarke, Aiden Gillen, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Charles Dance, Liam Cunningham, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Richard Madden, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Jack Gleeson, Natalie Dormer, Rory McCann, Stephen Dillane, Carice Van Houten, James Cosmo, Jerome Flynn, Conleth Hill, Sibel Kekilli, Ron Donachie, Donald Sumpter.

Kings from across the continent of Westeros vie for the Iron Throne. As winter approaches, the cruel young Joffrey sits upon the Throne in King's Landing, counseled by his conniving mother Cersei and his uncle Tyrion, who has been appointed the new Hand of the King. But the Lannister hold on power is under assault on many fronts, with two Baratheons donning crowns, and Robb Stark fighting as the King in the North.

Rating: TV-MA (for mature audiences) ; Canadian Home Video rating: 18A.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (16x9) presentation; Dolby digital surround 5.1, Dolby digital stereo 2.0.

English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional Spanish, French, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai or English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.