Game of Thrones Season 5 World Premiere, London

Sophie Turner | Photo: Landmark/PR Photos
Affair: Game of Thrones Season 5 World Premiere

When: Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Hot Spot: The Tower of London, London, UK

Deets: Ahead of the highly anticipated return of the world's most talked about show, the World Premiere of​ Game of Thrones was held in London for the first time. The star-studded red carpet event took place at one of Britain's most recognisable and historic locations, theTower of London.

The World Premiere, on the evening of 18th March, welcomed a host of Game of Thrones stars, and marked the first time that the world premiere was held in Europe.

Since launching in 2011, Game of Thrones has become a bona fide TV phenomenon, keeping viewers guessing with a string of headline-making twists and turns and, as is tradition, the producers are keeping tight-lipped about what's to come. Respecting the impenetrable cloak of secrecy that shrouds the show, there couldn't be a more fitting venue than the high-security home of the Crown Jewels, one of the world's most famous fortresses, to showcase the opening episode of Season Five for the first time anywhere.

Spotted: Emilia Clarke, Richard Plepler, Peter Dinklage, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Lena Headey, Jack Gleeson, Alexander Siddig, DeObia Oparei, Toby Sebastian, Nell Tiger Free, Jessica Henwick, Michael Lombardo, Nikolag Coster-Waldau, Kit Harrington, Natalie Dormer, Sophie Turner, Gwendoline Christie, Alfie Allen, Rose Leslie, Catric van houten, Sibel Kekilli, Richard Madden 

Hint For The Average Socialite: Check out our Season 4 Premiere Recap here

Sky TV offered a chance for 25 lucky fans to win a pair of tickets to the premiere. Enter to win here (ends March 11).

In an unprecedented move, Game of Thrones® will premiere in over 170 countries and territories across the globe simultaneously with HBO’s U.S. airing on Sunday, April 12 at 9:00pm ET, it was announced today by HBO. The entire fifth season of the Emmy®-, Golden Globe®- and Peabody®-winning series will be simulcast to HBO branded networks and broadcast partners across the world, creating a global television event week after week throughout the season’s 10-episode run.

We are thrilled to see our international partners jumping on board to bring Game of Thrones, one of the most universally loved television shows in the world, to global audiences at the same time it airs on HBO in the U.S.,” said Michael Lombardo, President, HBO Programming. “It’s going to be a great season.”

Among those participating are the HBO branded networks: HBO Asia, HBO Canada, HBO Europe, HBO Latin America, HBO Netherlands and HBO Nordic.

Also included are international “Home of HBO” services including: Africa/M-Net, Australia/Foxtel, Belgium(Flemish)/Telenet, France/Orange, Iceland/365 Media, Israel/DBS, Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia and SKY New Zealand. HBO licensing partners in the simulcast include: Belgium(French)/Betv, Greece/Intervision, Russia/Amedia and Spain/DTS.

Since its debut Game of Thrones has become a worldwide phenomenon and the most popular series in HBO history. Last year, the series was the most searched television show worldwide on Google and the #1 most talked about show on Facebook in the U.S.

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