Game of Thrones: Behind-the-Scenes Secrets That Will Blow Your Mind

Game of Thrones changed television forever. But the behind-the-scenes stories are even more dramatic than what aired on screen.

• The pilot was so bad they reshot 90% of it - Original Daenerys was different
• Sean Bean (Ned Stark) is terrified of flying - Traveled to set by boat
• The Red Wedding traumatized the cast - Many cried during filming
• Peter Dinklage did his own stunts - Got injured multiple times
• The dragons cost $200,000 per second of screen time
• Kit Harington and Rose Leslie fell in love on set and got married
• The Night King took 6 hours of makeup every day
• Cersei's walk of shame used a body double and CGI face replacement
• The final season budget was $15 million per episode
• George R.R. Martin told the showrunners who Jon Snow's parents were before writing it

Production Nightmares

Filming in multiple countries simultaneously, managing thousands of extras, and keeping plot secrets from leaking made this the most complex TV production ever.

Making Game of Thrones was like making 8 feature films per season. No TV show had ever attempted this scale.