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between 2011 and 2019. From the fifth series onwards, the show was presented by

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and

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. It is an

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to ''

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'', which also aired on the channel in the

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. Each episode varied between 10 minutes and 60 minutes in length and featured interviews with cast and crew members, interaction with the audience through

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, and analysis of the episode, along with a preview of the next episode of ''Game of Thrones''. It was the only official aftershow for the series until

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'' in 2016, providing an aftershow to the show's sixth series until it was cancelled after ten episodes. ''Thronecast'' was originally devised by executive producers Ruby Thomas, Ben Boyer and Koink Productions Ltd for Sky Digital Entertainment. The series began airing online in April 2011 as a series of 10-minute podcasts presented by

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to correspond with the first series of ''Game of Thrones''.

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joined Geoff for the second series, which corresponded with the broadcast of the

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of ''Game of Thrones''. For the third series, ''Thronecast'' became a 15-minute on-air show that was broadcast on Sky Atlantic following each episode of the third series of ''Game of Thrones'', and featured new guest presenter

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. The fourth series was presented by

and

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, and was 30 minutes long. The fifth series was presented by

and

and was 30 minutes long, except for the series finale which was an extended hour long special. Perkins and East continued to present the seventh and eighth series of the show which were all 60 minutes long with the exception of the final episode of the show, which was 70 minutes. Series 7 and 8 included pre-series episodes titled ''War Room'', and the eighth series also included a 90 minutes long gameshow titled ''Gameshow of Thrones'' and a 30-minute pre-finale episode titled ''Thronecast: The End is Coming''. Each series was also made available on

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. Series 1 to 4 of Thronecast were produced by Koink Productions Ltd for Sky Atlantic. Series 5 of Thronecast was produced by CPL Productions for Sky Atlantic. Series 6 and 7 of the show were produced by Sky's in-house production company, Sky Vision Productions. Series 8 of the show was produced by independent production company Znak & Co Ltd.

Cast

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(seasons 2–3) *

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(seasons 4–8) *

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(seasons 5–8)

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (2011)

Series 2 (2012)

An extended special episode of ''Thronecast'' was filmed before the start of the second series, which featured interviews with

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( Jon Snow),

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), and

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Series 3 (2013)

Series 4 (2014)

Series 5 (2015)

The series finale was an extended one-hour episode and was viewed by 560,000 viewers, making it the second highest-rated broadcast that week, behind the actual

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. It also received 29,000 timeshifted viewers.

Series 6 (2016)

The series finale was an extended one-hour episode and was viewed by 587,000 viewers, making it the second highest-rated broadcast that week, behind the actual

. It also received 45,000 timeshifted viewers.

Series 7 (2017)

A pre-series multi-parter episode titled "War Room", filmed on location, was broadcast the week before the start of Series 7.

Series 8 (2019)

Two specials aired before Series 8: "Gameshow of Thrones" featuring a number of stars of the show with superfans, plus "War Room" featuring superfans

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. The series finale includes a special 30-minute pre-show episode titled "The End is Coming", and a 70-minute post-show episode. These episodes incorporated an additional studio segment titled " Littlefinger's Establishment", where Jamie East talked to stars of the show and superfans about their memories of working on the show. Episode 3 of Series 8 was the most viewed episode of ''Thronecast'' according to

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