Game of Thrones (season 4)


The fourth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on April 6, 2014, and concluded on June 15, 2014. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season is adapted primarily from the second half of A Storm of Swords, along with elements of A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, all novels from the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. The series is adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. HBO ordered the fourth season on April 2, 2013, which began filming in July 2013. The season was filmed primarily in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Croatia.
The story takes place in a fictional world, primarily upon a continent called Westeros, with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east, Essos. After the death of Robb Stark at The Red Wedding, all three remaining kings in Westeros believe they have a claim to the Iron Throne. King Joffrey is killed by poison at his wedding, and his uncle Tyrion is blamed; young Tommen Baratheon is crowned king. Meanwhile, Sansa Stark escapes King's Landing. At the Wall, Jon Snow and the Night's Watch, badly outnumbered, begin a grim battle against 100,000 Wildlings, but Stannis's army sweeps in to demand the Wildlings' surrender. Bran Stark's visions lead him far beyond the Wall to the north, where he meets the Three-Eyed Raven. Daenerys Targaryen captures Meereen and decides to rule as queen of Slaver's Bay until she can permanently defeat the slavers; she finds ruling more difficult than conquering. She reluctantly chains up her growing dragons, who have become difficult to control. Arya Stark crisscrosses Westeros accompanied by the Hound, but sails alone to Braavos on Essos to end the season.
Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast, including Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington. The season introduced a number of new cast members, including Pedro Pascal, Indira Varma, Michiel Huisman and Dean-Charles Chapman.
Critics praised the show's production values and cast, with specific accolades for Dinklage's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister. Viewership yet again rose compared to the previous season. It won 4 of the 19 Emmy Awards for which it was nominated.

Episodes

Cast

Main cast

The recurring actors listed here are those who appeared in season 4. They are listed by the region in which they first appear:

At and beyond the Wall

On April 2, 2013, HBO announced it had renewed the series for a fourth season, to consist of 10 episodes.

Crew

and D. B. Weiss serve as main writers and showrunners for the fourth season. They co-wrote seven out of ten episodes. The remaining three episodes were written by Bryan Cogman, and the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin.
Benioff and Weiss co-directed the season premiere after making their directorial debut in season 3, although only Weiss is credited as Benioff received credit for their previous directed episode; Alex Graves, who directed two episodes in season 3, returned and directed episodes 2, 3, 8 and 10; Michelle MacLaren, who also directed two episodes in season 3, returned to direct episodes 4 and 5; former series cinematographer Alik Sakharov, who directed in seasons 2 and 3, returned to direct episodes 6 and 7; and Neil Marshall directed episode 9 after previously directing "Blackwater", the ninth episode of season 2.

Casting

The fourth season adds previously recurring actors Gwendoline Christie, Iwan Rheon, Kristofer Hivju and Hannah Murray to the series' main cast. Iain Glen's credit is moved last in the rotation and given the "With" moniker.
Prince Oberyn Martell, nicknamed "The Red Viper", is played by Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal. "This was a tough one", said showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss about the casting. "The Red Viper is sexy and charming, yet believably dangerous; intensely likable, yet driven by hate. The boys love him, the girls love him, and he loves them all back. Unless your last name is Lannister. We found a fellow who can handle the job description and make it seem effortless. He wasn't easy to find and he won't be easy to stop". Martin commented on the casting by saying: "I wasn't present for Pedro Pascal's audition, but I understand that he really killed it with his reading. And since his casting was announced, the producer of another TV show on which he appeared recently has written me to say how terrific Pascal is, and to congratulate us on the casting. So I suspect that he will turn out to be a wonderful Red Viper". Actress Indira Varma was cast as Ellaria Sand, Prince Oberyn's paramour.
Roger Ashton-Griffiths joins the cast in the role of Mace Tyrell. "The lord oaf of Highgarden", as his mother describes him, is otherwise known as father to Margaery and Loras. His casting was confirmed by George R. R. Martin, who introduced the actor as the solution to a riddle he'd set fans with the following message, "Yes, it's the fine British character actor Roger Ashton-Griffiths, who has been cast in the role of Mace Tyrell, son to the Queen of Thorns, and father of Loras and Margaery".
Mark Gatiss plays Tycho Nestoris, a representative of the Iron Bank of Braavos, to whom the Iron Throne owes millions in borrowed gold. The role of Hizdahr zo Loraq is played by young British actor Joel Fry. Hizdahr is the young scion of an ancient Meereenese family who crosses paths with Daenerys Targaryen in Meereen. Elizabeth Webster was cast as Fat Walda Frey. Walda Frey is a granddaughter of Lord Walder Frey. She is the new wife of Roose Bolton, the Lord of the Dreadfort. During the wedding feast of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey, Lord Bolton recounts to Catelyn Stark and Ser Brynden "Blackfish" Tully how Lord Walder Frey proposed him to marry one of his granddaughters and offered her weight in silver as dowry. Lord Bolton then adds he chose the fattest bride available and she has made him very rich.
Paola Dionisotti and Rupert Vansittart were cast as Lady Anya Waynwood and Bronze Yohn Royce. They are the heads of House Waynwood and House Royce of Runestone: two powerful vassal houses of House Arryn. Yuri Kolokolnikov plays Styr: One of Mance Rayder's lieutenants and the Magnar – the name of the first ever Lord of Thenn which is now a title – of the Thenn people, a wildling clan. Two mysterious characters from Bran's storyline have also been cast: the Three-Eyed Crow, who is played by Struan Rodger, and a Child of the Forest, played by Octavia Alexandru.
Roles that were recast for season 4 include Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis. Huisman replaces Ed Skrein, who portrayed the character in season 3. Dean-Charles Chapman plays the role of Tommen Baratheon, King Joffrey's younger brother. Tommen was played by Callum Wharry in seasons 1 and 2. Chapman appeared as Martyn Lannister in two episodes of season 3. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was cast as Ser Gregor Clegane, called "The Mountain". Hafþór replaces Ian Whyte, who portrayed the character in season 2.
After an absence of at least a season, Owen Teale returns as Alliser Thorne, Kate Dickie as Lysa Arryn, Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt, Tony Way as Dontos Hollard, Andy Beckwith as Rorge, Gerard Jordan as Biter, Andy Kellegher as Polliver, Lino Facioli as Robin Arryn and Brian Fortune as Othell Yarwyck.

Filming

Filming for the season began on July 8, 2013, in Northern Ireland. The series also returned to Iceland and Dubrovnik for filming.
New locations in Croatia include Diocletian's Palace in Split, Klis Fortress north of Split, Perun quarry east of Split, Mosor mountain, and Baška Voda further down to the south. In the commentary for episode 2, "The Lion and the Rose," the showrunners revealed that parts of Joffrey's death scene had been filmed in California. The Thingvellir National Park in Iceland was used as the location for the fight between Brienne and The Hound.
Filming for the season lasted 136 days and was completed on November 21, 2013.

Music

The Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós appears in the second episode, as a group of musicians serenading the royal couple at their wedding reception with "The Rains of Castamere." This continues the series's tradition of employing noted indie bands, begun in season 2 with The National and continued in season 3 with The Hold Steady.
The soundtrack for the season was released digitally on June 10, 2014, and on CD on July 1, 2014.

Reception

Critical response

The fourth season was met with near universal acclaim from critics, and is often cited as the best season of the series. The episodes "The Lion and the Rose", "The Laws of Gods and Men", "The Mountain and the Viper" and "The Children" in particular were singled out as being among the best episodes of the series. However, the third episode attracted criticism for the inclusion of a scene in which Jaime Lannister appears to be raping his sister and lover Cersei in the Great Sept of Baelor. In the source novel, Cersei verbally consents to the sexual encounter, but does not in the television portrayal. The final episode was also criticised for the omission of the events of the epilogue of A Storm of Swords which was expected by fans to be the final scene.
The review aggregator website Metacritic gave season 4 a score of 94 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, signifying "universal acclaim". On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season has a 97% approval rating from 44 critics with an average rating of 8.89 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Game of Thrones continues to be one of the best shows on TV, combining meticulously-plotted character arcs with the spectacular design of the Seven Kingdoms."

Ratings

Season 4 obtained the strongest viewer numbers of all seasons aired up until that point, with a series high of 7.20 million viewers of the first airing of the seventh episode. With its fourth season, Game of Thrones has become the most-watched HBO series in history, averaging 18.4 million viewers across multiple platforms, including live viewing, encores, DVR views, HBO GO and On Demand views.

Accolades

For the 30th TCA Awards, the series was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Program of the Year. For the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards, the series was nominated for Best Drama Series and Diana Rigg received a nomination for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series. For the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received 19 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Peter Dinklage for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Lena Headey for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Diana Rigg for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "The Children", and Neil Marshall for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "The Watchers on the Wall". For the 67th Writers Guild of America Awards, the series was nominated for Best Drama Series and George R. R. Martin was nominated for Best Episodic Drama for "The Lion and the Rose". For the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Peter Dinklage was nominated for Best Drama Actor, and the series won for Best Stunt Team. For the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, the series was nominated for Best Television Series – Drama. For the 67th Directors Guild of America Awards, Alex Graves was nominated for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for the episode "The Children".
YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2014AFI AwardsAFI TV AwardGame of Thrones
2014TV Choice AwardsBest International ShowGame of Thrones
2014Young Hollywood AwardsWe Love to Hate YouJack Gleeson
2014Young Hollywood AwardsBingeworthy TV ShowGame of Thrones
2014Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaNina Gold
2014EWwy AwardBest Supporting Actress, DramaMaisie Williams
2014EWwy AwardBest Supporting Actor, DramaCharles Dance
2014EWwy AwardBest Guest Actor, DramaPedro Pascal
201466th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesNeil Marshall for "The Watchers on the Wall"
201466th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama Series"The Lion and the Rose", "Breaker of Chains", "First of His Name", "The Laws of Gods and Men", "The Watchers on the Wall", and "The Children"
201466th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesPeter Dinklage
201466th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesLena Headey
201466th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesDavid Benioff and D. B. Weiss for "The Children"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Fantasy SeriesDeborah Riley, Paul Ghirardani, and Rob Cameron for "The Laws of Gods and Men" and "The Mountain and the Viper"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesNina Gold and Robert Sterne
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera SeriesAnette Haellmigk for "The Lion and the Rose"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera SeriesJonathan Freeman for "Two Swords"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Costumes for a SeriesMichele Clapton, Sheena Wichary, Alexander Fordham, and Nina Ayres for "The Lion and the Rose"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesDiana Rigg
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera SeriesKevin Alexander, Candice Banks, Rosalia Culora, Gary Machin, and Nicola Mount for "The Lion and the Rose"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Interactive ProgramGame of Thrones Premiere – Facebook Live and Instagram, by Sabrina Caluori, Paul Beddoe-Stephens, Jim Marsh, Michael McMorrow, Michael McMillian
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series Jane Walker and Ann McEwan for "Oathkeeper"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Music Composition for a Series Ramin Djawadi for "The Mountain and the Viper"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a SeriesJane Walker and Barrie Gower for "The Children"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sound Editing for a SeriesTim Kimmel, Jed M. Dodge, Tim Hands, Paula Fairfield, David Klotz, Bradley C. Katona, Brett Voss, Jeffrey Wilhoit, and Dylan T. Wilhoit for "The Watchers on the Wall"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series Ronan Hill, Richard Dyer, Onnalee Blank, and Mathew Waters for "The Watchers on the Wall"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Special and Visual EffectsJoe Bauer, Joern Grosshans, Steve Kullback, Adam Chazen, Eric Carney, Sabrina Gerhardt, Matthew Rouleau, Thomas H. Schelesny, and Robert Simon for "The Children"
201466th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama SeriesPaul Herbert
2014Women's Image Network AwardsActress Drama SeriesLena Headey
201419th Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmPeter Dinklage
201419th Satellite AwardsBest Television Series – GenreGame of Thrones
20144th Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Drama SeriesGame of Thrones
20144th Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Guest Performer in a Drama SeriesDiana Rigg
201430th TCA AwardsOutstanding Achievement in DramaGame of Thrones
201430th TCA AwardsProgram of the YearGame of Thrones
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Best Drama SeriesGame of Thrones
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Best Drama Supporting ActorPeter Dinklage
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Best Drama Supporting ActorCharles Dance
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Best Drama Supporting ActressEmilia Clarke
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Best Drama Supporting ActressLena Headey
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Best Drama Guest ActorPedro Pascal
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Best Drama Guest ActressDiana Rigg
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Best Drama Episode"The Lion and the Rose"
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Best Drama Episode"The Watchers on the Wall"
2014Gold Derby TV Awards 2014Ensemble of the YearThe cast of Game of Thrones
2014Hollywood Music in Media AwardsBest Original Score - TV Show/Digital Streaming SeriesRamin Djawadi
2014Hollywood Professional AllianceOutstanding SoundTim Kimmel, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Paula Fairfield, Brad Katona and Jed M. Dodge for "The Children"
2014Hollywood Professional AllianceOutstanding Color GradingJoe Finley for "Mockingbird"
2014Hollywood Professional AllianceOutstanding Visual EffectsJoe Bauer, Sven Martin, Jörn Grosshans, Thomas Schelesny, Matthew Rouleau for "The Children"
2014IGN AwardsBest TV Episode"The Children"
2014IGN AwardsBest TV SeriesGame of Thrones
2014IGN AwardsBest TV Drama SeriesGame of Thrones
2014IGN People's Choice AwardBest TV Drama SeriesGame of Thrones
2014IGN People's Choice AwardBest TV Episode"The Children"
2014IGN People's Choice AwardBest TV SeriesGame of Thrones
2014Jupiter AwardBest International TV SeriesGame of Thrones
20141st MTV Fandom AwardsOMG Moment of the YearGame of Thrones - The Purple Wedding
2015Guinness World RecordsMost pirated TV programGame of Thrones
2015People's Choice AwardsFavorite TV ShowGame of Thrones
2015People's Choice AwardsFavorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV ShowGame of Thrones-
2015ADG Excellence in Production Design AwardOne-Hour Single Camera Fantasy Television SeriesDeborah Riley for "The Laws of Gods and Men" and "The Mountain and the Viper"
2015Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Television Series – One HourRonan Hill, Richard Dyer, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Brett Voss for "The Children"
2015Canadian Society of CinematographersTV Series CinematographyRobert McLachlan for "Oathkeeper"
201512th Irish Film & Television AwardsBest Television DramaGame of Thrones
201512th Irish Film & Television AwardsActor in a Supporting Role – TelevisionLiam Cunningham
201512th Irish Film & Television AwardsBest SoundGame of Thrones
2015SFX AwardsBest ActressMaisie Williams
2015SFX AwardsBest ActorPeter Dinklage
2015SFX AwardsBest VillainCharles Dance as Tywin Lannister
2015SFX AwardsBiggest DisappointmentNo Hodor in Game Of Thrones season five
2015SFX AwardsBest TV ShowGame of Thrones
2015SFX AwardsBest TV EpisodeThe Mountain and the Viper
2015Screenwriters Choice AwardsBest Television DramaGame of Thrones
2015NewNowNext AwardsBest New Television ActorPedro Pascal
2015Astra AwardsFavourite Program – International DramaGame of Thrones
2015American Society of CinematographersOutstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular SeriesAnette Haellmigk for "The Children"
2015American Society of CinematographersOutstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular SeriesFabian Wagner for "Mockingbird"
201520th Empire AwardsHero AwardThe cast of Game of Thrones
2015British Academy Television AwardsRadio Times Audience AwardGame of Thrones
2015Costume Designers Guild AwardsOutstanding Period/Fantasy Television SeriesMichele Clapton for Game of Thrones
2015Directors Guild of America AwardDramatic SeriesAlex Graves for "The Children"
2015GLAAD Media AwardOutstanding Drama SeriesGame of Thrones
2015Golden Reel AwardBest Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: FX/FoleyGame of Thrones for "The Children"
2015Golden Reel AwardBest Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: Dialogue / ADRGame of Thrones for "The Children"
2015Golden Reel AwardBest Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: MusicGame of Thrones for "The Watchers on the Wall"
201572nd Golden Globe AwardsBest Television Series – DramaGame of Thrones
2015Hugo AwardsBest Dramatic Presentation, Short FormDavid Benioff, Alex Graves, and D. B. Weiss for "The Mountain and The Viper"
2015National Television AwardsMultichannel showGame of Thrones
2015Producers Guild Awards"The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama"David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Chris Newman, Greg Spence, Carolyn Strauss, D. B. Weiss
2015Saturn AwardBest Limited Run Television SeriesGame of Thrones
2015Saturn AwardBest Performance by a Younger Actor on TelevisionMaisie Williams
2015Saturn AwardBest Supporting Actress on TelevisionEmilia Clarke
201521st Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Drama SeriesLucy Allen, Cole Armitage, Gary Arthurs, Rachelle Beinart, Ferenc Berecz, Richard Bradshaw, Andy Butcher, Michael Byrch, Neil Chapelhow, Nick Chopping, Jonathan Cohen, Joel Conlan, Gary Connery, James Cox, Tom Cox, Jason Curle, Nicholas Daines, Bill Davey, Kelly J. Dent, Ben Dimmock, Levan Doran, Jamie Edgell, Bradley Farmer, Neil Finnighan, Jozsef Fodor, Dean Forster, David Garrick, James Grogan, Tim Halloran, Paul Heasman, Robert Hladik, Al Holland, Gergely Horpacsi, Paul Howell, Stewart James, Gary Kane, Ian Kay, Robbie Keane, George Kirby, Cristian Knight, Laszlo Kosa, Geza Kovacs, Norbert Kovacs, Guy List, Phil Lonergan, Russell Macleod, Tina Maskell, Adrian McGaw, Nick McKinless, Erol Mehmet, Andy Merchant, Sian Milne, Daniel Naprous, Chris Newton, Ray Nicholas, Bela Orsanyi, Sam Parham, Ian Pead, Justin Pearson, Martin Pemberton, Heather Phillips, Rashid Phoenix, Andy Pilgrim, Christopher Pocock, Curtis Rivers, Marcus Shakesheff, Matt Sherren, Anthony Skrimshire, Mark Slaughter, Karen Smithson, Mark Southworth, Helen Steinway Bailey, Shane Steyn, Matthew Stirling, John Street, Gaspar Szabo, Gabor Szeman, Roy Taylor, Gyula Toth, Tony Van Silva, Reg Wayment, Linda Weal, Richard J Wheeldon, Heron White, Maxine Whittaker, Simon Whyman, Donna C. Williams, Lou Wong, Annabel E. Wood, Liang Yang, Steen Young
201521st Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by An Ensemble in a Drama SeriesJosef Altin, Jacob Anderson, John Bradley, Dominic Carter, Gwendoline Christie, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ben Crompton, Charles Dance, Peter Dinklage, Natalie Dormer, Iain Glen, Julian Glover, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Rory McCann, Ian McElhinney, Pedro Pascal, Daniel Portman, Mark Stanley, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams
201521st Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesPeter Dinklage
2015Visual Effects SocietyOutstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video GamePhilip Meyer, Thomas Kutschera, Igor Majdandzic, and Mark Spindler for "Drogon"
2015Visual Effects SocietyOutstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast ProgramGame of Thrones for "The Children"
2015Visual Effects SocietyOutstanding Created Environment in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video GameRene Borst, Christian Zilliken, Jan Burda, Steffen Metzner for "Braavos Establisher"
2015Visual Effects SocietyOutstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast ProgramKeegan Douglas, Okan Ataman, Brian Fortune, David Lopez for "Wight Attack"
2015Visual Effects SocietyOutstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast ProgramDan Breckwoldt, Martin Furman, Sophie Marfleet, Eric Andrusyszyn for "The Watchers on the Wall"
2015Writers Guild of America AwardsEpisodic DramaGeorge R. R. Martin for "The Lion and the Rose"
2015Writers Guild of America AwardsTelevision Drama SeriesDavid Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R. R. Martin, D. B. Weiss

Release

Home media

The fourth season of Game of Thrones was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on.

IMAX

Between January 30 and February 5, 2015, the last two episodes of season four were shown in 205 IMAX theaters in the U.S. Game of Thrones is the first TV series released in this format. The show earned $686,000 in its opening day at the box office and $1.5 million during its opening weekend. The one-week release grossed $1,896,092.

Copyright infringement

The fourth season of Game of Thrones was the most-pirated TV series in 2014.