American fantasy drama TV series (2011–2019) Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is the first adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of high fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, and the first in what would become the Game of Thrones franchise. The show premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons. 272,176 views on August 19, 2017 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Lose Yourself, Death of Edgar Allan Poe, Bruce Forsyth, The Defenders (miniseries). Wiki link