HBO’s hit series, “Game of Thrones,” has officially announced that its third season will premiere on March 31, 2013. You can check out a teaser poster for the new season below.

Based on the novels of George R.R. Martin, the third season is said to adapt events from “A Storm of Swords” and will include quite a few new and returning characters.

The cast of season two included Emmy and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aidan Gillen, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Maisie Williams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Sophie Turner, Jack Gleeson and Alfie Allen.

The series is executive produced by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger with co-executive producers George R.R. Martin, Vanessa Taylor, Alan Taylor, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis and Bernadette Caulfield producing.

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