Over the weekend we saw two TV promos for Game of Thrones [see here and here], and now with less than two weeks to go until the return of the epic fantasy series, HBO has released a second trailer, giving us a tantalising glimpse at what's in store when the wildly-anticipated third season gets underway at the end of this month."As season three begins, the Lannisters hold absolute dominion over King's Landing after repelling Stannis Baratheon's forces. Yet Robb Stark, King in the North, still controls much of the South as well, and has yet to lose a battle. In the Far North, Mance Rayder has united the wildlings into the largest army Westeros has ever seen. Only the Night's Watch stands between him and the Seven Kingdoms, but nobody knows what happened to its Lord Commander and the force he led beyond the Wall. Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen - reunited with her three growing dragons - ventures into Slaver's Bay in search of ships to take her home and allies to conquer it."
Game of Thrones season 3 sees the return of favourites (or not-so-favourites) such as Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Aidan Gillen (Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Richard Madden (Robb Stark), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Rory McCann (Sandor "The Hound" Clegane) and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), while newcomers to the cast include Ciarán Hinds (Mance Rayder), Diana Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell), Mackenzie Crook (Orell), Clive Russell (Brynden "The Blackfish" Tully).
Game of Thrones season 3 gets underway on HBO on March 31st in North America and on Sky Atlantic from April 1st in the UK.