Watch School of Thrones
- TV-MA
- 2013
- 1 Season
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9.2 (2,359,163)
School of Thrones is a fan-made web series that reimagines the world of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series as a high school drama, complete with teenage versions of some of the most beloved characters from the books and the HBO series Game of Thrones. Sean Bean, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Natalie Dormer, Iwan Rheon, Dean-Charles Chapman, Aidan Gillen, Harry Lloyd, Mark Addy, John Bradley-West, Conan Stevens, Ellie Kendrick, Sibel Kekilli, Joel Fry, Aimee Richardson, Gemma Whelan, Conleth Hill, Jacob Anderson, Stephen Dillane, Jerome Flynn, Joe Dempsie, Rory McCann, Ian Whyte, Carice van Houten, Alfie Allen, and Ciaran Hinds all make appearances in the series.
The show features a range of teenage characters, ranging from popular mean girls to jocks to nerds, all vying for power in the fictional high school of Westeros Valley High. The school is divided into four houses, with the Starks, Lannisters, Targaryens, and Baratheons all represented. In this new version of Westeros, the power struggles are played out through schoolyard politics, romance, and pranks rather than bloody battles and political intrigue.
Despite the new setting, the characters and their roles remain largely unchanged. Sean Bean's character, the honorable and just Ned Stark, is still the principal of the school, while Dinklage's Tyrion is the witty and sardonic student council president. Emilia Clarke's Daenerys Targaryen is the new girl who quickly becomes the popular queen bee, while Lena Headey's Cersei Lannister is the scheming mother of the school's resident mean girl, Joffrey Baratheon (played by Dean-Charles Chapman).
As the series progresses, the various characters find themselves drawn into a web of alliances and rivalries as they try to gain power and popularity within the school. Jon Snow (played by Kit Harington) is a brooding outcast who falls for the spunky and headstrong Ygritte (played by Rose Leslie), while Maisie Williams' Arya Stark is the tough-as-nails tomboy who has little patience for the high school drama around her.
Despite the high school setting, the series is still very much rooted in the world of Westeros, and fans of the original series will find plenty of nods and references to the books and the HBO series. The writing is clever and witty, with plenty of sharp one-liners and snappy comebacks, and the actors all seem to be having a blast playing these iconic characters in a completely new and unexpected way.
Overall, School of Thrones is a fun and irreverent take on the world of Westeros, and is sure to delight fans of the original series who are looking for a fresh and entertaining way to revisit this beloved world. Whether you're a die-hard Game of Thrones fan or just looking for a fun new web series to binge-watch, School of Thrones is definitely worth checking out.