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Hello everybody and welcome to a spoiler-free summary of what we know of season 5 so far!

Sinced version 5 of this thread now has 200 posts, I thought it would be appropriate, to start a new one.

Please note that I will not be including speculations in this post, except for the FQA section and no brainers (e. g. nobody has confirmed that Sevilla's Plaza de Toros will be Daznak's pit,but we do know that Dany is there and that there is nothing else in her story that thePlaza could represent).

WARNING ABOUT SPOILERS: While this first post will remain book-spoiler free as much as possible, it will include spoilers from season 1 to 4. Also, I cannot vouch for what follows after it. Use caution! For my fellow shookers and book walkers: Please be so kind and hide particularly spoilery content from book 4 onwards under appropriate spoiler tags. Thank you.

I will also update this post as we go along to include new castings and locations.
So grab your drinks and relax - this is going to be a long trip!

[Last Update: 2014/11/28, 7:00 pm Eastern, updates are marked with an *]

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First Teaser: 2014-11-25, showing a recap of Arya's arc in season 4 and the doors to the House of Black and White
First Trailer: TBA
First Episode: TBA

Producers:
David Benioff
D. B. Weiss

Directors:
Michael Slovis: episodes 1 and 2
Mark Mylod: episodes 3 and 4
Jeremy Podeswa: episodes 5 and 6
Miguel Sapochnik: episodes 7 and 8
David Nutter: episodes 9 and 10

Writers:
David Benioff & D.B. Weiss: 7 episodes
Bryan Cogman: 2 episodes
Dave Hill: 1 episode
[Note: GRRM has announced that he is not writing anything for season 5 to concentrate on TWOW.]

Shooting is currently taking place in/with:
- Northern Ireland (Theon, Ramsay, Jon, Sansa, Davos, Melisandre, Shireen, Stannis, Sam, Gilly, Tormund, Edd, Aliser, Myrcella Baratheon)

- Mance has been spotted by an Irish fan, but we don't know where exactly.

- Maggie Hayes, Michael Condron (location unknown)

* - Jessica Henwick (Nymeria Sand), Keisha Castle Hughes (Obara Sand) and Ian Beatie (Meryn Trant) just finished shooting

- Zoe Smedberg confirmed that she has just finished shooting a big scene and her role might be expanded

- Sarine Sofair has tweeted that she is about to start shooting in Belfast

- Jerome Flynn (Bronn) is heading to Belfast to shoot his last scenes

Confirmed shooting locations:

Croatia (done):
- Dubrovnik/Lokrum and Villa Sheherezade (King's Landing & Essos and Pentos, respectively)
- Split (Kastel Gomilica, Vila Dalmacija, Diocletian's Palace & Klis Fortress - Bravos, Dorne and Meereen respectively)
- Žrnovnica
- Imotski
- Å ibenik (Bravos)

Spain (done):
- Sevilla: Alcázar of Seville (Watergardens)
- Osuna: Plaza de Toros and Las Canters (Daznak's Pit and Dorne, respectively)

- Córdoba: Roman Bridge (Volantis)

Northern Ireland (in full progress):

- Toome (including Jorah and Tyrion, rumored to be the Sorrows)
- Mournes
- Magilligan
- Binevanagh Mountain
- Magheramorne Quarry (the Wall & Castle Black and wildling huts)
- Portstewart (including Jaime, Bronn and Dornish guards)
- Moneyglass (confirmed to be Winterfell)
- Sallagh Braes (Brienne and Pod, Knights of the Vale)
- Shane's Castle
- Banbridge (possibly Linen Mill Studios)
- Lough Shore Park in Antrim (Tyrion and Jorah spotted)
- Murlough Bay in Antrim (covered by Dave Hill on his blog, so most likely part of his episode)
- Leitrim Lodge
- Cushendall (including a set with a forge)
- multiple locations for landscape shots
- filming studios for indoor scenes (confirmed: Titanic Quarter Paint Hall, now including an unidentified castle wall set)

- Moneyglass (rumored to be Winterfell)
- Sallagh Braes (Brienne and Pod, Knights of the Vale)
- Shane's Castle
- Thome River (rumored to be the Sorrows)
- Banbridge (possibly Linen Mill Studios)

- Gosford Castle (previously used for multiple castles, including Riverrun)

- Quintin's Castle

* - Carrickfergus
- multiple locations for landscape shots
- filming studios for indoor scenes

Returning actors (confirmed total 57):

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister
Lena Headey as Queen Regent Cersei Lannister
Emilia Clarke as Queen Daenerys Targaryen
Kit Harington as Jon Snow
Aidan Gillen as Lord Petyr Baelish
Natalie Dormer as Lady Margaery Tyrell
Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth
Stephen Dillane as King Stannis Baratheon
Carice van Houten as Lady Melisandre
Alfie Allen as Reek
Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark (most likely not; see FQA for detailed info)
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark
John Bradley as Samwell Tarly
Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane
Hannah Murray as Gilly
Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth
Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Bolton
Conleth Hill as Varys
Jerome Flynn as Bronn
Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei
Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis
Tom Wlaschiha as TBA
Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont
Charles Dance as Lord Tywin Lannister's corpse
Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell
Ciaran Hinds as Mance Rayder
Indira Varma as Ellaria Sand
Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister
Michael McElhatton as Lord Roose Bolton
Ian McElhinney as Ser Barristan Selmy
Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Lord Mace Tyrell
Anton Lesser as Qyburn
Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle
Owen Teale as Ser Alliser Thorne
Mark Gatiss as Tycho Nestoris
Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne
Dean-Charles Chapman as King Tommen Baratheon
Ian Beattie as Ser Meryn Trant
Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm
Joel Fry as Hizdahr zo Loraq
Finn Jones as Ser Loras Tyrell
Kerry Ingram as Princess Shireen Baratheon
Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett
Paul Bentley as the High Septon
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Ser Gregor Clegane
Octavia Alexandru as Leaf
Gary Oliver as Ternesio Terys
Elisabeth Webster as Lady Walda Bolton
Brian Fortune as Othell Yarwyck
Charlotte Hope as Myranda (will appear in four episodes directed by Mylod, Podeswa and Nutter)
Will Tudor as Olyvar
Brenock O'Connor as Olly
Sarine Sofair as Lhara
Gary Oliver as Ternesio Terys (captain from 4.10)

Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy (will only shoot scenes in Northern Ireland)

Reece Noi as Keyr (the Meereenese slave from season 4 who supported Grey Worm and voted for rebellion)

New major cast (total 13):

Alexander Siddig as Prince Doran Martell.
Toby Sebastian as Prince Trystane Martell.
Nell Tiger Free as Princess Myrcella Baratheon.
DeObia Oparei as Areo Hotah.
Enzo Cilenti as Yezzan zo Qaggaz.
Jessica Henwick as Nymeria Sand.
Rosabell Laurenti Sellers as Tyene Sand.
Keisha Castle-Hughes as Obara Sand.
Jonathan Pryce as the High Sparrow.
J.J. Murphy as Ser Denys Mallister.
Michael Condron as Bowen Marsh (three episodes, directed by Mylod, Slovis and Podeswa)
Hannah Waddingham as Septa Unella.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Malko.

New minor or - as of yet - unknown cast (total 26):

J. J. Muprhy as Denys Mallister (actor unfortunately deceased after he finished shooting)
Gary Pillai as a merchant captain (in episode 3 and/or 4)
Matt McArdle as TBA.
Derek Lord as a military officer.
Alan McKee as TBA.
Tom Fava as a street tough (in episode 1 and/or two)
Gianpiero Cognoli as Master Eaton (potentially the 'middle-aged master' mentioned in the casting calls, in ep. 5 and/or 6)
Emma Maguire as a Winterfell worker.
Mishael Lopes Cardozo as a brothel guard (will interact with Tyrion and Varys in episode 3)
Meena Rayann as a Meereenese noblewoman.
Slavko Sobin as a Meereenese fighter.
Gwyneth Keyworth as Clea (will have a 3-page scene with Tyrion)
Paddy Wallace as a Lead Kingsguard
Peter Silverleaf as Elboneno (possibly the 'fatter, privileged master' mentioned in the casting calls)
Stella McCusker as TBA (in episode 3 and/or 4)
Allon Sylvain as a foreign merchant (in episode 3 and/or 4)
Bobby Asghar as Catacomb Master #1.

Annika Hilbrink as a Wight (sword fighting zombie)

Luc Burns as TBA

Nicholas Boulton as Fighting Pit Announcer

Yare Michael Jegbefume as Slaver

Zoe Smedberg as "Wildling Female"

Lacy Moore as TBA

Nigel O'Neill as TBA

Maggie Hayes as TBA.

James McKenzie Robinson as Joss (father of a terminally ill child, who is rumored to come to the House of Black and White)

Lacy Moore as "Madam Braavos" in a David Nutter episode (509 or 510)

Winston Davis as the other Street Tough

Tristan McConnell as Gordy (shooting scenes for ep. 5.10)

Barrie Martin as "Wildling/White" (meaning wight, in ep. 5.08)

Grace Hendy as Merry Frey (unconfirmed if this refers to her appearance in 3.09 or to season 5).

Nigel O'Neill as Baratheon General

Characters they are supposedly looking to cast, but who have not been confirmed cast yet:

Maggy the Frog
Lollys Stokeworth
The Waif
Varamyr Sixskins
Imogen (suspected to be Young Cersei)
A brunette girl (suspected to be Melara Hetherspoon)
A "Son" (a captured vigilante in Meereen)
A Dornish horse rider

An old woman who befriends Brienne
Stalwart Shield
A Meereenese prostitute
A bearded blacksmith
Husband-and-wife Meereenese peddlers
A man with shrewd financial cunning and a long thin face
A Volantene sellsword
A middle-aged master
A fatter, privileged master
Luther (big-bellied head slaver with a penchant for cruelty)
Despondent man
Joss
Loboda
Wildling elder

Major story events deduced from leaked set photos (WARNING! HERE THERE BE SPOILERS!):
- The first episode will open with a dream/flashback.
- There will be a funeral procession for Tywin Lannister. A recent interview with Dance notes that this will indeed be Tywin's only appearance this season.
- The Faith Militant will cause several disturbances in King's Landing, including a skirmish with Loras Tyrell.
- "The Walk" has been filmed in Dubrovnik and will be in episode 9 or 10 (David Nutter was seen on set).
- Mace Tyrell and Meryn Trant will travel to Bravos and meet Tycho Nestoris of the Iron Bank. They will be there in episode 5.09.
- Arya will arrive in Bravos and will assume her fish seller girl persona.

- The House of Black and White is in.

- A series of tweets by the actors hints that Lhara, Meryn Trant and Arya might be interacting next season.

- Volantis will appear in episode 3 (filming was done in Córdoba)
- Tyrion will be in the royal lounge at Daznak's pit with Dany, Hizdahr and Missandei. Daznak's pit will be in episode 5.09.
- Jorah will apparently be fighting in Daznak's pit and he will reunite with Dany.

- A leaked video shows masked fighters (Brazen Beasts or Sons of the Harpy?) getting set on fire in Daznak's pit.
- Jaime and Bronn will travel to Dorne in disguise, get into a skirmish with the Sand Snakes and later have a meeting with Doran, Ellaria, Areo, Myrcella and Trsystane. He will arrive in Dorne by episode 5.04 and will still be there by episode 5.09.

- Charlotte Hope's CV confirms that Myranda, and thus most likely the rest of the Bolton crew as well, will appear in four episodes directed by Mylod, Podeswa and Nutter (episodes 3-6 and 9-10).

- According to Making Game of Thrones there will be at least one scene involving a scorpion and a scene of a dragon burning carcasses in a grassy area.

Other potentially spoilery information:

- The Hollywood Reporter has announced that all actors' contracts have been renegotiated for pay raises and potential season 7 appearances. That does not mean however, that everyone will live to see season 7. The top-ranked actors are said to be Harington (Jon), Dinklage (Tyrion), Headey (Cersei), Clarke (Daenerys) and Coster-Waldau (Lannister), followed by 'mid-carder' Dormer (Margaery), Turner (Sansa) and Williams (Arya). This most likely means that these characters will get the bulk of season 5-7 material. No word on season 8.

- Supposedly, there is a big fight scene that was moved from Iceland to Northern Ireland. No confirmation yet on which factions are involved or whether it has been filmed yet.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Is the extended Greyjoy family in?
A: We don't know for sure. However, Entertainment Weekly, which usually gives reliable news, has announced that the Greyjoy storyline from book 4 and 5 will not feature as such.

Q: Are the Griffs in?
A: We don't know yet.

Q: Are the Manderly's in?
A: We don't know yet.

Q: Are Arianne and Quentyn in?
A: They have not been cast yet and since casting for Dorne seems to be finished otherwise, most likely not.

Q: Is Lady Stoneheart in?
A: As of yet, there is no hard evidence that she will be.

Q: Will Bran & Co. be in?
A: David Benioff has confirmed that Bran & Co. will not be in season 5. This clashes with information from the CV of Leaf's actress, which states that she will be in episode 5.01. It is possible that scenes were shot in season 4 that have been moved to 5.01, but it is now official that no new material was shot for Bran.

Source: http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/05/game-of-thrones-why-bran-season-5/

Q: Will The Three-Eyed Raven be in?
A: Struan Rodgers has not been confirmed as returning, but Leaf has. For more information, please see "Will Bran & Co. be in?" above.

Q: Will Illyrio be in?
A: Roger Allam has not been confirmed as returning yet, but there have been boxes reading "Illyrio's manse" in front of Villa Sherezade.

Q: Will Rickon and Osha be in?

A: No reliable information yet.

Q: Will there be spoilers from TWoW?
A: Most likely, as some characters have already gone through all their published material. Liam Cunningham (Davos) recently confirmed in an interview that some characters (possibly Davos and his surrounding characters Stannis, Melisandre and Co.) will be surpassing their book material.


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Sources:
gameofthrones.wikia.com
watchersonthewall.com

www.makinggameofthrones.com
about 1000 pages of speculation on this forum (yes, I read EVERY post in the threads I visit)

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On thread v.5's concluding page I noted that Sophie is in Belfast now. There's a new photo of a fan with Kit, Alfie and Iwan -- as there's no location given, no idea if this is in Ireland or not, so it may or may not be relevant to the cast getting back to the Belfast filming sites.


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On thread v.5's concluding page I noted that Sophie is in Belfast now. There's a new photo of a fan with Kit, Alfie and Iwan -- as there's no location given, no idea if this is in Ireland or not, so it may or may not be relevant.

Lol, Kit's wearing a Steelers' hat XD.

Also, the poster said she was getting pizza in Belfast in a second picture.

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Lol, Kit's wearing a Steelers' hat XD.

Also, the poster said she was getting pizza in Belfast in a second picture.

Guess the shooting in the Paint Hall and Titanic Studios for interior scenes is in full production these weeks.

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So, now that I've spent the last two hours skimming through all the posts on WotW, I've updated the head post. Changes are marked with an asterisk.





I'm sure this one will last another 200 pages! Great setup Seneti! Should we label it book spoilers too though because we do delve into that pretty deeply...





Unfortunately, I can't change the title anymore, so I put a fat, red spoiler warning in the post instead ;)





Seneti, I would say that we know for sure that we know that the extended Greyjoy family is cut since we know that the AFFC Ironborn plot is cut





I have amended that section now to include EW's article.





On thread v.5's concluding page I noted that Sophie is in Belfast now. There's a new photo of a fan with Kit, Alfie and Iwan -- as there's no location given, no idea if this is in Ireland or not, so it may or may not be relevant to the cast getting back to the Belfast filming sites.





Thanks for the info! I have added a new section "shooting is currently taking place in" to show what's going on right now.





Might want to put something regarding Bran, Bloodraven and Hodor?





Done ;) I've also added a line for Rickon and Osha.




And that's it from me for today. See you all tomorrow :)


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