Season 6

Season 6 of Game of Thrones was formally commissioned by HBO on 8 April 2014, following a substantial increase in audience figures between the third and fourth seasons. Seasons 5 and 6 were commissioned simultaneously, the first time HBO has done so for a major drama series.

The season is expected to again consist of ten episodes and is expected to commence production in July 2015, running late into the year. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will return as executive producers and showrunners for both seasons, having signed a new two-year contract with HBO in early 2014.

The season is expected to premiere in Spring 2016.

Season 6 will consist of material from both the fourth and fifth novels of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. The two novels take place simultaneously alongside one another. To achieve this effect, Season 6 will actually cover the second half of A Feast for Crows, intercut with the second half of A Dance with Dragons.

Returning
All regular cast members whose characters survive the events of Season 5 are expected to return for the sixth season.

Producers

 * David Benioff: executive producer.
 * D.B. Weiss: executive producer. Benioff and Weiss signed a two-year contract in 2014, indicating that they will stay with the show to at least the end of the sixth season.

Writers

 * David Benioff & D.B. Weiss