Season 2

Season 2 of Game of Thrones is the second season of the series. It will be filmed in the summer of 2011 for airing in 2012. It is not known at this time how many episodes it will consist of.

Season 2 is closely based on A Clash of Kings, the second novel in the Song of Ice and Fire novel series by George R.R. Martin. Some characters and elements from the first novel, A Game of Thrones, have been held back for the second season and some other elements were brought forward into the first for production reasons.

Plot
Season 2 spans several months on a world where the seasons last for years at a time. The Seven Kingdoms have entered a period of instability and uncertainty, with several factions contesting the Iron Throne. As intrigue and unrest reigns in Westeros, the end of summer is announced by the maesters of the Citadel and, on the eastern continent of Essos, the surviving scions of House Targaryen plan to use their new resources to return home and reclaim their throne.