Check out the Art and Special Features for the Season 5 Boxset

The digital release of Game of Thrones Season 5 has been out for over a month, but the the DVD and Blu-ray versions won’t be out until March 15, 2016. In the meantime, HBO has revealed what the analog Season 5 boxset will look like. Apparently, the theme is “the color gold.”

Here are the special features that’ll be available on the DVD version:

• Anatomy of an Episode: Mother’s Mercy – From the early stages of the writer’s room to the final visual effects, see what went into creating “Mother’s Mercy,” the Emmy-winning episode fans will be talking about for years to come.
• The Real History Behind Game of Thrones – Watch historians, along with George R.R. Martin, explore the interweaving inspirations of the actual players in the era known as “The Wars of the Roses” and other historical events in this two-part series
• Audio Commentaries – Twelve audio commentaries with cast and crew including David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Iain Glen, Maisie Williams, Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie and more.
• Deleted Scenes – 4 deleted scenes
• A Day in the Life – Three countries, hundreds of cast & crew, one epic day. Get an inside look at the production process of Season 5.
• New Characters/New Locations – Explore the new societies, cultures and locations of Season 5.

The Real History feature sounds interesting, especially if Martin is weighing in. I also love that there are twelve audio commentaries but only ten episodes. Clearly, the passion among the cast and crew cannot be contained by a mere one commentary per episode.

The Blu-ray release will include all of those features, plus a free Digital HD copy of all ten episodes, plus the following additional special features.

• The Dance of Dragons – Hear the story of the Greens and the Blacks, the Targaryen civil war that led to the downfall of the dragons, featuring surprise narration from notable characters from past seasons.
• In-Episode Guide – Dig deeper into the show with this in-feature resource that provides background information about on-screen characters, locations, and relevant histories.
• Histories and Lore – Learn about the mythology of Westeros and Essos as told from the varying perspectives of the characters themselves in 14 history pieces. Select Histories feature illustrations from the show’s storyboard artist, Will Simpson.

The Dance of Dragons feature sounds particularly awesome. The DVD boxset will retail for $59.99, while the Blu-ray version will go for $79.98. They’ll come out shortly before the debut of Season 6, which should give us time to marathon them in preparation.

H/T ComicBook.com

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