The Game of Thrones season 7 home boxset comes out on both DVD and Blu-ray this upcoming Tuesday, December 12. To build hype, HBO has released the list of every commentary to be included on the set. See what’s on offer below.
There are 11 commentaries in all, spread across seven episodes:
Episode 1, “Dragonstone”
- Director Jeremy Podeswa, Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), and John Bradley (Samwell Tarly)
Episode 2, “Stormborn”
- Commentary 1: Co-Executive Producer and Writer Bryan Cogman , Pilou Asbæk (Euron Greyjoy), Prosthetics Supervisor Barrie Gower, Stunt Coordinator Rowley Irlam
- Commentary 2: Gemma Whelan (Yara Greyjoy), Jacob Anderson (Greyworm), and Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei)
Episode 3, “The Queen’s Justice”
- Executive Producer Bernadette Caulfield, Production Designer Deborah Riley, and Costume Designer Michele Clapton
Episode 4, “The Spoils of War”
- Commentary 1: Director Matt Shakman, Director of Photography Rob McLachlan, Special Effects Supervisor Sam Conway, and Camera Operator Chris Plevin
- Commentary 2: Producer Chris Newman, Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Bauer, and Visual Effects Producer Steve Kullback
Episode 5, “Eastwatch”
- Director Matt Shakman, Writer Dave Hill, and Director of Photography Rob McLachlan
- Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth) and Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont)
Episode 6, “Beyond the Wall”
- Director Alan Taylor, Director of Photography Jonathan Freeman, Camera Operators Sean Savage and David Morgan
Episode 7, “The Dragon and the Wolf”
- Executive Producers/Writers David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and Kit Harrington (Jon Snow)
- Director Jeremy Podeswa and Director of Photography Greg Middleton
That should give fans plenty to chew on, although it’s a little disappointing that heavy-hitters like Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Maisie Williams don’t make appearances. It’s also notable that “Beyond the Wall” only has one commentary, given how much effort went into that episode. Liam Cunningham and Iain Glen having a commentary track all to themselves should be interesting, though.
Here are the other special features you can expect:
- From Imagination to Reality: Inside the Art Department. “Extensive two-part featurette detailing the astonishing work of Production Designer Deborah Riley and
her Art Department, dissecting the process behind the creation of this season’s incredible new sets, including Dragonstone, Casterly Rock, Highgarden, the Dragonpit, and more.” - Fire & Steel: Creating the Invasion of Westeros. “Revisit this season’s most pivotal moments with this behind-the- scenes featurette, including interviews with key cast and crew breaking down how fans’ favorite moments were created.”
- Animated Histories.
- The Dragonpit, Narrated by Conleth Hill (Varys) and Anton Lesser (Qyburn)
- The Citadel, Narrated by John Bradley (Samwell Tarly)
- Casterly Rock, Narrated by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister)
- Highgarden, Narrated by James Faulkner (Randyll Tarly)
- The Golden Company, Narrated by Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont)
- Prophecies of the Known World, Narrated by John Bradley (Samwell Tarly)
- The Hand of the King, Narrated by Aiden Gillen (Littlefinger)
- The Rains of Castamere, Narrated by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister)
Only the Blu-ray release will have the animated histories, aka the History and Lore features. Both releases with have Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms, which is basically a super-sized History and Lore feature about Aegon Targaryen’s invasion of Westeros. You can see a clip of that here.
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