Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark

First Look: 'Game of Thrones' Season 3

"The expectations are very high for season 3. I think we fulfilled them with the addition of all the new locations and some of the new cast members will make it a very, very rich piece indeed," says executive producer Frank Doelger. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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"Game of Thrones... Winter is coming back! “Game of Thrones” returns for a third season on Sunday, March 31 on HBO. Take a look at the first photos from the new season and get inside scoop on what to expect before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. Catch up on the first two seasons of “Game of Thrones” here on XfinityTV.com. (Photo: HBO)

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Nikolaj Coster-W... "This is the rise and fall season,” says executive producer David Benioff. “There are so many characters who come into the season with power of some kind to lose everything ,and other characters who enter with almost nothing and achieve great power." Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Clive Russell as... Known far and wide as “The Blackfish,” Brynden is a famous knight and the uncle of Catelyn Stark. He quarreled bitterly with his brother, Lord Hoster Tully, and the two were estranged for many years. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Gwendoline Chris... "We always envisioned Season 3 as sort of the place we needed to get to,” says executive producer D.B. Weiss. “If we made it through Season 3 and we do it right then it will be all worth while.” Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Charles Dance as... "It's all relatively familiar because it's set in a medieval type of world,” says art director Tom Still. “However it is fantasy so you're give that sort of license to be a bit more creative and invent new worlds.” Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Sophie Turner as... "This season we introduce a handful of new locations,” says executive producer Frank Doelger. “We shoot primarily in Northern Ireland in Belfast.” This year, “We're going to go to Iceland and Morocco.” Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Richard Dormer a... Once the lord of Blackhaven and a celebrated warrior, Lord Beric has now become the leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners, a band of vigilante outlaws. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Dianna Rigg as O... Also known as “The Queen of Thorns,” Lady Olenna is the grandmother of Margaery and Loras Tyrell and is, in many ways, the true leader of their powerful family. "There are a lot of surprises. One or two quite bold scenes if I can put it that way and they're great fun to do," says Rigg. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Lena Headey as C... "WIth it being a fantasy as such it's really creative,” says art director Heather Greenlees. “It's just different every year. Professionally you would sort of wonder about doing the same thing again and again but I think the nature of the show, the ever increasing kingdom and the new character constantly coming in with new looks, it never gets boring.” Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Richard Madden a... "I love filming this show,” says Madden. “It's an amazing experience and just to come back every year it feels like you've not left you've just stepped off for a little while and then came back.” Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Emilia Clarke as... "[Series production designer] Gemma [Jackson] is incredible in what she does for sets," says Clarke. A lot of the time you're sort of driving around going this is just natural beauty. It looks absolutely incredible that this is actually here." Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Peter Dinklage a... "It's always fun and exciting to come back and see what else they've created,” says Dinklage. “All of these new sets and costumes are just incredible.” Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Michelle Fairley... "I'm just really excited about sort of keeping this story going and the momentum because in this world nothing goes unanswered," says Fairley. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Ciaran Hinds as ... "So far it seems to be operating fantastically for people who love fantasy and drama and a bit of butchery along the way," says Hinds. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Jack Gleeson as ... "The stakes get even higher and loyalties start to be torn apart,” says Dormer. “The strength of this show is that nothing is ever completely sacred.” Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Stephen Dillane ... "There's such a constant influx of new characters and new locations and sets especially it's impossible not to be excited by that stuff," says executive producer D.B. Weiss. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Rose Leslie as Y... "[Series production designer] Gemma [Jackson and her team have outdone themselves this year, it's all just amazing fully realized work that looks like it's been there for five hundred years," says executive producer D.B. Weiss. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Kit Harington as... "We don't have as many big built sites but we've got a lot or traveling, a lot of journey stuff so people in different landscapes geographically,” says location manager Robert Boake. “So we've had to follow them on various journeys and it's important to make sure that each camp feels different.” Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Isaac Hempstead ... "The expectations are very high for season 3. I think we fulfilled them with the addition of all the new locations and some of the new cast members will make it a very, very rich piece indeed," says executive producer Frank Doelger. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Ellie Kendrick a... The eldest daughter of Howland Reed and a staunch Stark loyalist, Meera and her younger brother Jojen seek out Bran Stark to protect him on his hard journey north. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Thomas Brodie Sa... A mysterious and enigmatic young man who becomes an important ally to Bran Stark. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Maisie Williams ... "Coming back into it again it's exciting,” says Williams. “You don't know you're going to be working with or where you're going to be going. I'm so surprised that they've managed to find so many locations.” Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Paul Kaye as Tho... A key member of the outlaw band known as the Brotherhood Without Banners, he is a Red Priest, in service of the Lord of Light, and originally hails from the Free City of Myr, in Essos. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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Carice van Houte... "It's still very much about power and very much about family. I also think that this is a season of tremendous reversals of fortune. I think you will be pleasantly surprised and horrified in equal measure," says executive producer D.B. Weiss. Watch every episode of "Game of Thrones" before the Season 3 Premiere on 3/31/13. (Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO)

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