June 22, 2017
Watch: 'Winter is Here' HBO Releases New 'Game of Thrones' Trailer
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Ships and Dragons and White Walkers, oh my!
HBO released its latest trailer for the highly anticipated seventh season of "Game of Thrones" Wednesday. The clip, which makes good on the show's tagline promise of "Winter is Coming," is aptly named "Winter is Here."
"Don't fight in the north, or the south. Fight every battle everywhere," begins the voiceover narration.
Amid the fast-paced clips of dragons flying, massive armies, and familiar faces of series favorites was the very clear face of the show's most feared menace, the white walkers..
"The great war is here," the clip proclaims.
"Game of Thrones" has been a ratings juggernaut for HBO.
According to a report in Time magazine, adding HBO live viewers, DVR recordings and repeat showings, the show averaged over 23 million viewers per episode in 2016, an increase of 15 percent from the previous year.
The trailer for season seven released has already garnered over 7 million views in just one day.
Season seven of "Game of Thrones" is set to debut on the cable channel on Sunday, July 16.
