The Watchers on the Wall

"The Watchers on the Wall" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 39th overall. The episode was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Neil Marshall. It aired on June 8th, 2014.

Synopsis

Jon Snow and the Night's Watch face a big challenge.

Production

Writing

"The Watchers on the Wall" was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss, based on the original series by George R. R. Martin.

The episode is adapted from the following chapters from the A Song of Ice and Fire series: Jon VII, Jon VIII and Jon X from A Storm of Swords.

Regular cast members

Five out of twenty-six members for the fourth season appeared in this episode. Alfie Allen (Reek), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Aidan Gillen (Petyr Baelish), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran Stark), Conleth Hill (Varys), Carice van Houten (Melisandre), Sibel Kekilli (Shae), Rory McCann as (Sandor Clegane), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.

Guest cast

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