Video: HBO Teases <i>Game of Thrones</i>

Winter is coming...

While the premiere of HBO's fantasy drama Game of Thrones might still be several months off, the pay cabler has continued to pique viewers' interest... as well as the obsessive zeal of the fans of George R.R. Martin's novel series on which the series is based.

Last night, HBO premiered a new teaser trailer--the second thus far--for Game of Thrones, which is set to launch early next year. I'm extremely curious to see the redone pilot and subsequent episodes as the original pilot--which I viewed back in May--knocked my socks off in the best possible way. Given some recasting and reshoots, I'm confident that the production team has taken the already fantastic pilot to even more dizzying levels of accomplishment.

Without further ado, here's the teaser trailer:

If that's not enough to strike your fancy, HBO also offered a behind the scenes featurette on the making of Game of Thrones, focusing on the production of the ambitious fantasy series.

In Production

Game of Thrones will launch in early 2011 on HBO.