who are the main characters of this show?
"Ned" Stark, Catelyn,  Robb, Sansa , Arya, Bran ,  Rickon, Jon Snow, and many more
Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark (Sean Bean) is the head of House Stark. He and his wife, Catelyn (Michelle Fairley), have five children: Robb (Richard Madden), the eldest; followed by Sansa (Sophie Turner), Arya (Maisie Williams), Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), and Rickon (Art Parkinson). Ned's illegitimate son Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and his scholarly friend Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) serve in the Night's Watch under Lord Commander Jeor Mormont (James Cosmo). The Wildlings living north of the Wall include the young Gilly (Hannah Murray), and the warriors Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju) and Ygritte (Rose Leslie).
where did the idea of game of thrones come from From the "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy novel series who is the author of this series? George R. R. Martin how many books are there within this series? Six can you name some of them? "A Game of Thrones", "A Clash of Kings", and "A Storm of Swords" are some of them is this first one adapted to a tv show? Yes, with the same name for which channel? It was premiered on  HBO television
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Game of Thrones [SEP] Cast and characters
Ned's illegitimate son Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and his scholarly friend Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) serve in the Night's Watch under Lord Commander Jeor Mormont (James Cosmo). The Wildlings living north of the Wall include the young Gilly (Hannah Murray), and the warriors Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju) and Ygritte (Rose Leslie). Others associated with House Stark include Ned's ward Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen), his vassal Roose Bolton (Michael McElhatton), and Roose's son, Ramsay (Iwan Rheon). Robb falls in love with the healer Talisa Maegyr (Oona Chaplin), and Arya befriends the blacksmith's apprentice Gendry (Joe Dempsie), who is also Robert's bastard, and the assassin Jaqen H'ghar (Tom Wlaschiha).