Game of Thrones (season 3)
"Game of Thrones" rapidly became a critical and commercial success after it started airing in April 2011. A few days after ratings for the second season's premiere, "The North Remembers", hit a series high of 8.3 million viewers, HBO announced the show's renewal for a third season. Prior to that announcement, there had been rumors and reports that showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss planned to shoot seasons three and four simultaneously. Benioff said that this would be very efficient, but impossible to write.
Works based on A Song of Ice and Fire
In 2013, "Game of Thrones" was notably parodied on the cover of "Mad" on April 30, as well as by a web series, "School of Thrones", which set the story in a high school whose students vie for the title of prom king and queen. Two pornographic parodies of the series were also announced in 2013. The "One World Symphony" company announced, in 2014, a musical production based on television series including "Game of Thrones". In 2015, the Under the Gun Theater of Chicago premiered "Swarm of Spoilers", a parody show recapitulating the first four seasons of the TV series.