'Game of Thrones' HBO Season 5 Announces Official Premiere Date for April 2015 and Tops IMDB's Top 10 TV Shows of 2014

The hit HBO series "Game of Thrones" officially has a premiere date for Season 5. New episodes will premiere on Sunday night, April 12th on HBO. Are you excited for new episodes?

Not much has been revealed about the upcoming season but fans did learn that "Game of Thrones" is coming to select theaters at the end of the month. The last two episodes from Season 4 will be showing at 150 theaters in IMAX format across the U.S. from January 23-29. In addition the audience will get a sneak peak trailer for the upcoming Season 5, which will premiere in April on HBO. 

"The cinematic brilliance and grand scope of the series is perfect for the IMAX format," Pamela Levine, chief marketing officer at HBO, shared in a statement. "We are always looking to provide fans with new and exciting ways to experience the show and viewing two key episodes, along with the new trailer, on such an impressive platform makes for a great event."

IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond added, "IMAX always seeks innovative ways to provide moviegoers a unique and differentiated experience and today's partnership with HBO and 'Game of Thrones' achieves just that. This deal also furthers our efforts to offer exhibitors the opportunity to participate in alternative forms of content in a new and exciting way."

The hit HBO's series also topped the list of IMDb Top 10 TV Series of 2014. The popular series just wrapped up its fourth season in June and received some of the highest ratings the network has ever seen. AMC's hit show The Walking Dead came in second place and the FX series American Horror Story came in third. 

You can check out all of the additional end of year lists at IMDb HERE.

It was announced recently that "Game of Thrones" would be extended through a sixth season and now a seventh and presumably final season is going to happen. In order to retain much of the main cast for two more years, a big payday was in order according to THR. Cast involved in the deal (spoiler alert) is includes Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Natalie Dormer, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams.