Game of Thrones: What the Photos Reveal about Season 7

The new season begins July 16
By James Hibberd
April 20, 2017 at 04:56 PM EDT

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Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) guarding Cersei (Lena Headey)

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At the end of season 6, Jaime looked outright horrified at Cersei's destructive ascension to the Iron Throne. But at some point, he's back by her side.

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Daenerys (Emilia Clarke)

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HBO's first season 7 promo showed Dany sitting in the previously unseen throne room at Dragonstone (the ancestral seat of House Targaryen before Stannis Baratheon took it over). This looks like another angle on that new chamber.

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Arya (Maisie Williams)

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Bundled up and in a tavern, this looks like a Kingsroad stopping point. But where is the lone wolf going and who is she looking at?

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Meera (Ellie Kendrick) tows Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright)

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Hodor made this look so easy, right, Meera? Not much to be gleaned from this one (other than Bran now looks like he's 27).

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Sam (John Bradley) and Gilly (Hannah Murray)

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Hitting the books together, presumably in Oldtown. An uber-fan translated Gilly's parchment and discovered she's reading about the legend of Azor Ahai, the hero who will supposedly be reborn (Dany? Jon Snow?) and save the world.

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Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel)

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A new costume for Dany's advisor thats more appropriate for the Westeros chill.

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Davos (Liam Cunningham) being Davos.

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This looks like the Great Hall at Winterfell, which would make sense. Could the Onion Knight be left in charge at some point?

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Daenerys' landing party

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Nobody thought Dany would spend the entire new season at sea, but here's proof she reaches a destination in Westeros with some key allies intact.

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Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen) and Sansa (Sophie Turner)

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That's Winterfell, and Sansa's body language toward Lord Baelish is quite frosty.

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The Hound (Rory McCann)

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Last we saw The Hound, the Brotherhood Without Banners asked him to join their fight against the army of the dead. Looks like he’s headed North to take out some wights (or winter has come down to him).

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Lyanna Mormont (Bella Ramsey)

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The young breakout badass is back, presumably at Winterfell, with Littlefinger lurking behind her. Watch your back!

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Varys (Conleth Hill)

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Last seen on Dany's flagship. A stern look and a new costume for The Spider.

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Tormund (Kristofer Hivju) and Brienne (Gwendoline Christie)

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Something for the shippers! Clearly the Wildling hasn't lost his fascination with Brienne and get at least one more moment together this year.

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Tyrion (Peter Dinklage)

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His Hand of the Queen pin proudly displayed, back on dry land with Unsullied soldiers backing him up.

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Jon Snow (Kit Harington)

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Not much to learn on this one, but those pelts sure look cozy. (Unless, Jon's in the Winterfell crypts ... which could be illuminating).

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