Dr. Ravi is back in the pit for another shift.

The prodigal son returns.

And we're going with him.

I'm Dr. Alok Patel, a physician, journalist, and a fan of medical storytelling.

And I'm Hunter Harris, a screenwriter and cultural critic.

And we are the hosts of the official companion podcast from HBO Max.

We'll be here every week to talk about each episode with the actors, writers, everyone who helps bring the pit to life.

Find us on HBO Max or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Music The falling star brings luck to those who see it. So the look is ours alone.

Welcome to the official Game of Thrones podcast, A Night of the Seven Kingdoms.

I'm Jason Concepcion.

And I'm Greta Johnson, and this is so exciting because we get to be back with a whole new show set in the World of Game of Thrones. This is a fun episode, action-packed episode, pre-premiseer episode of the show, A Night of the Seven Kingdoms, which premieres Sunday, January 18th. Yes. And of course, in each of our subsequent episodes, we're going to be having lots of conversations with people involved with making the show, cast, crew, all kinds of folks. And today's episode, we're going to help kind of set the table for what this show is about. That's right. We're going to listen to the trailer that premiered at Comic Con a couple months ago. That's right. And...

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We're gonna talk to George R. Martin.

That's very cool.

So excited for people to hear that interview.

Yes.

And new for this podcast for the first time,

we are a video podcast.

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We're on video for the first time ever

in this wonderfully appointed tower dungeon room. Uh-huh, uh-huh. We've got maps. We've got rugs. Candles. We've got candles. We might put on some furs later. We'll see how we feel. It's good. I think it's chilly enough. And you can see us on HBO Max. You can see us on Spotify and you can see us on YouTube.

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