Based on "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin; created by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss.

Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes of the television program by HBO in 2015.

Special features: Anatomy of an episode: Mother's mercy ; The real history behind Game of Thrones ; A day in the life: New characters/New locations ; Audio commentaries on select episodes with cast and crew ; 4 deleted scenes.

Disc 1. The wars to come ; The house of black and white -- Disc 2. High sparrow ; Sons of the harpy -- Disc 3. Kill the boy ; Unbowed, unbent, unbroken -- Disc 4. The gift ; Hardhome -- Disc 5. The dance of dragons ; Mother's mercy.

Writers include David Benioff, D.B. Weiss ; directors include David Nutter, Jeremy Podeswa ; costume designer, Michele Clapton ; music by Ramin Djawadi ; editors, Katie Weiland, Crispin Green, Tim Porter ; production designer, Deborah Riley ; directors of photography include Anette Haellmigk, Gregory Middleton, Fabian Wagner, Robert McLachlan ; visual effects supervisor, Joe Bauer.

Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Iain Glen, Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Dean-Charles Chapman, Gwendoline Christie, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Natalie Dormer, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jerome Flynn, Aidan Gillen, Conleth Hill, Kristofer Hivju, Michiel Huisman, Michael McElhatton, Iwan Rheon, Diana Rigg, Sophie Turner, Carice Van Houten, Indira Varma, Maisie Williams, Tom Wlaschiha ; guest stars include Jonathan Pryce, Hannah Murray, Julian Glover, Tara Fitzgerald, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Owen Teale, Joel Fry, Ben Crompton, Deobia Oparei, Anton Lesser, Jacob Anderson, Daniel Portman, Ian Beattie, Ciar�an Hinds, Jodhi May, Peter Vaughan, Ian McElhinney, Alexander Siddig, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Mark Gatiss.

"This season begins with a power vacuum that protagonists across Westeros and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of the newly-arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself as the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrambles to hold on to power in King's Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jamie embarks on a secret mission. Across the Narrow Sea, Arya seeks an old friend while a fugitive Tyrion finds a new cause. And as danger mounts in Meereen, Daenerys Targaryen finds that her tenuous hold on the city requires some hard sacrifices. This season features some of the most explosive scenes yet, as the promise that "winter is coming" becomes more ominous than ever before."--Container.

MPAA rating: MA
Sex and Nudity
Violence

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation, enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.

In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Complex Chinese, Korean, or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned.

Emmy Awards, 2015: Outstanding Drama Series; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage); Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (David Nutter for episode "Mother's Mercy"); Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (David Benioff, D.B. Weiss for episode "Mother's Mercy"); Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series; Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series (Katie Weiland for episode "The Dance of Dragons"); Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series - One Hour (for episode "Hardhome"); Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program - One Hour or More (for episodes: "High Sparrow", "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" and "Hardhome"); Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series - Non-Prosthetic (for episode "Mother's mercy"); Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series (for episode "Hardhome"); Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Special Visual Effects (for episode "The dance of dragons").