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HBO programming chief Michael Lombardo has stated that the series will likely debut in Spring 2011

“The Sopranos in Middle-earth” is the tagline Benioff jokingly suggested for the television adaptation, referring to its intrigue-filled content and dark tone set in a fantasy setting

Although Game of Thrones’s budget has been compared to that of Rome, the project appeared to be more expensive than it actually was, its first shooting of the pilot reportedly costing HBO between US$5 to $10 million.[