Here’s a first look at the upcoming fourth season of Game of Thrones. 15 minutes worth of look, in fact. You may want to go in blind and I wouldn’t blame you, however rest assured that even if this does spoil something minor for you you can rest assured: there’s going to be crazy shocking left turns in this season, just like _every_ season so far. George R. R. Martin’s books are replete with death, destruction, sex, betrayal, battles, politics, and weird language, so there’s plenty in them to surprise you.

Let’s watch!

If you’ve read the books none of this should be too surprising. The 4th season premieres on April 6th and will contain the remainder of _A Storm of Swords_ (Book 3), and potentially some material from _A Feast for Crows_ and _A Dance of Dragons_ (Books 4 and 5).