Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke and others attend Game of Thrones Season 8 world premiere
Game of Thrones held its premiere for the final season at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The event was attended by the cast members who have contributed significantly to the show. Even the cast members whose characters were killed off in the earlier seasons made an appearance.

Game of Thrones held its premiere at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday in New York. The HBO show enters its eighth and final season this year. Based on The Song of Ice and Fire book series by George RR Martin, the show has been created for television by David Benioff and DB Weiss. The premiere was attended by major cast members of the show, which included the likes of Sean Bean whose character, in fact, was killed off during the first season itself. (Photos by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Kit Harington attended the premiere with his wife Rose Leslie. Rose played Kit's love interest on the show until her character was killed off. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen, made her presence felt at the premiere. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, Lady of Winterfell, arrived with fiance Joe Jonas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Maisie Williams aka Arya Stark is one of the few characters who has survived from the early days. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Sean Bean, who famously played Ned Stark on the show, made an appearance at the premiere. It was his character whose death was the first of many shocks to the audience. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays Jaime Lannister on the show but this season, his loyalties have shifted significantly as he left his sister Cersei's side at the end of the last season. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Pedro Pascal and Indira Varma, who played Oberyn Martell and Ellaria Sand, were photographed at the premiere. Oberyn became an endearing character in just a span of few episodes and his death came as a shock at the time. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Jack Gleeson, who played the cruel King Joffrey Baratheon, attended the premiere. His character was murdered in season 4. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

George RR Martin, the writer of The Song of Ice and Fire series, took time out to attend the premiere. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Show creators David Benioff and DB Weiss graced the premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Fan favourite Tyrion Lannister played by Peter Dinklage descended at the premiere with his wife Erica Schmidt. Peter has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for his performance on the show. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Isaac Hempstead Wright plays Bran Stark. Many theories suggest that it's his character who holds the key to all the mysteries of Westeros. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Jason Momoa, who gained popularity as Khal Drogo on the show, attended the premiere with wife Lisa Bonet. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Kristian Nairn who played Hodor died an emotional death on the show. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)