The creators of Game of Thrones have admitted to lying to HBO in order to get the hit series made.
However, HBO took some convincing considering it had squandered $100m on Rome, which it cancelled after just one season a few years before.
The duo took a gamble that nobody at HBO had read the best-selling novels.
Game of Thrones began in 2011 and drew to a close with a divisive finale in 2019.
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