--- description: It may seem impossible to recap Game of Thrones in under 10 minutes, but in a new video from HBO, Samuel L. Jackson does just that title: Listen to Samuel L. Jackson Recap Game of Thrones' First 5 Seasons image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Listen to Samuel L. Jackson Recap _Game of Thrones_' First 5 Seasons  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 12, 2016 9:58 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 12, 2016 9:58 PM CUT It may seem impossible to recap everything that happened in the first five seasons of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4401097/game-of-thrones-aemon-targaryen-rlj/ "undefined")in under 10 minutes, but in a new video from HBO, [Samuel L. Jackson](http://time.com/4389590/samuel-l-jackson-star-wars-mace-windu-alive/ "undefined") does just that. The 67-year-old actor provided the voiceover for a clip posted on iTunes Tuesday that takes viewers on a whirlwind journey from the series’ pilot to [Jon Snow’s](http://time.com/4387190/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-parents-family-tree/ "undefined") death in the closing moments of the season five finale. “The first thing you need to know about this world is — no, not dragons. Don’t worry about the dragons, focus,” Jackson begins. “The seasons in this place last a ridiculously long time so when we start this everyone has just come out of a long, long summer. So let’s just say, they ain’t too happy about winter coming.” The video is meant to be an easy way for people to catch up on _Thrones_ without spending hours sitting in front of the TV, according to a spokesman for HBO. “To make hopping aboard the _G.o.T._ bandwagon that much less daunting, HBO has created a great (spoiler free) video to give newbies an introduction to everything Westeros,” the spokesman told TIME. “The video dispels misconceptions, highlights key characters and details main story lines so TV fans can finally see what all the fuss is about.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4403634/samuel-l-jackson-game-of-thrones-recap/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4403634/samuel-l-jackson-game-of-thrones-recap/"},"headline":"Listen to Samuel L. Jackson Recap Game of Thrones' First 5 Seasons","datePublished":"2016-07-12T21:58:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:12:41.936Z","description":"In under 10 minutes","url":"https://time.com/4403634/samuel-l-jackson-game-of-thrones-recap/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","Samuel L. Jackson","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4403634/samuel-l-jackson-game-of-thrones-recap/","name":"Listen to Samuel L. Jackson Recap Game of Thrones' First 5 Seasons"}}]}] ```