The “Game of Thrones” creators are shrouding this upcoming season in secrecy, but they’re making an exception for one VIP viewer: President Barack Obama.
In a Facebook interview at the HBO drama’s Hollywood premiere Sunday night, creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff were asked about a moment in which they’d realized they’d made it ahead of Season 6.
“For both of us finding out that the President wanted advanced copies of the episodes, that was an ah-ha moment,” Weiss said. That was a very strange moment.”
And when asked if they agreed, he replied “Yes. He’s the leader of the free world.”
“When the commander in chief says, ‘I’d like to see advanced episodes, what are you going to do?'” Benioff added.
Obama will be one of the only people outside the “Thrones” cast and crew to get an early look at Season 6, as for the first time, HBO is not sending out any advanced screeners to the press. Anticipation is high for the drama’s April 24 premiere following last season’s cliffhanger finale that featured the apparent death of fan-favorite character Jon Snow (Kit Harrington).
An HBO spokesman confirmed that Benioff and Weiss gave permission for President Obama to receive early screeners, which were also sent in prior seasons, but declined to elaborate further.