New 'Game of Thrones' Season Five trailer tantalizes

Apple today revealed another nugget at their 'Spring Forward' media event - a partnership with HBO on a standalone streaming service which will bring the channels stable of shows home, without the need to join a more costly cable pay TV service. But for 'Game of Thrones' fans, perhaps the most exciting news was a tantalising glimpse at scenes from the next batch of episodes which make up season five.

The newest season of 'Game of Thrones' premieres on April 12th and reunites key cast that have survived the bloodbath of the previous four, including Alexander Siddig, Toby Sebastian, Nell Tiger Free, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Jessica Henwick, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, DeObia Oparei, Jonathan Pryce, Hannah Waddingham, Enzo Cilenti, Michael Condron, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje who join the cast for the first time.