Game of Thrones Season 6 returns this Sunday to HBO, behind an incredibly porous paywall. One of the major advantages to Game of Thrones being an explosive cultural phenomenon is that there will be so many ways to watch it for the enterprising Throneiac without an HBO subscription.
Free ‘Game of Thrones’ Screenings
There are probably a lot of businesses in your area screening Game of Thrones . Don’t be afraid of catching it in public. Having watched both the Game of Thrones Season 5 premiere and Red Wedding episode “The Rains of Castamere” at a bar, I can attest to the rapt attention of both audiences. So if you’re worried about noise at a public screening, don’t: chances are it will be as silent as the halls of the House of Black and White.
There are also multiple official Game of Thrones Season 6 premiere screenings hosted by HBO across the country. If you live in Atlanta, Boston, Denver or Austin, you’re in luck.
HBO Now Free Trial
If you haven’t cadged a friend’s HBO Go password by now, don’t worry, you can get more than enough free HBO Now to get Game of Thrones Season 6 started properly.
Download HBO Now from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Amazon or straight to your Roku and you can start off with a 30 day free trial. Plan it right and you can get in nearly half the season for free.
HBO Free Trial
If you still have cable, watching the Game of Thrones season premiere is even easier. HBO will be offering a 48-hour free trial of HBO to cable subscribers this weekend, so you can catch the Game of Thrones Season 6 premiere using your existing cable package.
HBO really wants everyone to see the Game of Thrones Season 6 premiere (plus the Veep and Silicon Valley season premieres), so they’re making it easier than ever to watch the premiere using only an online connection.
So start practicing your surprised face for the moment Melisandre uses her black magic to bring Jon Snow back to life.
