Richard Madden

After her father's death, young Ella does not give into despair when she is made a servant by her stepmother and stepsisters and soon finds what she thinks is a kindred soul when she befriends a handsome stranger in the woods, unaware that he is the Prince.

A civil war brews between several noble families in Westeros, the children of the former rulers of the land attempt to rise up to power. Also a forgotten race, bent on destruction, plans to return after thousands of years in the North. "...remains the single most remarkable feat of television, possibly ever..."--Los Angeles Times "...superb..."--Newsday "...like nothing else on TV..."--Variety