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  ==Parodies==
  Thomas Dunne Books announced in August 2011 that it had acquired the rights to ''Game of Groans'', a parody of ''Game of Thrones'' in the vein of ''Bored of the Rings'', by the pseudonymous "George R.R. Costanza". The book was eventually published on March 27, 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin and credited to "George R.R. Washington" and Alan Goldsher:
  In 2012, Colin Munch adapted the novels as a four-hour improv comedy show in Toronto, titled ''Throne of Games'', for The Bad Dog Theatre Company.
  The fall 2012 ready-to-wear collection by the fashion brand Helmut Lang was inspired by ''Game of Thrones''. In March 2012, Wiley-Blackwell published ''Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper than the Sword'' (). This entry in Blackwell's ''Pop Culture and Philosophy'' series, edited by Henry Jacoby and William Irwin, aims to highlight and discuss philosophical issues raised by the show and its source material.
  In 2013, ''Game of Thrones'' was notably parodied on the cover of ''Mad'' on April 30, as well as by a web series, ''School of Thrones'', which set the story in a high school whose students vie for the title of prom king and queen. Two pornographic parodies of the series were also announced in 2013. The "One World Symphony" company announced, in 2014, a musical production based on television series including ''Game of Thrones''. In 2015, the Under the Gun Theater of Chicago premiered ''Swarm of Spoilers'', a parody show recapitulating the first four seasons of the TV series.
  In 2013, a web series, ''School of Thrones'', parodized the television adaptation, ''Game of Thrones'', by setting it in a high school whose students vie for the title of prom king and queen. In the same year, the animated comedy series ''South Park'' aired a three-part episode ("Black Friday", "A Song of Ass and Fire" and "Titties and Dragons") satirizing the U.S. custom of Black Friday in the form of a parody of ''Game of Thrones''.
  Two pornographic parodies of the series were also announced in 2013. One of these, ''This Ain't Game of Thrones XXX'', was released in 2014, produced by Hustler Video and directed by Axel Braun. The movie incorporates many of the main characters such as Jaime Lannister (Richie Calhoun), Jon Snow (Ryan Driller), Cersei Lannister (Brandi Love), Sansa Stark (Marie McCray), Daenerys Targaryen (Spencer Scott), Tyrion Lannister (Evan Stone), and Brienne of Tarth (Amanda Tate).
  As of 2015, Sony Entertainment and Sony Max India were reported to develop a series inspired by ''Game of Thrones''. Titled ''Rani Mahal'' (Queen's Paradise), it is to be set in the real-world British India of 1857 and will focus on the story of Daenerys Targaryen, played by Sakshi Tanwar.
  In 2016 the parody recap series of ''Game of Thrones'', called ''Gay of Thrones'' was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Form Variety Series.
  In 2015, the inaugural American edition of Red Nose Day featured the comedy sketch ''Coldplay's Game of Thrones: The Musical'', a mockumentary regarding a failed musical theatre adaptation of the television show by the British band Coldplay, featuring many castmembers of ''Game of Thrones'' such as Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Emilia Clarke, Alfie Allen and Iwan Rheon.
  A parody titled ''Game of Thrones: The Musical'', written by Basil Considine and developed by Really Spicy Opera, appeared at the Minnesota Fringe Festival in August 2016 and the 2017 Oahu and Maui Fringe Festivals and was rated a must-see by the ''St. Paul Pioneer Press''.