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Winter is over: HBO brings down curtain on TV phenom 'Game of Thrones'

A giant Iron Throne is on display ahead of the "Game of Thrones" eighth and final season at Radio City Music Hall on April 3, 2019 in New York. [AFP]

Who will win the battle for the Iron Throne? Millions will be perched on the edge of their own seats to find out as "Game of Thrones," set in a turbulent medieval fantasy world of dragons and sword fights, reveals its final political twists and action-packed turns.

Bets on the ultimate ruler of the fictional continent of Westeros are well underway, according to British bookmaker William Hill, with wilful, powerful Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) the current favorite.

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