New 'Game of Thrones' season 6 trailer ramps up the dread factor - CNET

The second full-length trailer for season 6 of HBO's "Game of Thrones" is a delightful, lighthearted romp featuring beloved characters laughing and singing under suy skies. Just kidding. It's dark and full of terrors. HBO posted the latest peek into the shadowy, dangerous world of intrigue, swords and dragons on Monday.

Season 6 will debut on HBO on April 24. HBO released the first moody full-length trailer in March and it hinted at looming battles and acts of violence. The latest footage checks in with all the main characters in rapid-fire succession. There are plenty of knives, swords and characters staring coldly into the distance. "Make no mistake, the dead are coming," Davos Seaworth was.

We also get a glimpse of a Laister pep talk as Cersei tells her son to "show them what Laisters are, what we do to our enemies." HBO knows we're all keen to lea what happens with Daenerys Targaryen's dragons, so there's a very brief clip of one of the beasts in flight. Mostly, the new trailer communicates a sense of heightened dread, foreboding and oncoming blood. It's everything fans have come to expect from the series.