'Game of Thrones' Cast Gives Hints About the New Season

— -- The cast of "Game of Thrones" was in San Francisco on Monday night for the U.S. premiere of the new season of their HBO fantasy series.

The event, held at the War Memorial Opera House, was streamed on the "Game of Thrones" Facebook page, and was attended by stars such as Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams.

The actors hinted at what's to come in the new episodes. Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister, said some of the characters who've previously never met will cross paths. He added, "I think that's going to be very exciting."

In response to a Facebook question regarding whether her character, Daenerys Targaryen, is ready to take the throne, Clarke said, "I feel like she is getting closer with every episode, let alone every season, so you'll see some of those lessons being learned this season."

Williams, a.k.a. Arya Stark, offered this preview of the direction her character is headed: "She's been recently stuck on this one emotion to try to get back to her family and to try and put right what was wrong. And I think in the new season we see her try to reject that a little bit and take her life into her own hands."

Turner commented on the transformation her character, Sansa Stark, has made.

"I'd gone through seasons like one through four kind of being not that liked. And then ... and I'd done so many crying scenes and quite depressing scenes and it was nice to finally get a scene where I felt like I had a lot of power," Stark said.

The San Francisco event was staged five days after The Tower of London hosted a "Game of Thrones" premiere.

The fifth season of "Game of Thrones" begins on HBO on April 12.