<P> With the end of the fifth season, the content of the show has reached the plot of the latest novel in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Dance with Dragons . Season 6 director Jeremy Podeswa said in August 2015: "Right now in season six, what we're shooting currently isn't based on anything in the book . It's fully based on discussions the writers have had with George Martin, because the series has now surpassed the books in terms of what's available ." Actress Natalie Dormer, who plays Margaery Tyrell, later added that the show's writers "know where it's got to go and what (George Martin)'s intentions for the characters are . But they are just filling in the gaps ." </P> <P> The season premiere starts off right where the fifth season ended . A plot from The Winds of Winter regarding a traveling theater troupe located in Braavos that stages a play called "The Bloody Hand", about the events that have taken place in King's Landing since the beginning of the series, is included in the sixth season . </P> <P> Filming for season six began in July 2015, and ended on December 17, 2015 . The budget for the sixth season increased compared to the previous seasons as each episode did cost over $10 million per episode, totaling over $100 million for the full season and setting a new high for the series . The season filmed in five different countries, Northern Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Iceland and Canada . </P> <P> Like the previous seasons, a large amount of production took place in Northern Ireland, mainly in Belfast and on the Causeway Coast, including film locations in the Binevenagh, Magilligan area which was used to film scenes for the Dothraki Grasslands, and Larrybane Quarry and Ballintoy Harbour, both used for scenes in the Iron Islands . The small village of Corbet was also used, for the siege of Riverrun . As in previous seasons, some of Castle Black was set at the abandoned Magheramorne quarry . </P>

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