From Living on $5 a Day to $1 Million Paychecks: How Life Has Completely Changed for the Game of Thrones Stars

"Game of Thrones" Joins List of Controversial TV Series Finales

They survived winter.

While Game of Thrones came to a controversial conclusion last Sunday night, our watch isn't over just yet as HBO is set to air a two-hour documentary dedicated to properly send the historic series off.

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, airing on May 26, will take viewers behind the scenes of the polarizing eighth and final season, Airing Sunday, May 26, the two-hour documentary film will take
viewers behind the scenes of the final season, with cast members like Kit Harington, Sophie Turner and Emilia Clarke reflecting on the immeasurable impact the series has had on their lives, as all were complete unknowns before being cast on the world's most popular show.

So just how much has Game of Thrones changed the cast members' lives?

Well, one was a Belieber who decided to audition for the show during her lunch period in school, while another was living off of just $5 a day before landing the role that would change their life forever. Meanwhile, another actually met his future wife on the show and one of GOT's younger stars had to leave college because of the reaction on campus to his presence...