HBO renews 'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep,' 'Silicon Valley'

NEW YORK, April 21 (UPI) -- HBO has renewed Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley and Veep for 2017.

Michael Lombardo, president of the cable network's programming, announced the order Thursday.

All three shows are to return with their latest season premieres Sunday.

Based on the bestselling fantasy books by George R.R. Martin, the Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones chronicles an epic struggle for power in a fictional, medieval world. Going into its sixth season this weekend, it stars Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Aidan Gillen, Diana Rigg, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams and Jonathan Pryce.

Silicon Valley offers a comic look "at the modern-day epicenter of the high-tech gold rush, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success," a synopsis said.

Season 3 regulars include Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener, Amanda Crew, Matt Ross, Jimmy O. Yang and Suzanne Cryer.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns as U.S. President Selina Meyer in Season 5 of the political comedy Veep. The ensemble also features Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Sufe Bradshaw, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole and Sam Richardson.