The Cast of 'Game of Thrones' Fights for Syrian Refugees in New PSA

"Rescue has no boundaries."

They may play ruthless warlords and monarchs on television, but in real life, the cast of Game of Thrones is sticking up for a community of people who need all the help they can get. The New York Times reports that the show is teaming up with a nonprofit to speak out for Syrian refugees. 

HBO and Game of Thrones have teamed up with the International Rescue Committee for a new series of online public service announcements around the hashtag #RealmToTheRescue. The ads will run throughout the show's sixth season. They're also launching a fundraising campaign on Omaze, raffling off prizes like tickets to the Season 6 premiere and selling cool extras like signed posters and replicas of swords used by the cast. The end goal is to raise $1 million for the cause.

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The first ad features Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and more of the cast highlighting the real-life struggle of refugees from Syria. "Real people, now on the most dangerous journey of all," they say. "Rescue has no boundaries." Watch the full PSA below:

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Megan Friedman is the former managing editor of the Newsroom at Hearst. She's worked at NBC and Time, and is a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.