HBO has finally let the direwolf out of the bag: Game of Thrones Season Five will premiere on April 12^th at 9:00pm Eastern/Pacific Time.

The hotly anticipated continuation of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic will run prior to new episodes of Veep and Silicon Valley on the same night.

Thrones’ reappearance is also the harbinger of HBO’s new-fangled standalone version of its online streaming service, HBO Go.

Previously, the corporation stuck to the traditional cable model, requiring users to add the network to their channel package.

Consumers without contracts often criticized the company for not falling in line with modern viewing habits and failing to mimic Netflix’s successful business model.

Viewers looking for a more stable experience after experiencing several performance hiccups with HBO Go in 2014 may be surprised to learn that the network has decided to transition to new streaming technology.

Fortune reports that the internally developed project aimed at enhancing the service was scrapped, and HBO has partnered with the MLB to power their online services for the foreseeable future.

The now-defunct internal technology was known as “Maui.”

HBO told Fortune that “Maui was one of several options on the table to accomplish the undertaking of offering a standalone HBO product for next year. It is not uncommon to use outside resources for this type of project. This in no way impacts our plans and we’re excited to bring an over-the-top HBO product to market next year.”

Executive Otto Berkes, who helmed Maui, has since resigned from his position.

2015 looks to be a banner year for HBO, marking the return of several critically acclaimed shows including True Detective, Vice, Girls, Last Week Tonight, Real Time with Bill Maher, Project Greenlight and The Leftovers.

The network also plans to remake the 1970s film Westworld into a new show, and may bring Sarah Jessica Parker back into the fold with a series called “Divorce,” according to TV Cheat Sheet.

This Spring, HBO has a lot to prove.