Related: Game of Thrones' final season is going to be VERY short "But really wanted to go out on a good high point." "There's probably a world where we could have milked this thing for another eight seasons, and that would have been very lucrative for all of us," acknowledged Cogman. It's believed that GoT story editor Dave Hill ('Home', 'Son of the Harpy') will write the season 8 premiere, while producer Bryan Cogman will pen the second (having previously written 10 episodes, including 2015's controversial 'Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken').īenioff and Weiss will then divide up the remaining four episodes – including, of course, the grand finale. Related: Game of Thrones fan theory claims the Prince That Was Promised is actually Samwell Tarly "I think you're gonna get six 'episode nines' this year." "Every single episode of the six you've got left in Season 8 is gonna be monumental," Samwell Tarly actor John Bradley said.
Given the 67 hours that were covered by the close of season 7, that leaves us with just 6 remaining – and in March 2017, we finally had it 100% totally officially confirmed that the eighth and final season will span just six weeks. Marc Rissman ( The Last Kingdom) confirmed via his Spotlight CV that he'd be playing Harry Strickland, leader of the Golden Company, in season 8, though the credit was later deleted. Related: Game of Thrones star Jacob Anderson can't even say if Grey Worm is in season 8Įven in the show's dying days, new cast will be joining the ranks – including "a straight-talking" and "Northern-accented" young girl, a tough young boy who "has to fight to make his way in the world", a middle-aged mercenary (part of the Golden Company?) and a rough-and-ready sailor. Not quite a 'cast member' but Rebecca Van Cleave, who was Lena Headey's body double in season five's famous walk of shame scene, returned for at least three days of filming in Dublin. "They're going to go, and they're going to go fast, and I think that the payoff of our characters not being in great peril this year will be that, next year, it's going to be a bloodbath." Thrones returning to form and killing its main characters quickly," Kit Harington has said. "The thing is, with so few characters left, should get used to and get ready for. (Hivju has since been spotted in Belfast, which some fans have taken to mean that Tormund survives.) The fates of Tormund (Kristofer Hivju) and Beric (Richard Dormer) are also up in the air, after both were caught up in the devastation wrought by the Night King at the wall. Thoros (Paul Kaye) also met his end in episode 6, ' Beyond the Wall' – which probably means no more second chances for Beric Dondarrion in the GoT universe - while Benjen Stark (Joseph Mawle) is also very much dead.Įllie Kendrick has also cast doubt on a return for Meera Reed - which probably discounts that fan theory about her being Jon Snow's twin sister - and despite being pictured with GoT's showrunners, Jason Momoa has ruled out any sort of resurrection for his popular character Khal Drogo. Mark Gatiss played Tycho Nestoris – an envoy from the Iron Bank of Braavos – in GoT's fourth, fifth and seventh seasons, but has insisted he's not back for the eighth. (Ellaria's demise was implied more than shown, but Indira Varma has said she's not returning.) Instagram: Game of Thrones reunion special officially confirmedīeyond that, we've definitely seen the last of Indira Varma as Ellaria Sand, as well as Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell, with both characters meeting a grisly fate in season seven, episode three, ' The Queen's Justice'. I think this last season will take much longer to shoot because they can only use one unit." Ser Jorah actor Iain Glen has also suggested that bringing the show's sizeable cast together for the final outing complicated matters: "We're all starting to be in the same storylines and so they can't anymore. "It's quite extraordinary what the crew and the actors created, and I think when people see it they'll understand why it took so long."
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"Even though it's six episodes, it was nearly a full year in Belfast either prepping it or shooting it," he continued. "The final season is taking a long time because it's the biggest thing we've ever done," Benioff said backstage at the 2018 Emmys. "The shooting is complicated enough - on different continents, with all the technical aspects - and the special effects are a whole other production period that we're trying to figure out. "Our production people are trying to figure out a timeline for the shoot and how much time the special effects take," he said.