To say that people are wildly anticipating “Game of Thrones” season 7 would be an understatement. The trailer for the penultimate season broke the record for the most-watched television trailer in 24 hours, and there’s no doubt fans are eager to see how their years spent in Westeros are finally going to wrap up. However, they may be waiting a bit longer than expected.
Speaking with EW, HBO programming president Casey Bloys revealed that season eight won’t necessarily be coming next year, as creators/writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss still have to lay down the final roadmap. When asked if the network would allow the pair to debut the final season in 2019, Bloys essentially said yes.
“They have to write the episodes and figure out the production schedule. We’ll have a better sense of that once they get further into the writing,” he stated, leaving the door open.
It would seem that even though the eighth season will run a mere six episodes, Benioff and Weiss want to make sure they’re doing it right. Still, asking fans to wait two years to see how it ends is a big favor. But all things pertaining to “Game Of Thrones,” including the mooted prequel series, is being approached with the idea not to rush anything that would tarnish the brand.
“Making ‘Game of Thrones’ as good as possible is the No. 1 goal, and then we’ll see about these scripts. You’re not going to see a situation where the next show in the ‘Thrones’ universe launches off the back of this one. The show that Dan and David have created will get its proper send off first. We wouldn’t want to take away from that in any way,” Bloys said.
“Game Of Thrones” returns on July 16th, and in case you’re wondering, the episode will run 59 minutes long.