And here you thought HBO was set to end to “Game of Thrones” on May 19. Silly fan! HBO isn’t ready to say goodbye just yet, as the network is going to cap off the long-running, Emmy-winning series with a feature-length documentary that will debut a week after the finale airs.
The film is called “Game of Thrones: The Last Watch” and will follow the creation of the final season of the hit TV series. The film is directed by British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay, who like a journalist, became embedded in the year-long production of Season 8 and documented all the trials and tribulations of ending the ambitious and beloved fantasy series.
HBO says ‘The Last Watch’ is more than your typical behind-the-scenes documentary. Obviously, those tend to be glorified commercials and barely register as anything remotely “revealing.” However, ‘The Last Watch,’ due to its incredible, unprecedented access is said to be a much more intimate look at the production, which covered the emotional gauntlet as “Game of Thrones” comes to its end.
Finlay is an award-winning documentarian that has is soon to debut her latest film, “Seahorse,” at the Tribeca Film Festival. She’s also directed films like “Orion: The Man Who Would Be King,” “Pantomime,” “The Great Hip Hop Hoax,” “Sound It Out,” and “Goth Cruise.”
“Game of Thrones: The Last Watch” will debut on HBO (and all its other platforms) on May 26.
Here’s HBO’s description of the doc:
Made with unprecedented access, GAME OF THRONES: THE LAST WATCH is an up-close and personal report from the trenches of production, following the crew and the cast as they contend with extreme weather, punishing deadlines and an ever-excited fandom hungry for spoilers. Much more than a “making of” documentary, this is a funny, heartbreaking story, told with wit and intimacy, about the bittersweet pleasures of what it means to create a world – and then have to say goodbye to it.