The sixth season of Game of Thrones came to a dramatic conclusion in June, which saw – spoiler alert – several characters killed off, Cersei Lannister take the Iron Throne, and Daenerys venture across to Westeros at last. The directors of the upcoming season will include Mark Mylod, Jeremy Podeswa, Matt Shakman and Alan Taylor. The seven-episode drama will be based in Northern Ireland with portions filming in Spain and Iceland. All we can say is this better be some next-level winter-doldrums kind of weather next season.
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It has been confirmed that Game Of Thrones season seven will air later than usual and consist of fewer episodes than in the past.
Furthermore, we also know that fans will have to wait longer for Game of Thrones to return to our screens next year. That’s huge news for everyone who is not HBO, considering the series has scored more nominations than any other show the past three years. But that’s not even the worst of it. HBO also revealed that we’re only going to get seven episodes next season, instead of the usual 10. On Friday, it was announced that the series received a whopping 23 Emmy nominations for season six, including Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.
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HBO programming president Casey Bloys confirmed that the shift in production was because – now that winter is absolutely here in the show – there’s a higher demand for cold weather sets. “Instead of the show’s traditional spring debut, we’re moving the debut to summer to accommodate the shooting schedule”. As is, with only an eighth and final season still to go, the end.
