Winter is finally set to bid goodbye to Game of Thrones as HBO has confirmed the popular fantasy series will go off air after its eighth season. Meanwhile, the upcoming seventh season will premiere in summer 2017. New HBO programming president Casey Bloys told the press yesterday at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour that the plan is for the yet-to-be announced eighth season of the adaptation of George RR Martin's novel to be its last, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The seven-episode drama will be based in Northern Ireland with portions filming in Spain and Iceland. "Yes, I think [the showrunners, DB Weiss and David Benioff] have a very specific plan about the number of seasons they want to do," Bloys said.

Source: dna August 01, 2016 07:01 UTC