Well, almost. Game of Thrones season 7 is just a couple of months away. Get ready for the fantasy epic’s seventh series with this in- depth guide: we’ve got trailers, release date info, all the latest casting news, a few well- signposted spoilers – plus, we ask the biggest questions surrounding the storylines of the show’s key characters. This page will continue to be updated as more Game of Thrones info is revealed. UK viewers will be able to catch the episode twice on July 1. Sky Atlantic (and NOW TV): it’s airing once at 2am and once at 9pm. Have we seen a trailer? Yes – three. The newest, and meatiest, is basically about walking. It features Cersei, Jon Snow and Daenerys walking to their respective thrones. At the end, the condensation of Cersei’s breath turns into the Night King’s eye, and it’s proper scary. The next- oldest trailer doesn’t feature any live- action footage. But it does feature a load of dialogue, set to slowly crumbling Go. T house sigils. More menacing is the spiral- shaped corpse circle at the end of the clip, one we’ve seen before in footage of Children of the Forest. What it suggests is that all the Westerosi houses will have to work together to face the threat of the White Walkers – or they will destroy one another. The oldest trailer features about three seconds of footage, as part of a roundup of HBO’s forthcoming 2. It was released on December 4, 2. Starks. This doesn’t reveal much at all, except perhaps that there’s more snow in Westeros, and Arya’s hair is a bit longer. You can see the shots about a minute into the clip below: How many episodes will there be?
There’ll be seven in season 7, and six in season 8. In June 2. 01. 6 we found out there’d be seven episodes in season 7. On March 1. 2, the number of episodes in season 8 was confirmed: six. Game of Thrones season 7: how long will the episodes be? Probably about 6. Though there are only seven episodes in the new series, it’s rumoured they’ll be much longer than normal. Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) says: “We only have seven episodes this time, but we’re shooting for just as long, so there’s just as much content.”Is anyone joining the cast for season 7? Game of Thrones season 7 release date, spoilers, leaks, trailer and everything you need to know. You no longer know nothing. Liam Cunningham, who plays Ser Davos Seaworth in "Game of Thrones," may have revealed the premiere date for the seventh season of the hit HBO show. Family Guy is known for its fairly epic cutaway gags, and an upcoming episode will feature a fabulously bloody Game of Thrones scene starring none other than Brian. Yes – loads of people. Ed Sheeran. On March 1. Sheeran had filmed a cameo role – supposedly a gesture by the show’s creators for Sheeran fan Maisie Williams (Arya Stark). Showrunner David Benioff said: “For years we were trying to get . ![]() Tom Hopper. Known for his roles as Billy Bones in Black Sails and Sir Percival in Merlin, Hopper is taking over the role of Dickon Tarly. Freddie Stroma, known for his portrayal of Cormac Mc. Laggen in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, played the character in season six, but commitments on ABC show Time After Time mean he’s unable to return to the part. Dickon Tarly is Samwell’s younger brother. Unlike Samwell, Dickon is an excellent swordsman and hunter. Jim Broadbent. Broadbent (Harry Potter, The Iron Lady) is joining the cast as an Archmaester. He’s said he’ll appear in five episodes, with “one major scene in each episode”. The role has been described as “significant”. Bastille (rumoured)Musicians do cameos in Game of Thrones all the time. In the past, Coldplay. When the episodes come out and we’re nowhere near them it’ll be like a fart in the wind. But yeah, we’re big fans of the show.” Watch the band’s full reaction in the clip below. Conor Mc. Gregor (rumoured)Another person who’s denied involvement is UFC fighter Conor Mc. Gregor. In December UFC president Dana White said Mc. Gregor would be in season 7 and a Watchers On The Wall source confirmed he would play a pirate on Euron Greyjoy’s ship, the Silence. But, then, speaking to the Good Times Network in late January, Mc. Gregor emphatically denied any knowledge of this. He said: “I don’t know where that came from, but I’ve never been in contact with nobody from Game of Thrones about starring in Game of fucking Thrones!” Does the boxer protest too much, d’you think? Check out his minute- long denial in the video below, starting around the 3. Brendan Morrissey & Rory Dignam. At the end of November, Irish actors Morrissey (below left) and Dignam (below right) were added to the cast. Morrissey’s CV says he will play . Dignam’s role is currently unknown but his agent’s website calls it a “nice little supporting role”. Joseph Quinn The Dickensian actor has been listed by his representatives, Curtis Brown, as a non- book character called Koner. Quinn is on the left in the below picture. Paul Ward The Penny. Dreadful actor has also joined the cast, but his character’s name is unknown at the moment. You can see Ward on the right in the below picture. Philip O’Sullivan. The Irish actor played Bishop Edmund in Vikings, and he’s set to play a Citadel Maester – according to his agency, The Agency. Brendan Cowell. This Aussie actor starred in The Borgias and The Slap. He’s been listed by his agency, Hamilton Hodell, as a character called . The character will appear in multiple episodes, as Cowell’s CV lists the part as being under ? Well, bookreaders may remember a couple of other Harrags from the books – both Ironborn – but this is likely to be a completely new character, as both those Harrags are dead at this point in the storyline. He’ll presumably be one of Euron’s cronies – but time will tell. Megan Parkinson. This actor most recently appeared at Christmas time in the BBC’s To Walk Invisible: the Bront. Watchers on the Wall reported that she’d been sighted on set back in October. Alys Karstark is a book character – her father Lord Rickard Karstark is killed in the book (and show) by Robb Stark, after Karstark kills Stark’s young Lannister prisoners. Alys Karstark later meets Jon Snow in the book, and asks for his help – but we don’t yet know exactly what role she’ll play in the series. Noah Syndergaard. The New York Mets’ baseball player told the New York Post, that he’d filmed his cameo in Spain, back in November. I couldn’t say no,” he said. Mastodon frontman Brent Hinds. Brent Hinds did a cameo in season 5 of the show with the rest of his band, who all played resurrected wildlings at Hardhome. But Hinds wanted more, returning to set to pick up the wildling mantle once more for season 7. I want you to drag this axe behind you.’ I’m like a reborn, come- to- life wildling turning into a White Walker.” Check out a picture of Hinds’ last appearance in the picture below, where he’s standing second from right. Game of Thrones season 7: who’s directing? There are four directors for the next season – mainly series veterans, and all of them men. Who: Jeremy Podeswa. Episodes: 1 and 7. Directing experience: Boardwalk. Empire, The Tudors, Queer as Folk. Most memorable Thrones episode: Home, in which Jon Snow wakes up from death. Who: Mark Mylod. Episodes: 2 and 3. Directing experience: Entourage, The Royle Family, Shameless (UK and US). Most memorable Thrones episode: No One, in which Arya and the Waif have their final faceoff. Who: Matt Shakman. Episodes: 4 and 5. Directing experience: Mostly TV, including House, The Good Wife, FX’s Fargo and a whole lot of cult sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Most memorable Thrones episode: N/A – there’s no Thrones on his resum. Drogon is the biggest of the bunch — his flame is 3. A Boeing 7. 47 is 7. Maisie Williams has told fans via Twitter to “start preparing yourselves now” because “shit gets real” in the new series. In December, her on- screen sister, Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) told Entertainment Weekly: “What overall excites me about this season is that main characters are coming together and it feels like things are ramping up. It’s really exciting and all feels like it’s coming to a big conclusion.” In February, at the BAFTAs, Turner revealed that her character will be appearing in season 8 of Game of Thrones. And then we go on to Season 8.”On February 1. VO5 NME Awards, Isaac Hempstead- Wright told NME: “It’s epic – it’s coming together now. There’s no hiding that. It’s all starting to explode, story- lines are melding, but it’s going to be massive, it’s going to be good.”Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) has promised “another battle that’s epic” in the new season. In order, fans think they show rooms from Winterfell and Casterly Rock, Euron Greyjoy’s ship, and finally wildlings vs white walkers.#Go. T #Season. 7 #Game. Of. Thrones #Set. Photos. Arya’s direwolf Nymeria could make her return in season 7. On February 1. 7, Maisie Williams was spotted in Calgary, Canada by fans. Meanwhile, North American company Instinct Animals for Film has shared images of their wolves to their (private) Instagram. They’ve used the suggestive hashtag #winteriscoming: that means these wolves are probably involved with Game of Thrones. In the tweet below, the one on the right is clearly Jon Snow’s Ghost – but the one on the left? That could be Arya’s direwolf Nymeria. In the books, Arya has . Now in the show Arya is there – at the Twins – so it’s looking like she might get to reunite with Nymeria. We last saw the direwolf as a pup, being chased off by Arya herself in season one (Nymeria had bitten Joffrey and was facing death). If Nymeria shows up, hopefully she’ll last a little longer than Rickon’s and Bran’s did in season 6. Gendry is back – but as part of the Brotherhood without Banners? In season 3, Joe Dempsie’s character, Gendry, was rowing a boat from Dragonstone to the mainland. He’s been seen on season 7 sets in Northern Ireland, Spain and Iceland. The fact he’s been at so many suggests he’ll be playing a pretty important role in the new series – and it’s worth noting that Gendry is the last known Baratheon heir now, following the death of Stannis and his family. In this Instagram post, Dempsie is hanging out in Iceland with Paul Kaye, who plays Brotherhood without Banners man Thoros of Myr. This fits with George R. R. Martin’s books, where Gendry joins the Brotherhood without Banners. The Iceland setting suggests that The Brotherhood without Banners have travelled north to battle White Walkers. David Benioff & D. B. Weiss Interview . Weiss, a staggering 2. Emmy nominations was an apt capper for Season 6. It was the most ambitious season yet for an HBO series that featured epic battles, bloody score- settling, shocking twists, extinguished long running characters and a major character rising from the dead (and President Obama asking if Jon Snow was really gone forever), as Benioff & Weiss invented much of the narrative after they blew past the books of George R. R. They are back in Belfast, preparing the seven episodes that will comprise Season 7, setting up a final season that will wrap up the most epic medieval power struggle ever seen on a TV screen. Because of the logistical challenge, most of this interview was done via email, and they have answered the questions together. Early on, you described your ambition for Game of Thrones as The Sopranos meets The Lord of the Rings and spent years regretting that you had invoked that watershed series and film trilogy. Many feel when you finish, Game of Thrones will fare favorably in the conversation about the most ambitious TV series ever made. What in your minds is the greatest ever TV series? David Benioff & D. B. Weiss: First of all: thank you! We hope many are right, but we have to recuse ourselves from that conversation. So, the conversation about the greatest TV series ever made. Man, it’d be great to say something original here. Not to talk about the total game changer that was The Sopranos, or The Wire’s dead eye and ear for every layer of Baltimore’s dysfunctional society, or Deadwood’s brilliant recreation of the true West, or the way Seinfeld both encapsulated and swallowed a culture, or Cheers or The X- Files or I Love Lucy or The Honeymooners or any of those. Everyone always talks about those, and it’s hard to say anything that hasn’t been said before and said better. And that’s not even touching on the cartoons. Don’t get us started on the cartoons. Okay, fine, we can talk about cartoons if you like. Working on a drama 3. Because you know what it’s not? Live action drama. On which we spend 3. At least once, one of us went on a long, drunken rant about why Adventure Time was the best TV series ever made. Unfortunately, we can’t remember the specifics of that rant, but it’s entirely possible that it was correct. South Park has maintained its high level of excellence for much longer than should be possible. Rick and Morty is one of the funniest, smartest things ever put on TV; every one of its 2. Of course, these are all current shows. But like George Harrison once said about Beethoven, “Beethoven’s great, man, but he’s dead! What’s happening now?”. The Battle of the Bastards — one of the signature set pieces of Season 6. We now have two wives who have chosen to stay married to us for some reason. And five children, one of whom was born at the Ulster Hospital in Belfast, all of whom are raised together, travel together, and speak their own secret language like carnies. Actually, the kids do go home when school starts. And the three months or so during the fall school year while we’re shooting involve us doing a lot of flying between Belfast and Los Angeles, which isn’t normal, especially as far as sleep patterns are concerned. But we are on set as often as possible, every day we’re not visiting home. It felt important for us to be there when we started, and it still feels important. As much as we miss our families, which is a lot for those months, production can be the most enjoyable part of the year. The Irish countryside—hills, forests, coasts—is beautiful. Spain’s castles totally make you understand why people were so hellbent on sacking each other’s castles. Turns out castles are really enjoyable places to work. And the glaciers in Iceland are awesome in the serious old- timey sense. There are challenges everywhere. People seek these places out just for the privilege of seeing them. Having your job take you to these places. Teach them to wield swords. It’s time. The signature set piece for Season 6 was the Battle of the Bastards, pitting Jon Snow against Ramsay Bolton and his army. Snow watched his brother Rickon die and angrily charged his troops into Bolton’s trap. The depiction of the formation of a back wall of bodies felled by Bolton’s archers, followed by a vise- like frontal assault with shields and spears, made an unforgettable visual. The famous battle of Agincourt was mentioned as inspiration. Explain how you meld history to frame these epic battle scenes that in earlier seasons included Blackwater and Hardhome. Benioff & Weiss: The Battle of the Bastards started as Agincourt in the first version; or Agincourt and Crecy. The beginning is still Agincourt- y. Not Ramsay’s specific “game” with Rickon, but the basic strategic layout of the thing. The body pile: that’s inspired by accounts of Agincourt. When we scheduled that original version, however, it ended up being 5. Which was itself 5. So we reconfigured it, with lots of directorial input from Miguel Sapochnik, and chose the battle of Cannae, in which the Carthaginians lured the Romans into an encirclement and massacred an almost unimaginable number of them. We made the body pile the fourth wall of this encirclement. The Carthaginians were mounted, however, and having that many horses on top of all the other horse stuff we had already was also breaking the bank. So we brought the Bolton cavalry in to serve that purpose, and Mig had the great idea to use their shields not only as a part of the encirclement strategy, but as a strong visual element as well, to help define the general geography and layout of the battle. And that is more about the genesis of a fake battle than anyone probably needs to know. We both do read and listen to a lot of history. Not only military history, by any means. On the contrary, it’s nice to remember that the past did not consist entirely of people murdering each other to take each other’s stuff. Mostly, but not entirely. What other learned lessons will help you the rest of your career? Benioff & Weiss: One practical thing we’ve learned as writers is how to work almost anywhere. We had specific, persnickety routines, before. This chair, this coffee mug, this time of day. When we started Thrones, it quickly became apparent that our old ways of working would prevent us from getting the scripts done on time, and that this in itself could destroy the show. So we got better at working wherever we were, whenever we could. And that’s been really helpful, realizing that what we thought we “needed” to work effectively was really just a kind of magical thinking, and that we could get words down anywhere. They weren’t always good words. They often needed to be rewritten, and rewritten again. But they fed the machine, and kept things moving. What’s the most enjoyable and challenging parts of working on this large a canvas, week after week? Benioff & Weiss: The source of the joy and the challenge are the same: the opportunity to tell a story encompassing so many characters and so many places, over such a long stretch of time. To be able to bring a world to life, and actually have it be a world, as in, one with different continents, the one that George bequeathed to us. We try to maintain a strong sense of forward momentum, especially at this late stage in the story. But even with all that, the scope of the thing gives us time to let characters spend a few minutes with each other here and there without propelling the plot forward. Dan, what is David’s great strength, have you found, and David, please answer the same thing about Dan? Benioff & Weiss: Dan: pull ups. David: deadlift. Jaime’s glare is memorable. When you or the director told him what his motivation was to focus what was he thinking, what was the message given to Nikolaj Coster- Waldau? Benioff & Weiss: We don’t remember the specific wording, but it’s definitely a moment where Jaime has to start coming to terms with how drastically and irrevocably everything in his world has changed—political arrangements, his personal life, everything. He knew his sister was capable of big plays, but this is another level. And Cersei’s look back to him. Now he really knows it. Every time Cersei vindictively settled a score, she paid a high price. In trying to get back at her daughter- in- law Margaery, she empowered the High Sparrow and his religious fanatics who put her in a prison cell and forced her humiliating nude walk of shame. In the Season 6 finale, she exacts unimaginable cruel revenge on the High Sparrow’s tormenter Septa Unella by making her the plaything of her half- dead bodyguard The Mountain. So he’s not babysitting her king son Tommen, who jumps out a castle window to his death. Was Cersei heartbroken? Has she got any heart left? Benioff & Weiss: We had intended the connection you just made, so we’re glad you made it. If she had been more focused on her family, and less focused on enjoying her revenge on someone who had done her wrong, then Tommen’s suicide probably never would have happened. That’s what so much of next season is going to be about; finding out what Cersei’s mindset is, and who is she? Cersei has certainly done a lot of horrible things in her life and she could be a very cruel person, but the one thing that was redemptive about her was she genuinely loved her children. Now they’re all gone, and I think that is very interesting for us. Who is she, without her children? The answer is something you’ll find out about next season. Which characters did you find most fun to write in Season 6? Benioff & Weiss: In the past season or two, things have finally started to contract in a very positive way. It was such an expansive world for such a long time, but things have really started coming together. Obviously, we had to say goodbye to a lot of characters and storylines we loved a lot. The ones that are left are ones we’ve been engaged in so long. Writing for Maisie . Writing all the stuff for Kit . What We Know So Far. Game of Thrones has been one of the most popular shows on HBO for a long time. While the series might be in the twilight of its life at this point, audience interest has shown no signs of slowing down. The hit show has already been renewed for Season 7 and there's a remarkable amount of information we already know about the upcoming season, which is why we've compiled this informative guide looking into everything we know so far about Season 7 of Game of Thrones. Take a look at all of the fun information we know regarding Season 7, below. Looking for all the details regarding Season 6 of Game of Thrones? No problem, head here. In addition, Game Of Thrones: The Complete Sixth Season is now available on Digital. When Will Game Of Thrones Season 7 Air? As noted prior, Game of Thrones has already been renewed for Season 7 by HBO, which means we will definitely be getting new episodes of the long- running drama in 2. What we don't know is exactly when the next season will hit the schedule. While some seasons have started in March, Season 6 didn't kick off until the end of April. However, Season 7 looks like it will probably air even later, as HBO has confirmed the premiere will come during the summer of 2. This is happening because the show started production later this year, in order to account for winter weather. Winter has not been fun for some of the actor's on the show. What Have We Seen So Far? A whole lot of nothing. While some photos have leaked from the set showing that major characters Dany and Jon Snow and their factions of followers may meet and even align with one another, HBO hasn't officially released any footage. Game of Thrones Season 6 just finished its run on HBO, so there's not a lot going on with the show right now, and we certainly haven't seen any footage from Season 7, yet. However, a lot of the current storylines on the long- running series are guaranteed to continue into next season. How Many Seasons Has Game Of Thrones Been Renewed For? Game of Thrones has currently only been renewed for Season 7 by HBO. However, since the showrunners have already stated that they'd like to wrap the show up at the end of an eighth season (and the network has gone along with this idea) and since the Game of Thrones cast is in the process of renewing their contracts for Season 8, we should probably expect that the fantasy series will get at least one more season. The drama was renewed at the same time the network renewed Veep for Season 6 and Silicon Valley for Season 4. Game of Thrones, especially, is massively popular, so the renewal is not exactly a huge surprise. Regardless, the Season 7 renewal indicates that next year will not be the last, which is good news considering a while ago the showrunners started talking about the end of the HBO drama. Which brings us to our next point.. Where Did We Last Leave Off? The Season 6 finale made it clear that Game of Thrones is in the twilight of its life, but still has quite a few things to figure out before the end of the series. In the North, Lyanna Mormont spoke out about Jon Snow's bastard status and rallied the other bannermen in the North to support Snow. Meanwhile, Bran found another weirdwood tree and was able to see the next vision- -which explained much more about Jon Snow's parentage, including that he is the son of Lyanna Stark and not Ned's. Meanwhile, Littlefinger declared his love for Sansa, which she coolly brushed off, but I'm not so sure she's happy about everyone rallying behind Jon Snow. Also in the North, Sansa revealed that winter has finally come. In King's Landing, Cersei made a calculated decision that resulted in disaster. While Loras Tyrell was dealing with his trial, Cersei coolly decided to blow her own trial off. Soon after, Qyburn sent the children he had trained into the city to enact a plan. The children activated wildfire that had been left in tunnels under the city, and the High Sparrow, Margaery Tyrell, Loras Tyrell, Mace Tyrell and others lost their lives as a result. In the aftermath, Tommen killed himself and Jaime Lannister returned home, just in time to see his beloved (and sister) take the Iron Throne. In the South, the Sand Snakes were still plotting. They were soon joined by Olenna Tyrell, who was displeased to learn her entire family had been murdered by Cersei Lannister. In addition, we soon learned that Varys had also traveled to Dorne to convince the country to take action. This leads us to Daenerys Targaryen, who finally headed toward Westeros, with Theon and Yara Greyjoy in tow. She left Daario behind, but took her ships and her Dothraki and Unsullied armies with her on the ships the Greyjoys and Meereenese had brought. All in all, . Showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff have been discussing ending Game of Thrones after Season 7 or 8 for some time. They've often said they want to wrap up the story as succinctly as possible. It doesn't just keep on going because it can. I think the desire to milk more out of it is what would eventually kill it, if we gave in to that. However, for a while, HBO kept hope alive, mentioning that the subscription cable network would love to keep the show on the air through at least Season 1. Unfortunately, it doesn't look as if HBO will be getting its wish. Instead, the showrunners have already concocted a plan to put together two more seasons of Game Of Thrones to end the series. Both of those seasons are expected to be shortened seasons, as well. Various reports have indicated that Season 7 will have as few as 7 episodes and we know the showrunners feel they only have enough total story left to tell to fit around 1. We'll let you know as soon as we have the exact episode count for Seasons 7 and 8.
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