Although it’s sad news, fans finally know when the beginning of the end for “Game of Thrones” will come: April 14th, 2019.
HBO revealed the premiere date for the final season of the fantasy epic just before the premiere of the third season of “True Detective,” releasing a teaser trailer hype of the fans.
In the trailer, we see Jon, Arya, and Sansa walking through the crypts of Winterfell, hearing the voices of their dead family members as they walk by their graves and statues. The three Stark children arrive at the end of the hallway, where they see three statues of their own, hinting at their doom. But suddenly a snowy fog settles in, signaling the arrival of the White Walkers and their undead army.
Last fall, HBO announced that the show would return in April for a six-episode final season, and earlier this year. HBO chief Richard Plepler also recently told “Variety” that the upcoming season has “exceeded the bar,” describing the upcoming season as “six movies.”
Although this may be the final season of the famous show for George R.R. Martin’s Westros, it doesn’t look like he’ll be gone for long because HBO has already begun working on several spin-offs, and recently ordered a pilot for one of them, “The Long Night,” a prequel series set “thousands of years” prior to the current show.
The series recently cast several actors for the series, and HBO announced that S.J. Clarkson will direct the pilot.
By: Maytinee Kramer
