The first episode of the final season has already aired on HBO.
Game of Thrones Season 8: Everything You Need to Know About the Series Finale
When will Game of Thrones season 8 come out?
The final season of Game of Thrones kicked off on April 14, 2019. In Russia - taking into account the time difference - on the 15th.
Rumors of a release date have been around for a year. Back in January 2018, Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, mentioned that the season should be expected in April. True, a little later she retracted her words. Probably due to a nondisclosure agreement.
On January 6, the HBO channel published a video dedicated to the 2019 series. Among other things, it includes a scene from the new season of "Game of Thrones" in which Sansa Stark speaks to Daenerys: "Winterfell is yours, Your Highness."
This is a moment from the first episode of the final season. In it, Jon Snow and Daenerys arrive in Winterfell with armies and dragons, but Sansa is still worried about a future alliance.
What are the theories, spoilers and plums
On various forums, materials sometimes surface based on allegedly "leaked" scenarios of the final season. Of course, there is no confirmation of them, but they may turn out to be true. So the rest should be read only for those who are not afraid of spoilers.
Jon Snow is declared the rightful heir to the iron throne, and no one argues with this. Under Arya's face, Jaaken Hgar is actually hiding. He kills Cersei and transforms into her. The dog cracks down on the Mountain. In Winterfell, a large-scale battle unfolds with the white walkers, as a result of which the castle burns down (this is confirmed by photographs of fans from the set).
Euron Grangejoy becomes King of the Seven Kingdoms. The final battle unfolds in parallel. Gendry kills the dragon Viserion, Daenerys dies after giving birth, and Jon Snow meets the Night King and slays him with the Long Claw sword.
After that, John fights with Euron, kills him, but dies himself. The Dog and Jaime die. The series ends with a scene where Arya is sailing away on a boat.
But it is worth emphasizing once again that this data is most likely just a fiction of Internet users. Literally everything is now making assumptions, even neural networks. It will be possible to find out how true the information is only in the season finale.
Who will appear in the 8th season of "Game of Thrones"
Game of Thrones Season 8: Who Will Appear in Game of Thrones Season 8
Of course, in the finale, the audience will again meet with all their favorite characters. However, there are several actors who did not want to renew their contract with the channel. So, Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand) refused to act. Ellie Kendrick (Mira Reed) announced that her character would not be there either.
Joseph Dempsey (Gendry) confirmed that he was involved in most of the work. This echoes fan spoilers. Mark Riessman also joined the cast. He plays the captain of the Golden Swords Harry Strickland.
By the way, on DVD they promise to release a special bonus episode dedicated to the killed heroes of the series. Sean Bean (Ned Stark) and possibly Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo) will definitely appear there.
What will happen after the finale of "Game of Thrones"
Game of Thrones Season 8: Post-Game of Thrones Finals
After the main series ends, HBO and George R. R. Martin are planning to do prequels. The first of them, called "Long Night", has already been put into production. The continent of Westeros will be at the center of events until King's Landing and House Targaryen emerge. The plot unfolds about five thousand years before the events of the original series and tells about the end of the golden age of heroes and the beginning of dark times in the history of the world. It is also possible that the origins of the White Walkers will be revealed.
The project is directed by Jane Goldman, known as Matthew Vaughn's favorite screenwriter (Stardust, Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Kingsman). The pilot episode will be directed by SJ Clarkson (Dexter, House Doctor).
Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse will star. Also joining the cast are John Simm (Master from Doctor Who), Marquis Rodriguez (Luke Cage), Richard McCabe (Peaky Blinders) and Dixie Egerix (Patrick Melrose), Naomi Aki (Doctor Who)), Denis Gough ("Colette"), Jamie Campbell Bower ("Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"), Sheila Atim ("Courtesans"), Ivanno Jeremiah ("Black Mirror: Shut Up and Dance"), Georgie Henley (The Chronicles of Narnia), Alex Sharp (How to Talk to Girls at a Party), Toby Regbo (The Last Kingdom), Miranda Richardson (Rita Skeeter from the Harry Potter films).
HBO is ready to allocate more than 50 million a year for production. But don't wait until 2020 for the show. Filming will start in early summer 2019.
Little is known about the rest of the prequels. According to rumors, one of them will be called "The Empire of Ash" and will tell about the fall of the Valyrian Empire. Martin mentioned that another spin-off was frozen, and he is working on one with Game of Thrones writer and producer Brian Cogman.
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