The Game of Thrones season eight premiere is going to be the biggest television event of the year, possibly ever, and fans are getting themselves in a tizzy.
After an endless two year wait, a staggering amount of people living in the UK are planning on pulling a sickie to tune into the opening episode on Sky Atlantic on Sunday night.
Research by Culture Trip uncovered 3.1 million of us will be calling our bosses with a flu faker than the death of Jon Snow.
Those most invested in what’s happening in Westeros are people in Yorkshire, Wales and the South East who are most likely to call in sick come Monday morning.
One in five fans (21 percent, 18 percent, 18 percent, respectively) from these regions are actually considering phoning in with a fake illness to get the most enjoyment out of staying up to watch the premiere.
As the series airs on HBO at 9pm ET in the US, it is being simulcast on this side of the pond – the only problem is, that’s 2am GMT.
In order to avoid spoilers all day Monday from American fans, many of us are considering staying up until the wee hours to watch in real time.
Hopefully, most of our bosses are fans too…
HBO is being frustratingly tight-lipped about the episode one synopsis, but reactions from critics who attended the New York premiere last week are in and some big moments have been teased.
Entertainment Weekly’s James Hibberd tweeted: ‘Just watched @GameOfThrones season 8 premiere: Fantastic. So many reunions. Some epic sequences.
‘Not just table setting for the rest of season. Major Stuff happens in deeply satisfying ways. More thoughts in next podcast.’
The Telegraph’s Jane Mulkerrins’ spoiler-free review teases ‘unsettling violence but plenty of one-liners’.
Jaime Lannister star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau even hinted about a major Cersei theory which has sent minds racing.
If ever there was a day to pull a sickie, Monday is it – sorry boss!
Game of Thrones season 8 premieres on HBO on April 14 and will air on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV on April 15.
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