The wait for Game of Thrones season 8 continues to drag on as fans feel like they they have been stranded beyond The Wall while the final episodes are put together.
The final episode of season 7 came out in August 2017 and we still have a few months before the new season finally gets underway.
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The filming has all been completed and a first teaser trailer has arrived with the finishing touches being put to the finale of the epic adventure.
While fans wildly speculate over what is going to happen in season 8, here is what we know about it so far…
When is it released?
A teaser trailer from HBO has arrived, confirming that season eight will arrive in April 2019.
We don’t yet know the exact date, but we now know that the final season will now likely be here in under five months.
Here is that trailer
A fan theory has decided 14 April will be the launch date.
Reddit user Cubuffs424 wrote: ‘I’m sure many people have seen fan-made posters that say April 14th 2019 as the release date. Anyway, I was just looking into something based on season 7 dates.
‘So the first official footage for season 7, much like the footage we saw last month for season 8, was released on November 27th, 2016. The season then premiered on July 16th, 2017, which I found to be 231 days later.
‘I then compared that to the footage that was released on August 26th, 2018 by adding 231 days to it. The date I found? Sunday April 14th, 2019. Can’t be a coincidence can it?’
For some, this is just about all the evidence they need to be convinced that this is pretty much, bang on.
How many episodes are there?
The final series will also be the shortest one yet, with just six episodes left to wrap up all the hanging plot threads in Westeros.
All of the episodes are set to be between 50 and 90 minutes long, with no two hour specials.
Iain Glen, who stars as Jorah Mormont in the series suggested the final episodes are all ‘feature-length’ as he said: ‘We all sat down for the read-through of six feature-length episodes. They took longer to film, cost more, and are more surprising.’
Who is joining the cast?
The only major addition to the cast for the final series is German actor Marc Rissman (Into The Badlands) who joins as Harry Strickland, the leader of the Golden Company.
You might recall Cersei Lannister sent Euron Greyjoy to bring back the Golden Company to aid her defence over the Iron Throne, so it looks like they could play a tide-turning role in the final season.
A previous report from Watchers On The Wall indicated eight new people had been cast in the show, even though judging by the generic titles, these could be more battle fodder amid the ongoing war.
Other castings include Daniella Galligan as Sarra, which will presumably be Sarra Frey aka a granddaughter of Walder Frey, whilst Alice Nokes has also been cast as a character named Willa.
Where to watch Game of Thrones online
Here in Britain, Sky customers can already watch it on demand via Sky Go – simply log in, and you’re in Westeros.
You can also catch it on repeat from time to time on Sky Atlantic.
If you’re not a Sky subscriber but still need some of that sweet George R.R. Martin action, you can sign up for a free trial of Now TV here.
This will give you 14 days of Sky programming… Just make sure to end the trial once you’re done binging.
After the trial ends, Now TV will cost you £7.99 per month.
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