David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have signed a deal with Netflix (Picture: Getty Images)

Game Of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have signed a ‘multi-year deal’ with Netflix.

In a statement confirming their move, the pair thanks HBO for ‘a beautiful run’ and spoke about forming their working relationship with Netflix bosses.

‘We’re grateful to everyone there for always making us feel at home,’ they went on.

‘Over the past few months we’ve spent many hours talking to Cindy Holland and Peter Friedlander, as well as Ted Sarandos and Scott Stuber.

‘We remember the same shots from the same ’80s movies; we love the same books; we’re excited about the same storytelling possibilities.

‘Netflix has built something astounding and unprecedented, and we’re honored they invited us to join them.’

Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, added: ‘We are thrilled to welcome master storytellers David Benioff and Dan Weiss to Netflix.

The pair have been in charge of Game Of Thrones for eight seasons (Picture: HBO)

‘They are a creative force and have delighted audiences worldwide with their epic storytelling. We can’t wait to see what their imaginations will bring to our members.’

Deadline, who first revealed the news, claim that Benioff and Weiss ‘were being courted by six studios for an overall global deal’. It was thought they might have shaken hands with Disney as the duo are on board to direct a new Star Wars film.

The project in a galaxy far, far away is set for release in 2022 after the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker laster this year.

Hopefully their new ventures will prove to be less divisive than Game Of Thrones season eight.

Fans were so unhappy with how the fantasy series ended that over a million of them signed a petition to have the last season remade.

Game Of Thrones is available to watch on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV.



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