HBO Confirms Game of Thrones Return for 2019

HBO has officially confirmed that the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will not air until 2019.

The final six episodes will air next year. David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik are confirmed as directors for season eight, with Benioff and Weiss also serving as writers, alongside Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill.

The executive producers of Game of Thrones are Benioff, Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger and Bernadette Caulfield, with co-executive producers Cogman, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis and George R.R. Martin.