Game of Thrones Season 7 Is Coming
WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season seven.
No, it’s not too early to get excited about the return of Game of Thrones. With the HBO hit’s sixth run now over, thoughts are inevitably turning to the next season… and how much longer the fantasy epic can run.
Is the end near? From teasers to plot leaks to theories, here’s everything you need to know.
Game of Thrones season 7 release date: When’s it on?
Season 7 will premiere simultaneously on Sunday night, July 16 on at 9pm ET on HBO in the US and at 2am on Monday, July 17 on Sky Atlantic in the UK (we couldn’t forget about our UK FANdemanics). But if you can’t stomach the thought of staying up so late, there’s always the repeat viewing later in the day at the more manageable time of 9pm to look forward to (however I’m sure all the spoilers will be out by then). Hardcore Game of Thrones fans, you know what you need to do.
HBO has made a habit of debuting new GoT episodes in the spring – ordinarily in early April. But this year, it’ll launch a little later, in the summer months.
“We’re starting a bit later because at the end of this season, ‘Winter is here’ – and that means that sunny weather doesn’t really serve our purposes any more,” showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss previously stated.
“So we kind of pushed everything down the line, so we could get some grim grey weather even in the sunnier places that we shoot.”
Makes sense… not that it helps to soothe our broken hearts.
Filming wrapped in February – with Emilia Clarke having already completed work on the new season. To give us a taste, here’s the trailer below.
“The same thing is coming for all of us. There is only one war that matters – the great war… AND IT IS HERE.”
Game of Thrones Season 7 premieres 7.16.17 on HBO. #GoTS7
