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It’s the news countless fans have been hoping for; HBO have confirmed Game Of Thrones will run for at least eight seasons, meaning fans have at least three more seasons to look forward to.
Given its one of the most highly watched (and pirated) shows in the world (hitting 20 million viewers this year – up 1 million from last year), it should come as no surprise HBO were looking to extend their adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy tomes, yet due to its popularity, critical and audience praise, the show’s stars are becoming increasingly busy with other projects (Peter Dinklage has starred in both Pixels and X-Men: Days of Future Past since last year, while Emilia Clarke starred in this month’s Terminator: Genisys, and other cast members are also picking up numerous movie roles); meaning scheduling will be not only increasingly difficult, but increasingly expensive (as stars may look to move on, and contracts will expire and need renegotiating).
Still, while it was thought seven would be the magic number, HBO programming president Michael Lombardo has said “the question is: How much beyond seven are we going to do? Obviously we’re shooting six now, hopefully discussing seven. [Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are] feel like there’s two more years after six. I would always love for them to change their minds, but that’s what we’re looking at right now.”
He’s also said the network would be open to producing a prequel series, or anything that Dan and David wanted to do—about Game of Thrones, or any subject matter,” but they “haven’t had any conversations about that at this point.”
You can read our review of Game of Thrones Season 5 here.
Matt Wheeldon – @TheMattWheeldon.
Source: Entertainment Weekly.
