The highly-anticipated eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will start streaming on HBO during the months of April and May.
The first episode will be made available on April 14, 2019 and the final episode on May 19, 2019. Season 8 will only consist of 6 episodes, compared to season 7 with 7 episodes and seasons 1-6 with 10 episodes.
The fantasy series is based on George R. R. Martin’s novel series, A Song of Fire and Ice. Similar to season 7, season 8 will be based upon content that has not yet been published in the books because the TV show is being released faster than the novels. The author works closely with the showrunners and reveals the plots of upcoming novels to assist them.
Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, has said about the final season, “For me, Game of Thrones is a medieval world in which women don’t have a lot of rights yet they still prevail.”