HBO stepped up the promotion for the next season of Game of Thrones this past week with the release of the first trailer , Night King poster and a new batch of images, and now the show’s producers have been chatting to EW about the new season and the impact of Daenerys’ arrival in Westeros.
“What’s most exciting this season is being able to play interactions between various characters that for years we haven’t been able to play,” states D.B. Weiss, with fellow co-creator David Benioff adding that: “I know you probably get sick of hearing us say this, we say it every year, but everybody steps up their game this season. It’s kind of astounding to us. In every department, from the acting to the effects, everybody constantly improves.”
“Dany in Westeros makes Game of Thrones a new show,” adds co-executive producer Bryan Cogman declares. “It has this amazing ripple effect throughout every storyline that’s very exciting to explore. There’s a pace and urgency that’s very palpable. This is the end game.”
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Meanwhile, we now have official confirmation that the eighth and final season will consist of just six episodes; with the seven from season seven, that brings the total episode count to 73, and means we’ve got just 13 episodes to go.
Game of Thrones season 7 will get underway on HBO on July 16th.
Originally published May 28, 2017. Updated November 30, 2022.
