The penultimate nail in the coffin came came with Sophie Turner referencing the final season’s 2019 premiere, and HBO at last confirmed the news in a press release.
We’ll see what other details emerge in the coming months, but will Game of Thrones’ final episodes be worth a 2019 wait?
Because what better time than a winter storm for ominous Game of Thrones news?
That dreadful day has finally arrived, as HBO confirms the eighth and final season will sit out 2018 altogether, finishing its adapted Song of Ice and Fire in 2019.