Expect all of the main characters who did not die at some point during Season 6 to return for Season 7, as well. Some characters who have died, like Jon Snow, have even come back from the dead.
As time has worn on, many Game of Thrones lead characters have not died in as swift succession as they did early on. Who Is Cast In Season 7 Of Game Of Thrones? We'll let you know as soon as we have the exact episode count for Seasons 7 and 8. Various reports have indicated that Season 7 will have as few as 7 episodes and we know the showrunners feel they only have enough total story left to tell to fit around 13 episodes. Both of those seasons are expected to be shortened seasons, as well. Instead, the showrunners have already concocted a plan to put together two more seasons of Game Of Thrones to end the series. Unfortunately, it doesn't look as if HBO will be getting its wish. However, for a while, HBO kept hope alive, mentioning that the subscription cable network would love to keep the show on the air through at least Season 10. I think the desire to milk more out of it is what would eventually kill it, if we gave in to that. It doesn't just keep on going because it can. They've often said they want to wrap up the story as succinctly as possible. Showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff have been discussing ending Game of Thrones after Season 7 or 8 for some time. What's Going On With The End Of Game Of Thrones?įor quite some time now, we've been hearing about the potential for Game of Thrones to end sooner rather than later. All in all, "The Winds Of Winter" was an eventful episode, and it sets Game of Thrones up for more exciting stuff to come. She left Daario behind, but took her ships and her Dothraki and Unsullied armies with her on the ships the Greyjoys and Meereenese had brought. This leads us to Daenerys Targaryen, who finally headed toward Westeros, with Theon and Yara Greyjoy in tow. In addition, we soon learned that Varys had also traveled to Dorne to convince the country to take action. They were soon joined by Olenna Tyrell, who was displeased to learn her entire family had been murdered by Cersei Lannister. In the South, the Sand Snakes were still plotting. In the aftermath, Tommen killed himself and Jaime Lannister returned home, just in time to see his beloved (and sister) take the Iron Throne. The children activated wildfire that had been left in tunnels under the city, and the High Sparrow, Margaery Tyrell, Loras Tyrell, Mace Tyrell and others lost their lives as a result. Soon after, Qyburn sent the children he had trained into the city to enact a plan.
While Loras Tyrell was dealing with his trial, Cersei coolly decided to blow her own trial off. In King's Landing, Cersei made a calculated decision that resulted in disaster. Also in the North, Sansa revealed that winter has finally come. Meanwhile, Littlefinger declared his love for Sansa, which she coolly brushed off, but I'm not so sure she's happy about everyone rallying behind Jon Snow. Meanwhile, Bran found another weirdwood tree and was able to see the next vision-which explained much more about Jon Snow's parentage, including that he is the son of Lyanna Stark and not Ned's. In the North, Lyanna Mormont spoke out about Jon Snow's bastard status and rallied the other bannermen in the North to support Snow. The Season 6 finale made it clear that Game of Thrones is in the twilight of its life, but still has quite a few things to figure out before the end of the series.