HBO has finally announced when Game of Thrones will premiere its eighth season, and we now know that each episode of the final series is "longer than 60 minutes".
Thrones director David Nutter (who helmed several episodes in season eight) revealed the good news while doing a Reddit AMA on Tuesday (November 13).
When asked about the length of the upcoming final season episodes, Nutter replied: "Season eight episodes will all I think be longer than 60 minutes. They'll be dancing around the bigger numbers, I know that for sure."
In the AMA, Nutter also described season eight as: "Spectacular, inspiring, satisfying."
And, when asked if there will be any Red Wedding-style surprises, he replied: "As far as season eight compared to the Red Wedding I just have to tell you — hang onto your seat cause it's going to be special."
He also told us why we had to wait nearly two years for the show's final season to air, saying it was down to the "visual effects".
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"Things take time my friends — they take a lot of time to create and GoT is the last place you're going to find half baked work so it's all about making sure they fill the frame with as much capacity as possible and making it as real and right as possible," he added.
"Small price to pay for the amazing quality that comes out of that show."
He also explained: "I'm completely satisfied with how season eight ends. I think that [showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss] did a tremendous job, and they took into consideration what the fans want, as well as what is right as far as storytelling is concerned.
"I guarantee there's going to be lots of surprises and shocking moments, but it's really very compelling stuff."
What about the Army of the Dead? "The White Walker army will not be the only issue our characters have to face in season eight, they have to also face each other," Nutter confirmed.
(We're looking at you, Cersei.)
Game of Thrones season 8 will premiere in April 2019. The show airs on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK. Season 7 is now available to buy on DVD, Blu-ray or digital download.
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