The final season of Game of Thrones which is the season 8, will premiere in five months (April 2019) as director David Nutter gave some interesting tips on what to expect in the final season, after HBO dropped a teaser video promoting the highly anticipated final season.
The first episode was written by Dave Hill and directed by David Nutter, as filming for the season 8 began in October 2017 and wrapped 10 months later.
David Nutter while speaking on what to expect in the final season, said: “Game of Thrones Season 8 episodes will all I think be longer than 60 minutes. They’ll be dancing around the bigger numbers, I know that for sure.”
The teaser of the season final of game of thrones showed 30-seconds shots of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and others, the network teased its dramatic finale. “Every battle. Every betrayal. Every risk. Every fight. Every sacrifice. Every death,” it said. “All for the throne.”
The Emmy winner should know as he directed multiple episodes in the final season. At the same time, we’ve heard fans should not expect two-hour episodes, but rather running times in the hour-ish range and maybe a couple around 90 minutes or so. Still, the tease firmly suggests the final season could have the longest average episode length yet.
When asked to describe the final season in three words, Nutter wrote, “Spectacular, Inspiring, Satisfying.”
Asked if any surprises will compare to The Red Wedding a plot twist in an infamous season 3 episode that Nutter himself directed he replied, “as far as season 8 compared to the Red Wedding I just have to tell you — hang onto your seat cause it’s going to be special.”
On the final season, he said:
“I’m completely satisfied with how season 8 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.”
On Army of the Dead:
“The White Walker army will not be the only issue our characters have to face in season 8, they have to also face each other.”