Game of Thrones, the award winning fantasy TV show, is all set to premier on the 16th of July 2017. HBO made the announcement in a big reveal video on the show’s Facebook page.
The announcement was made by HBO in an elaborate reveal on a live video on the show’s Facebook page watched by over 150,000 fans, as a block of ice was melted by a flaming torch.
Fans were encouraged to leave comments with the word “fire” and “dracarys” to speed up the melting. However, it did not come easy as the attempt encountered multiple glitches. The video turned black twice leaving fans disappointed. The date was finally revealed after an hour of interruptions.
HBO also released a new trailer for the season which was seen over 16 million times in less than 6 hours. Production on the show delayed the premiere of the series past its usual April start date, in order to capture the weather the producers wanted.
The later airdate means that season seven will miss the eligibility window for the upcoming 2017 Emmys. “Game of Thrones” scored 23 Emmy nominations last year, winning 12 total, including best drama.
The penultimate season will consist of seven episodes with season eight expected to be somewhere between six or eight episodes.
Though we’re sad that it has only 7 episodes, we’re more than glad that the wait almost coming to an end for the 7th season!