A month ago, HBO announced that Season 8 of ‘Game of Thrones’ would be released in the “first half” of 2019. According to new reports, the final season of ‘Game of Thrones’ will not happen until next summer at the earliest.
In an interview, the show’s visual effects supervisor Joe Bauer, revealed the premiere of GoT won’t be until the summer. Bauer said he and his team will be working on adding all those magnificent movie-like special effects into ‘Game of Thrones’ until May of 2019.
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He said, “We’re going to be toiling away on Season 8 until May of 2019, so it’s eight or nine months away. But the prequel is starting to shoot in February, at least the pilot. So we’ll still have quite a lot to do on Season 8 when they’re beginning.”
“So much of it comes down to timing and all that stuff. The situation changes every week,” Bauer said. “I know I’m not doing anything else but Thrones until May of next year.”
Bauer further added that Season 8 of ‘Game of Thrones’ won’t be eligible for the Emmy’s until 2020. The Emmy’s timeline runs from June 1st until May 31st for Television Academy consideration. A few of the six episodes must be aired by May 31st.
“In two years we’ll be eligible for the Season 8 work,” Bauer said, “which we’re just beginning now.”
‘Game of Thrones’ fans will need be even more patient as the final season looks to have been delayed.