It’s been a long, agonising wait for fans, but Foxtel has confirmed the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will premiere express from the US, on Monday, April 15.
The announcement from Foxtel comes on the same day as the show’s creator HBO made a similar announcement for US audiences.
The epic finale season of HBO’s global television phenomenon, consisting of six movie length episodes, will stream and screen in Australia exclusively on FOX SHOWCASE, Foxtel’s premium On Demand drama destination.
Over the past seven seasons, Game of Thrones has become a cultural giant, attracting record viewers worldwide. The series garnered nine wins at the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and the show stands as the most Emmy-winning primetime scripted series ever, with a record 47 awards.
Based on the bestselling book series by George R.R. Martin, created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and fuelled by storylines that have gone beyond the narratives set forth in those novels, Game of Thrones is set in the fantasy continents of Westeros and Essos.
The Game of Thrones cast includes Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Gwendoline Christie, Liam Cunningham, Nathalie Emmanuel and Isaac Hempstead Wright.
For viewers wanting to catch up on all seven seasons of Game of Thrones, every episode is currently available to stream through Foxtel On Demand on internet-connected iQ set-top-boxes and on streaming service Foxtel Now.
All seven seasons will also screen on Foxtel’s BoxSets channel throughout March.
