HBO Slates 2019 for ‘Game of Thrones’ Return

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Game of Thrones fans will have to wait until 2019 to watch the fantasy series’ eighth and final season, HBO announced Thursday (Dec. 4).

Series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will return as executive directors for the six-episode final season of the Emmy Award-winning series. The last episode of Game of Thrones’ seventh season, which aired in August, drew a series record 12 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

Also serving as directors for season eight of Game Of Thrones are Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger and Bernadette Caulfield; with Bryan Cogman, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis and George R.R. Martin serving as co-executive producers, according to HBO.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.