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Game of Thrones showrunners rule out involvement with potential spinoff: “For us, this is it”

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Game of Thrones scooped the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for the second consecutive year last night (and in the process, set a new record as the most decorated TV show in Emmy history). The epic fantasy series has just two seasons remaining, but given its incredible success, there’s been a lot of speculation […]

Full list of winners from the Emmy Awards 2016, Game of Thrones sets record for most Emmy wins in history

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It was another great night for HBO at the 2016 Emmy Awards, with Game of Thrones and Veep winning Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series for the second consecutive year. Game of Thrones won a further two awards (Directing and Writing), pushing the show’s total Emmy haul to 38 and topping the previous record […]

UPDATE: Angela Lansbury reportedly set for Game of Thrones season 7

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Last week it was announced that Jim Broadbent has joined the cast of Game of Thrones, and now comes word that another British acting legend may have signed on to appear in the seventh season of HBO’s epic fantasy series. According to a report from German news website Bild (via GamesRadar), Murder She Wrote star […]

Shooting has begun on Game of Thrones season 7

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Following their report that Gangs of New York and Brooklyn actor Jim Broadbent will be joining the Game of Thrones cast in a key role, Entertainment Weekly has now confirmed that production has officially begun on the seventh season of the hit HBO show. Filming actually commenced on Monday in Northern Ireland, one of the show’s primary shooting […]

Jim Broadbent joins Game of Thrones season 7 in “significant” role

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HBO has cast its first new addition for the seventh season of Game of Thrones, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent (Iris, Harry Potter) has signed on for a “significant” role. With the producers opting to keep details of said role under wraps, we can only speculate as to who Broadbent could be […]

Kit Harington and Maisie Williams talk Game of Thrones season 7

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There’s still the best part of a year for us to wait until Game of Thrones returns for its shortened seventh season, but actors Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) are wasting little time in ramping up the fan anticipation for the penultimate season of HBO’s epic fantasy series. “It’s important to stress […]

Game of Thrones season 7 casting breakdown teases new characters

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With HBO’s Game of Thrones having passed George R.R. Martin’s novels as it heads into its final two seasons, we’re deep in uncharted waters when it comes to the epic fantasy series, and a casting breakdown for season seven has surfaced online which gives us a little insight into some of new – and presumably minor […]

HBO confirms that Game of Thrones season 8 will be the last, potential spinoff “has to make sense creatively”

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During its Television Critics Association presentation, HBO has confirmed what Game of Thrones fans have long suspected, with programming chief Casey Bloys confirming that the eighth season will be its last. HBO has recently confirmed that the upcoming seventh season will consist of just seven episodes, while showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have previously suggested […]

Looks like we’ll have a little longer to wait for Game of Thrones season 7

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We already known we’re getting a shortened season when Game of Thrones returns, and it seems we’ll also have to wait a little longer before the epic fantasy series returns to HBO, as showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have revealed that season seven won’t be premiering in its usual April slot. “[W]e don’t have […]