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Game Of Thrones may have suffered another devastating leak online
Game Of Thrones is over for another year.
Season 7 episode 7, dubbed The Dragon And The Wolf, aired over the weekend on HBO and Sky Atlantic, with the latter repeating the finale on Monday night at 9pm.
The penultimate season of the hugely-popular US fantasy drama has been subject to a slew of leaks – with two episodes widely shared online ahead of their air date.
Scripts and other behind-the-scenes details about the seven-episode run were also published online.
And now, scripts for the final season of Game Of Thrones have purportedly been shared.
These season 8 leaks appears to have originated on notorious internet forum 4chan, before being picked up and circulated on social news site Reddit.
Entire subreddit forums have been set-up to breakdown and discuss the veracity of the Game Of Thrones scripts.
A number of users believe the leaked scripts are fake – and have gone into an astounding amount of detail about exactly why the plot developments in the alleged season 8 scripts reveal the leaks to be a sham.
Users have shared these alleged plot details and spoilers across Facebook and Tumblr, too.
The scripts for Game of Thrones season 8 were completed as of Wednesday July 26th 2017.
President of Programming at HBO, Casey Bloys revealed this at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour.
No firm date yet for final season of #GameofThrones, but Casey Bloys says the scripts are written and “it’s a big season.” #HBO #TCA17
— Debra Birnbaum (@debrabirnbaum) July 26, 2017
Variety Executive TV Editor Debra Birnbaum tweeted: “No firm date yet for final season of #GameofThrones, but Casey Bloys says the scripts are written and ‘it’s a big season.’ #HBO #TCA17”
The final season of Game Of Thrones will consist of six episodes, making it the shortest to date.
However, the majority of season 8’s episodes are tipped to be feature-length.
Since the scripts have been finished, it is possible the leaks are genuine.
That said, not even the cast have seen the finished scripts yet – making it even more unlikely the documents have been obtained by hackers.
The Game Of Thrones are typically handed their scripts one month before shooting, which will likely begin in October 2017 for season 8, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays the role of Jaime Lannister, confirmed to Collider.
Reddit users have also pointed to the tone of the leaked season 8 scripts as further proof of their inauthenticity.
The style of the scripts purportedly does not match the genuine leaked season 7 scripts published by hackers earlier this summer.
It’s possible these are still early drafts, but there is also a strong possibilities the leaks are fakes.
So, if you stumble across any information about the death of key characters or the finale of the hit show – take it with a healthy pinch of salt.
Game Of Thrones season 7 is available to stream online right now.
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Game Of Thrones Season 7 is now available to stream on catch-up
Sky has made the entire Game Of Thrones season available via its online video on-demand service, NOW TV.
For those who don’t know, NOW TV allows users to access Sky channels without committing to an annual subscription.
Sky Sports, Sky Cinema, and more, can be access on a daily, weekly or monthly subscription, depending on the chosen channel.
Sky Atlantic is included in NOW TV’s Entertainment Pass, which is available for £7.99 a month – following a price rise earlier this summer.
NOW TV can be viewed via the video service’s dedicated set-top box, or via a multitude of apps.
The service includes live and on-demand content, so subscribers can catch-up with the first three episodes of the new season of Game Of Thrones Season 7.
NOW TV also offers a free 14-day trial.
As long as you cancel before the end of the trial period, it won’t cost you a penny.
That means anyone who signs-up for a free 14-day trial after August 14th will be able to catch-up with previous Game Of Thrones epodes – and catch the finale in this latest seven episode run with everyone else.
Once you’ve finished binging, simply cancel the NOW TV subscription.
The Sky service is available on a plethora of devices, including NOW TV Box, Google Chromecast, Roku, LG Smart TVs, Samsung Smart TVs, YouView, EE TV, Apple TV, Sony PS3, Sony PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android, as well as Windows and Mac machines.