When is the Game of Thrones season 8, episode 1 premiere date?
Game of Thrones season eight has been given a release date of Sunday, April 14, 2019, by HBO.
HBO will air the first episode of the new series in the USA, while viewers in the UK will be able to watch Game of Thrones season eight the day after (Monday, April 15) on Sky channel Sky Atlantic.
Jon Snow and company will likely appear back on screens from 9pm on April 14, although an exact air time is yet to be announced.
Ahead of the release date, HBO has released a series of first look pictures from Game of Thrones season eight for fans to see.
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To watch Game of Thrones season eight online, there are a number of options for viewers both in the UK and USA.
Sky customers will be able to stream the new series of Game of Thrones at the same time as its television broadcast via the Sky Go desktop and mobile app.
Episodes of Game of Thrones will then be available on the same app to Sky subscribers shortly after each episode finishes to be watched on-demand.
NOW TV has the first seven seasons of Game of Thrones available to stream online now, so it’s likely the streaming service will offer its subscribers the option to watch season eight.
In the USA, HBO subscribers can watch Game of Thrones online via the channel’s official website.
Whichever way fans decide to watch it, the season promises to be unmissable with a number of characters set to die in the final season of Game Of Thrones and some fans theorising Jon Snow may even control the ice dragon Viserion in dramatic scenes against the Night King.
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What happens in the new Game of Thrones season 8 teaser trailer?
The trailer teases a number of potential spoilers from the upcoming series – as do the first look images of Game of Thrones season eight.
The new trailer for Game of Thrones season eight opens with Jon Snow walking through the chambers that lie beneath Winterfell.
The quote Jon’s mother Lyanna Stark (Aisling Franciosi) told her brother Ned Stark (Curfew cast member Sean Bean) after Jon’s birth plays over the top: “You have to protect him”.
Shortly after, Game of Thrones fans get their first glimpse at Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) who is also making her way through the chambers that lie under Winterfell.
As she stares at the statue of her mother, the voice of Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) is then heard, saying: “All this horror that’s come to this family, is all because I couldn’t love a motherless child”.
Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) is then introduced to the promo to join her sister under Winterfell – with all the surviving Stark family members reuniting, some were baffled to realise Bran Stark was not in the Game of Thrones teaser trailer.
The trailer then cuts back to Jon Snow, who is staring at the statue of, who he thinks is, his father Ned.
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“You are a Stark. You might not have my name, but you have my blood,” Sean Bean’s character says over the footage.
The trio then congregates together and is faced with three crypts, each one modelling each character – some fan theories suggest the crypts reveal who will die next in Game of Thrones season eight.
Game of Thrones’ teaser trailer takes a tense turn as Sansa, Jon, and Arya each stare at their respective statue in the face, perhaps hinting at the doomed fate of all three.
Just as the high tempo music builds, Jon’s torch is blown out by a cold breeze, signifying the arrival of the White Walkers.
Arya and Jon both draw their swords, ready to battle, as the frost descends over the Winterfell chambers.
Before fans can get a peek at the White Walkers or the Night King, the trailer cuts to black and reveals the Game of Thrones season eight release date of April 14.
Who will be in Game of Thrones season 8?
The major cast members are set to be making a comeback including Kit Harington as Jon Snow, Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, and Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark.
Will Tudor, who is better known as male escort Olyvar, has spoken about whether his character will be returning to Game of Thrones for season eight. But it looks unlikely he will be making a return.
Game of Thrones season 8 premieres on Monday, April 15, on Sky Atlantic in the UK.