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There are only 6 episodes of Games of Thrones left before it’s all over. But we might have to get real comfortable waiting to watch them. The current rumor, based in part on an interview Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie Lannister) gave to Collider is that the final stretch of episodes won’t bow until 2019. Now, according to comments made by Iain “Ser Jorah Mormont” Glen at Comic Con Stockholm, we’re getting a reason why.
“We’re all starting to occupy the same territory,” said Glen. “We’re all starting to be in the same storylines and so they can’t [have two filming units] anymore.”
For many years, the narrative of Game of Thrones was incredibly fragmented, with storylines happening all over its famous map. In real life, that meant whole seasons’ worth of storylines filmed in different locations: Croatia, Northern Ireland, Spain, Iceland. The production challenge on these multiple locations must’ve been massive, but it also allowed the show to film in multiple locations simultaneously, since generally, characters weren’t crossing from one storyline to another very much.
Now, of course, we’re in the endgame, and all the major characters are converging on the same scenes, in the same locations. So despite the fact that there will be fewer episodes in the final season, it’ll probably take twice as long to film. Ten months, is what’s being projected, and that’s just for filming. If production is indeed set to begin some time this month, that still basically takes a 2018 premiere off the table.
So 2019 is what it’s looking like for the final Thrones season. (Which, incidentally, will mean that the 2019 Emmys will be, like this year’s ceremony, Thrones-less.)
See you in a year and a half, Thrones fans!
