HBO announced Monday GAME OF THRONES will begin shooting its next season later this summer, and will only have seven episodes. Production will be based in Northern Ireland, while additional portions will be filmed in Spain and Iceland, with debut slated for summer 2017.
“Now that winter has arrived on GAME OF THRONES, executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss felt that the storylines of the next season would be better served by starting production a little later than usual when the weather is changing,” said Casey Bloys, president, HBO programming. “Instead of the show’s traditional spring debut, we’re moving the debut to summer to accommodate the shooting schedule.”
Season seven directors will include Mark Mylod, Jeremy Podeswa, Matt Shakman and Alan Taylor.
