Today begins the real countdown to the Season 8 of Game of Thrones and the best way to "celebrate" it by HBO has been with new information about the series: specifically How long will each of your episodes last? and what will be their exact issuance dates. We tell you everything.
Game of Thrones: season 8 episodes
You already know that the eighth season of Game of Thrones will be composed of only 6 episodes. It will therefore be the shortest installment of all those broadcast by HBO, although to make up for it, those responsible for this series promise us that we will live one best endings on tv of the entire story, thanks especially to a great final battle that they assure will be epic.
For a long time it is true that it was rumored that despite the small number of chapters, these would last longer than usual, even reaching 90 and up to 120 minutes. It was thus a great leap from the average per episode usual, which is planted in 60 minutes. In the end it will not be like that: it is true that some episodes will last a little longer than usual but without marking very striking figures and thus establishing an average duration of 72 minutes.
As you can see in the list that you have a little below, the longest chapter will be the 3rd, with 82 minutes of footage, followed by the 5th and 6th, of 80 minutes each, while the first of the season will be The shortest, lasting only 54 minutes. As for the dates, by the way, a chapter will be broadcast every week, without no break or interruptionSo the first episode will air on April 14 (early morning of the 15th in Spain) and the last one on May 19 (early morning of the 20th in Spain).
We detail below the date, time (for the US) and duration of each episode:
Season 8, Episode 1
Date: Sunday, April 14
Time: 9 PM (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 54 minutes
Season 8, Episode 2
Date: Sunday, April 21
Time: 9 PM (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 58 minutes
Season 8, Episode 3
Date: Sunday, April 28
Time: 9 PM (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 1 hour and 22 minutes
Season 8, Episode 4
Date: Sunday, May 5
Time: 9 PM (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 1 hour and 18 minutes
Season 8, Episode 5
Date: Sunday, May 12
Time: 9 PM (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Season 8, Episode 6
Date: Sunday, May 19
Time: 9 PM (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
People Entertainment Weekly point that some fans have shown themselves enough disgusted before the fact that the final episodes don't last two hours each. In our opinion, 120 minutes per chapter is too many -no matter how much we like the HBO series- and possibly so much footage would end up leading fans of the story to boredom. Although it is true that we expected the final episode to last the longest, being able to enjoy chapters 5 and 6 with a duration of one hour and 20 minutes each is a luxury and they will possibly be enough for us to feel satisfied with the episode. outcome -well, and as long as it goes up Jon Snow our favorite to the Iron Throne, of course.
Now the great mystery is to discover the episode name, which could give us a better clue (or not) about the future of the season, but possibly that is a fact that we will not discover until the premiere. Patience, there is less to go.