All shows must die. But when will Game Of Thrones end?
HBO president Michael Lombardo says he’d very much like to extend Game Of Thrones beyond the seven-season run envisioned by the showrunners to ten seasons, per EW:
“This is the hard part of what we do,” sighs HBO programming president Michael Lombardo. “We started this journey with David and Dan. It’s their vision. Would I love the show to go 10 years as both a fan and a network executive? Absolutely.”
Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin adds his perspective on the show’s lifespan:
“I don’t know. No one knows. I do know that David & Dan have stated in interviews that they see the show winding up in seven seasons. People send me emails about that every time I say “I don’t know” in response to the question, as if I were somehow unaware of what D&D have said. I’m not.
I also know that HBO wants the series to run longer than that. I have known that since the very beginning… well, actually, since the day after the second episode of season one aired, when I had lunch with one of HBO’s top execs, who told me, “We want this to run ten years.” I allowed that ten years sounded fine to me. I continue to hear similar sentiments from HBO every time I have meeting with them, be it in LA or New York.
And it should be pointed out that neither ten seasons or even seven is locked in. Right now, GAME OF THRONES is guaranteed only six seasons. That’s all HBO has officially committed to, by contract. We can speculate about additional seasons beyond that, but that’s all it is, speculation. A lot of things can happen between now and season seven, or eight, or nine, things that cannot be anticipated.
To date, Game Of Thrones has been renewed through Season 6. Season 5 premieres April 12.
Leave a Reply