Fans rejoice: Game of Thrones’ final two seasons get the movie treatment

Crew member reveals that episodes in the next two instalments are likely to be feature length,

Game of Thrones fans disappointed that the show’s final two seasons have been cut from the usual 10 episodes to seven for season seven, and six for season eight, should have reason to celebrate.

The show’s sound designer Paula Fairfield has revealed that the season seven finale will be 82 minutes long, and suggested that all the episodes in season eight could be a similar length.

This would make each episode of the show’s final season almost feature film length, and bring their runtime in line with popular British shows such as

Sherlock and Black Mirror.

Further to this, fans worried about being short-changed should note that six 82-minute episodes would total 492 minutes of the show, just one episode’s length short of the regular 10 episodes of 55 minutes each.

Fairfield was speaking at a Con of Thrones event in Nashville, Tennessee, the first dedicated GoT fan convention, before the show’s return for season seven tonight.

Fans at the convention were treated to discussions and special guest appearances from the show past and present, although, leading cast members were thin on the ground as they were, presumably, busy with producer HBO’s official promotions for the forthcoming series.

One highlight was an appearance by Miltos Yerolemou, who played Braavosi master swordsman Syrio Forel, tutor to Arya Stark, in the very first season. The actor, whose character met an uncertain fate, deftly avoided questions about the rumours he may be returning for the show’s conclusion.