ly ▁ ▁L ino ▁Fa ci oli ▁as ▁Robin ▁Ar ry n ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁H BO ▁announced ▁the ▁e ighth ▁and ▁final ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁fant asy ▁drama ▁television ▁series ▁Game ▁of ▁Th ron es ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Like ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁it ▁largely ▁consists ▁of ▁original ▁content ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁George ▁R . ▁R . ▁Martin ' s ▁A ▁Song ▁of ▁Ice ▁and ▁Fire ▁series . ▁As ▁Ben io ff ▁had ▁verified ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁cre ators ▁have ▁talked ▁with ▁Martin ▁about ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁and ▁they ▁" know ▁where ▁things ▁are ▁heading ." ▁He ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁television ▁and ▁the ▁book ▁series ▁would ▁un av oid ably ▁be ▁them atically ▁similar , ▁although ▁Martin ▁could ▁still ▁make ▁some ▁changes ▁to ▁surprise ▁the ▁readers . ▁When ▁asked ▁about ▁why ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁is ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁he ▁said , ▁" this ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁story ▁ends ." ▁ ▁C rew ▁Series ▁cre ators ▁and ▁executive ▁produ cers ▁David ▁Ben io ff ▁and ▁D . ▁B . ▁We iss ▁serve ▁as ▁show run ners ▁for ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season . ▁The ▁direct ors ▁for ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Miguel ▁S ap och nik , ▁who ▁previously ▁directed ▁" The ▁G ift " ▁and ▁" H ard home " ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁season , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁" B attle ▁of