"Game of Thornes" will not be released until next year, so a lot of fans are kept waiting on their seats. Although 2019 is just months away, the long wait is painstakingly too much to take. So at the recent 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, the show's executive producer David Benioff explained the reason why it is taking too much time before the series returns.
"The final season is taking a long time because it's the biggest thing we've ever done," Benioff explained at the backstage of Emmys on Monday, September 17, per Digital Spy. "Even though it's six episodes, it was nearly a full year in Belfast either prepping it or shooting it."
Benioff continued to say what the cast and crew created for "Games of Thrones" Season 8 is beyond imaginable. So when the time comes people will see it on television, they will understand why it takes too long before the show airs.
He went on to say no one from the cast members or even the staff went on a vacation or just slacking off that is why "Game of Thrones" Season 8 is delayed. It is just that the critically-acclaimed HBO series is "far beyond" compared to its previous seasons.
Benioff added the last season is something they have never done before, so it takes a long while before it gets completed. With all the efforts they give for "Games of Thrones" Season 8, he wishes the long wait, along with their hard works, will be all worth it.
According to Celebrity Insider, the filming of "Game of Thrones" Season 8 got completed just late this summer. One of the reasons its production took a long while is because of a major scene battle. The said sequence alone took more than a month to finish.
"Game of Thrones" Season 8's greatest battle is the most "intricate and ambitious" sequence the show's producers have reportedly ever done. It is too scenic that it can even surpass Season 6's exquisite "Battle of the Bastards."
Aside from Benioff, George R.R. Martin, the author of "A Song of Ice and Fire" novel series, which the show is based, also talked about "Game of Thrones" Season 8's lengthy production. He said he originally wanted "GoT" to have 10 or 13 seasons as it could tell more stories.
However, Benioff and another executive producer, D.B. Weiss never wanted the show to go beyond seven seasons. They even had to be convinced to work out "Game of Thrones" Season 8, although it only has six episodes.
