When Will Game of Thrones Season 7 Premiere?

It's Going to Be a Long, Dark Winter — Game of Thrones Won't Be Back For a While

We have some tragic news to share, Game of Thrones fans. If you were going on your merry way and assuming the show's seventh season would air in the Spring of next year — just like every other season — you're in for some disappointment. On Tuesday, the show's executive producers, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, called into the UFC Unfiltered podcast for a little Game of Thrones chat. When asked if the next season would premiere in April, Weiss had a surprising response.

"No. We don't have an air date yet, but this year will probably be a little bit later. We're starting a bit later because at the end of this season, Winter is here. And that means that sunny weather doesn't really serve our purposes anymore. So, we kind of pushed everything down the line so we could get some grim gray weather, even in the sunnier places that we shoot."

This means, while we have plenty of details about season seven, we don't have any word on when the premiere date will be. So, prepare yourself emotionally for the long, dark hiatus ahead.