Nova sezona će stići tek na leto 2017. godine i ova vest dolazi u skladu najavljenog finala serije, koje skupa ne bi trebalo da ima više od 13 epizoda.
Navodno razlog kašnjenja je snimanje :
Citat:"Now that winter has arrived on Game of Thrones, executive producers David Benioff and DB Weiss felt that the storylines of the next season would be better served by starting production a little later than usual, when the weather is changing," Bloys said in a press release. "Instead of the show's traditional spring debut, we're moving the debut to summer to accommodate the shooting schedule."