Season 8 Overview

Season 8 basic information (permanently updated):

• Number of episodes: 6
• Writers: Dave Hill (E01), Bryan Cogman (E02), David Benioff & D. B. Weiss (E03-E06)
• Directors: Miguel Sapochnik (E03 and E05 only), David Nutter (2-3 episodes), David Benioff & D. B. Weiss (E06, maybe another episode)
• Directors of Photography: Fabian Wagner (with Sapochnik), David Franco (with Nutter), Jonathan Freeman (with Benioff & Weiss)
• Budget: About $ 15 million per episode
• Start of filming: October 2017
• End of filming: July 2018
• Premiere date: April 2019

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Shooting locations and dates:

• Titanic Studios, Belfast: Unknown amount of filming, starting October 2017
• Linen Mill Studios, Banbridge: Unknown amount of filming at studios and outdoor ships set, starting October 2017
• Moneyglass: November 2017: Filming with Unsullied
  Jan 2018 - March 2018: 5-6 weeks of filming nocturnal battle scenes (~ 30 nights) [Sapochnik episode]
• Ballintoy: Dec 5-6, 2017: One or two days of filming at the cliffs near Ballintoy Harbour
  April 19-26, 2018: More filming on the cliffs near Ballintoy harbour
• Shane's castle: Jan 18, 2018: Filming [Sapochnik episode]
• Iceland: Jan 28 - Feb 4, 2018: 1-3 days of filming at unknown locations (Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke), a week of drone shooting [Nutter episode]
• Dubrovnik, Croatia: Feb 6-8, 2018: 2-3 days of filming (Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Hafþór Björnsson) [Nutter and/or Benioff/Weiss episode]
• Saintfield: March 2018: Night shoots (~ 10 nights) [Sapochnik episode]
  June: Possible filming with Dothraki riders at Lessans Riding Stables near Saintfield the first week of June
• Magheramorne: March 15 - April 7, 2018: Giant green screen, night shoots (~15 nights) [Sapochnik episode]
  June: Possible filming with horses during last week of June
• Randalstown Forest: March 29, 2018: One day of filming
• Outdoor set at Titanic Studios, Belfast: Filming possibly started around April 20th
• Italica, Spain: Filming during May 2018
• Tollymore Forest Park. GoT signs spotted at May 3 and May 13, filming dates unknown.
• Cushendun Caves: Filming June 7th/8th.