HBO: Game of Thrones IS going at least eight seasons

The two Game of Thrones showrunners, David Benioff and Dan Weiss, have said for quite a while they envision GoT running seven seasons. They even made comments like (paraphrased) "all shows get tired after a while, and it's best to end sooner than later. And we think seven is the right number".

Now HBO has come out and said, "Game of Thrones will go eight, or even more."

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I notice all the quotes are from HBO. Nowhere do they have anything from David or Dan. I wonder if they are on board with this, or if they were told, "We're doing eight or more. Do you want to do it with us?"

HBO owns the rights, not the showrunners.

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Game of Thrones won’t end with seven seasons. Even though Thrones showrunners have repeatedly declared they hope to conclude the fantasy hit around the 70-hour mark, HBO programming president Michael Lombardo for the first time firmly proclaimed the series will go at least eight seasons. “Seven-seasons-and-out has never been the [internal] conversation,” Lombardo said to critics at the Television Critics Association’s press tour Thursday when a reporter asked if the show would end after seven. “The question is: How much beyond seven are we going to do? Obviously we’re shooting six now, hopefully discussing seven. [Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are] feel like there’s two more years after six. I would always love for them to change their minds, but that’s what we’re looking at right now.”