WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD
Reports over the last couple of years said the final episodes were potentially going to be "feature length." Episode 3 of the series will be 1 hour 22 minutes making it the longest in Game of Thrones history.
It was directed by Miguel Sapochnik, who famously helmed "Hardhome," "The Winds of Winter," and "The Battle of the Bastards."
The actors have all said filming for this battle sequence was intense and gruelling. Daniel Portman (who plays Podrick Payne) said the cast didn't see sunlight for almost three months.
As first spotted by Game of Thrones news site Watchers on the Wall and then later confirmed by HBO in a press release, the air dates and lengths are currently as follows:
- Episode one (54 minutes)
- Episode two (58 minutes)
- Episode three (1 hour, 22 minutes)
- Episode four (1 hour, 18 minutes)
- Episode five (1 hour, 20 minutes)
- Episode six (1 hour, 20 minutes)
Watch the episode preview of season 8, episode 3 here...
