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'''Season 7''' of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' is the seventh season of the series. The seventh season was officially announced in April, 2016.<ref>Deadline, [http://deadline.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-renewed-season-6-veep-silicon-valley-hbo-1201741600/ ‘Game Of Thrones’ Picked Up For Season 7, ‘Veep’ & ‘Silicon Valley’ Also Renewed By HBO] (April 21, 2016)</ref>
 
'''Season 7''' of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' is the seventh season of the series. The seventh season was officially announced in April, 2016.<ref>Deadline, [http://deadline.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-renewed-season-6-veep-silicon-valley-hbo-1201741600/ ‘Game Of Thrones’ Picked Up For Season 7, ‘Veep’ & ‘Silicon Valley’ Also Renewed By HBO] (April 21, 2016)</ref>
  
[[w:Alan Taylor|Alan Taylor]], [[w:Jeremy Podeswa|Jeremy Podeswa]], [[w:Mark Mylod|Mark Mylod]] and [[w:Matt Shakman|Matt Shakman]] have been announced as directors for the seventh season,<ref>[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/29/game-thrones-season-7 Game of Thrones season 7 directors revealed]</ref> which is expected to have fewer episodes than the previous seasons did, as showrunner [[w:David Benioff|David Benioff]] has stated ''"I think we're down to our final 13 episodes after [season six]"'''.<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/game-of-thrones-end-date-season-8-1201752746/ 'Game of Thrones' May Only Have 13 Episodes Left After Season Six]</ref> No exact episode numbers have yet been confired.<ref name=podcast>UFC Unfiltered: [http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-unfiltered-jon-jones-ufc-200-episode-5-july-5-2016-miesha-tate Miesha Tate and GOT Creators] (July 5, 2016)</ref>
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Unlike previous seasons, Season 7 will contain only seven episodes, as was officially announced by HBO in July, 2016.<ref name=HBO>[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/18/game-thrones-season-7 Game of Thrones: HBO announces summer return, 7 episodes]</ref> In addition, filming will start in September, 2016<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FpgfIGWaFs&feature=youtu.be 'Game Of Thrones'' Liam Cunningham: Will Davos & Melisandre Ever Cross Paths Again?]</ref> and continue until February, 2017,<ref>[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/22/comic-con-game-thrones-panel ComicCon Game of Thrones panel]</ref> with the summer of 2017 as officially confirmed air-date.<ref name=HBO/> The weather has been cited as the reason that the seventh season is both filmed later and will be aired later,<ref name=HBO/> as grim, gray weather is needed<ref name=podcast>UFC Unfiltered: [http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-unfiltered-jon-jones-ufc-200-episode-5-july-5-2016-miesha-tate Miesha Tate and GOT Creators] (July 5, 2016)</ref> due to the arrival of winter in the [[Season 6|sixth season]].
  
While there is no air date yet, Season 7 will likely premiere later than April, 2017 (as opposed to the previous seasons).<ref name=podcast/> [[w:D.B. Weiss|D.B. Weiss]] stated:
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==Production==
{{Quote|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 you know, 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.<ref name=podcast/>}}
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[[w:Alan Taylor|Alan Taylor]], [[w:Jeremy Podeswa|Jeremy Podeswa]], [[w:Mark Mylod|Mark Mylod]] and [[w:Matt Shakman|Matt Shakman]] have been announced as directors for the seventh season.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/29/game-thrones-season-7 Game of Thrones season 7 directors revealed]</ref>  
  
In July, 2016, HBO officially announced a summer-air date for ''Game of Thrones'', as well confirmed that the season will have seven episodes.<ref name=HBO>[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/18/game-thrones-season-7 Game of Thrones: HBO announces summer return, 7 episodes]</ref> They thereby emphasize the role the weather plays in the filming schedule.<ref name=HBO/>
 
 
No episode numbers have been confirmed for season 8 as of yet.<ref name=HBO/>
 
 
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Season 7 of Game of Thrones is the seventh season of the series. The seventh season was officially announced in April, 2016.[1]

Unlike previous seasons, Season 7 will contain only seven episodes, as was officially announced by HBO in July, 2016.[2] In addition, filming will start in September, 2016[3] and continue until February, 2017,[4] with the summer of 2017 as officially confirmed air-date.[2] The weather has been cited as the reason that the seventh season is both filmed later and will be aired later,[2] as grim, gray weather is needed[5] due to the arrival of winter in the sixth season.

Production

Alan Taylor, Jeremy Podeswa, Mark Mylod and Matt Shakman have been announced as directors for the seventh season.[6]

References