When the show’s writers began plotting out season 8, they hoped to have Ser Jorah keeping Jon Snow company beyond The Wall in the show’s final scene. James Hibbard for Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2019.
The two-hour movie will air Sunday, May 26, at 9/8c — a week after Game of Thrones‘ series finale — on HBO. More details about GOT: The Last Watch in an article by Kimberly Roots for TVLine, 27 MAR 2019.
The Atlantic writer Megan Garber discusses the show's complex and tenuous relationship with the empowerment of female characters in the 'Game of Thrones' universe.