How long will each episode be?

While season 8 would have a total of only six episodes, some of them would be much longer than the one-hour slot they’ve chosen in previous seasons. The first couple of episodes, however, are short: Episode 1: 54-minute episode 2: 58-minute episode 3: 60-minute episode 4: 78-minute episode 5: 80-minute episode 6: 80 minutes. As regarded by Winter Is Coming, the first episode is also the unique one without an ‘Adult Content’ warning — the calm before the storm, possibly? In a crushing hit for Thrones fans, however, HBO head of programming Casey Bloys has indicated there could be another painful wait between the end of Game of Thrones and the start of the first spin-off show, saying “you’re not going to notice anything air anytime near to the season 8 finale.