London [UK], June 10 (ANI): The upcoming season of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' will be the biggest till now, not just in size, but in run-time too.

According to The Independent, the opening two episodes come in at just under an hour (59 minutes each) as does episode five. Episode three exceeds the hour mark at 63 minutes while the fourth outing will be the season's shortest run with just 50 minutes of running time.

The season seven finale will clock in at a whopping 81 minutes, making it the longest finale episode in 'GOT's history.

Recently Showrunner David Benioff, while talking to Entertainment Weekly said, "We have two episodes over 60 minutes this year. One will be our longest episode ever - it's coming in around 90 minutes."

Another is going to be our shortest episode at 50 minutes."

The previous longest episode in the saga was the season 6 finale, 'The Winds of Winter,' which ran 69 minutes.

The show will have fewer episodes than its previous seasons.

Season Seven of 'Game of Thrones' premieres on HBO on July 16. (ANI)