Winter is coming! HBO announces Game of Thrones season 8; Check out FIRST teaser & premiere date

New Delhi: It has turned out to be a blockbuster Monday for all ‘Game of Thrones’ fan as HBO has announced the launch date of the eighth season of the fantasy drama. HBO has released one and a half minute chilling teaser which focuses on the Starks of Winterfell. The teaser has also revealed the premiere date of ‘GoT 8’, making the fans super excited. ‘Game of Thrones 8’ will hit the airwaves from April 14. Filming for the final season began on October 23, 2017 and concluded in July 2018. The teaser gave us a glimpse of Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) and Sansa (Sophie Turner), who walk through the crypts of Winterfell. The three of them face their own statues as a frost approaches through the tunnels. Check out the teaser! Unlike the first six seasons of the show that had ten episodes each, the eighth season will have only six episodes. The seventh season of ‘GoT’ had only seven episodes. Although, the flagship series will end with 'GoT 8', HBO has multiple projects set in the "Game of Thrones" universe currently in development. The network has  already ordered the project written by Jane Goldman to pilot. Goldman's show takes place thousands of years before the events of "Game of Thrones" and chronicles the world's descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour.  The Goldman pilot also recently announced its main cast, which will be led by Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse. Watch this space for more updates! (With inputs from IANS)