HBO/Helen Sloane(LOS ANGELES) — HBO has given us a better idea of when Game of Thrones‘ eighth and final season will air, according to execs at the Television Critics Association gathering in Los Angeles. 

After announcing a while back that the final six episodes would air “sometime in 2019,” HBO’s programming president Casey Bloys narrowed it down to the “first half” of 2019.

The final episodes have been shot, it was also confirmed, with multiple endings filmed to prevent spoilers.

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