Game of Thrones Movie Coming

[Augen]

Trunkin said:

Augen said:
I am okay with it is the conclusion is satisfactory. Mildly surprised they are doing 8 seasons instead of 7 after how season 5 burned through and cut so much from books 4 and 5.

Its become a Hollywood tradition to split the final book in a series into two films. I guess HBO is extending that to TV shows now.

These are rough approximations of adaptation

Season 1 - Book 1
Season 2 - Book 2
Season 3 - Book 3
Season 4 - Book 3
Season 5 - Books 4/5

Now, they can rework aspects so parts of books 4/5 they cut are in season 6 and book 6 and 7 could be epics on par with book 3 so makes sense they divide it up.  Of course at this stage the show could take a left turn as seen in season 5 and just be its own thing so hard to say how much of that story is left to tell or where it will go.  Personally as much as I love the show, the books are where I fell in love with the series a decade or so ago so my main interest in Winds of Winter and Dream of Summer.