HBO has announced today that their hit fantasy show, Game of Thrones, has been renewed for a third season.
According to THR, the third season will consist of ten episodes, although they’re unlikely to directly follow George R.R. Martin’s third novel in his A Song of Ice & Fire series.
“A Storm of Swords is too long to fit in a single season,” said [series creator D.B.] Weiss. “And as readers know, A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons take place during roughly the same time frame, so we’ll have to fold those together. The plan, if we’re lucky enough to be given the opportunity to see it through, is to use as many seasons as we need to tell the story as a whole, to do justice to George’s entire opus.”
The renewal comes after extremely good ratings for the first few episodes of season two.
“Series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss raised our expectations for the second season — and then surpassed them,” said HBO programming president Michael Lombardo. “We are thrilled by all the viewer and media support we’ve received for the series, and can’t wait to see what Dan and David have in store for next season.”
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