Game of Thrones‘ season 8 premiere will not arrive til 2019, why? According to HBO programming chief Casey Bloys, its all about perfectionism.
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Bloys explained that showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are using the extra time they’ve been given to pore over each and every detail in season eight.
“Here’s what I’ll tell you: They take the time they need to do the show at its highest level of quality. As the show has gone on, it’s gotten bigger — big battle scenes, big special effects,” Bloys said. “These things take time. Here’s the one thing I can assure you: Dan and Dave were not sitting around on a beach waiting to go back to work. They’re perfectionists and this is the soonest it can come back at a level of quality that they are comfortable with.”
