'Game of Thrones' Season 7 gets a release date...and it's in ice?
Winter is coming to HBO in summer -- specifically, on July 16.
Game of Thrones Season 7 announced its release date via Facebook Live on the official Game of Thrones page, where the date was in a block of ice and could only be melted down when fans typed "FIRE" in the comments.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Over 100,000 people tuned into the show's live stream to shoot fire at the ice surrounding that elusive date.
Cast members cropped up during the feed to encourage fans to comment and melt this damn ice already -- among them, Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), Cersei (Lena Headey) and Brienne (Gwendolyn Christie).
The show's first stream sloooowly zoomed in to reveal the now infamous ice block, but the stream gave out after about 15 minutes.
That ended, as did a second stream, but after over an hour, the third stream revealed the release date.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
The show's official accounts responded immediately, with words of comfort if not actual information:
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
On March 7, actor Liam Cunningham who plays Ser Davos Seaworth, told The Independent that the new season would premiere in July. Cunningham also made an appearance at the end of the Facebook stream to assure fans that Season 7 will be worth the wait.
Game of Thrones Season 7 will only have seven episodes instead of the usual 10, as discussed last year by HBO programming and the show's producers.
Season 6 ended with Cersei famously silencing the haters, Daenerys taking back Meereen and taking to the seas with Tyrion, and Jon and Sansa in the process of unifying the North under what remains of the Stark family. A Game of Thrones concert experience is currently touring the United States until April 2.
Topics Game Of Thrones HBO
Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.
