Game of Thrones star Isaac Hempstead has hit out at the petition to remake the final series of the hit HBO show.

The actor, who plays Bran Stark in the series, branded the backlash 'ridiculous' and 'absurd' and told how he was 'personally' affected by the criticism.

It comes as die-hard fans were left disappointed with the penultimate episode which saw Daenerys Targaryen become the 'Mad Queen' and murder thousands of innocent people.

Not impressed: Game of Thrones star Isaac Hempstead has hit out at the petition to remake the final series of the hit HBO show

With just hours until the final ever installment of Game of Thrones, over a million people have signed the Change.org petition entitled 'Remake Game of Thrones Season 8 with competent writers'.

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Hitting out at the petition, 22-year-old Isaac told Hollywood Reporter: 'It’s just absurd. I can’t even fathom it. It’s just ridiculous.

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'It’s ridiculous that people think they can just demand a different ending because they don’t like it. I have stupidly taken it quite personally, which obviously I shouldn’t.'

The star also went on to disclose that he was a fan of the conclusion, adding that it was a 'great ending'

Fuming: The actor, who plays Bran Stark in the series, branded the backlash 'ridiculous' and 'absurd' and told how he was 'personally' affected by the criticism

Backlash: It comes as die-hard fans were left disappointed with the penultimate episode which saw Daenerys Targaryen become the 'Mad Queen' and murder thousands of innocent people

Discussing how Daenerys' downfall had actually been documented in previous seasons, he continued: 'People have complained there wasn’t enough foreshadowing but time upon time, she’s demonstrated a capacity to be quite brutal.

He added that Emilia Clarke's character had waited 'years and years' to get to Westeros and take what is hers, adding that she had to fight an army of 'literal dead people.'

Explaining the losses she's endured, he recalled how she was nearly killed and had lost Jorah and Missandei along the way, as well as being mad that her love interest Jon Snow has a better claim to the Iron Throne than her.

Fuming: 'It¿s ridiculous that people think they can just demand a different ending because they don¿t like it. I have stupidly taken it quite personally, which obviously I shouldn¿t'

He added: 'She’s sick of it. She’s p***ed off and she’s lost her mind', stating that her changes are 'genuine character development.'

Isaac's words came as another star of the franchise has weighed in on the petition.

Jacob Anderson, who plays Grey Worm, told TMZ that the backlash 'sucks', and also branded the negative reaction 'insulting' to the cast and crew who have worked so hard on the production.

Meanwhile, petition creator Dylan D opened up about his appeal going viral and explained that it was originally supposed to be a way he could vent.

Foreshadowed? Discussing how Daenerys' had actually been documented in previous seasons, he continued: 'People have complained there wasn¿t enough foreshadowing but time upon time, she¿s demonstrated a capacity to be quite brutal'

He said: 'I was just so disappointed and angry. It was simply me venting a bit. I think this message is one of frustration and disappointment at its core.'

The Texas native continued: ‘There is so much awful crap going on in the world, people like me need to escape into things like Star Wars and Game of Thrones. We fans invested a wealth of passion and time into this series... I love this story, and I, like most of you, was crushed to see how the last season (and season 7, let’s be real) has been handled.

‘I didn’t make this petition to be an entitled, whiny fan. I made it because I was immensely disappointed and needed to vent. Do I have a solution? I’ve got plenty of ideas, but no, I’m not a Hollywood writer. But you don’t need to be a mechanic to know your car is broken.’

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Game of Thrones concludes on HBO in the US, and is screened simultaneously at 2 AM on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK, on Sunday night.