HBO programming president Casey Bloys finally gave "Game of Thrones" more news about the eighth and final season of the series during the TCA press event in Beverly Hills on Wednesday morning.

When asked when we can expect new episodes, Bloys confirmed they will arrive in the "first half" of 2019. The HBO boss was tight-lipped beyond this new tease.

"I'm not going to talk about what to expect, although it’s pretty great," Bloys said.

Many have expected the last season to appear sometime in spring, given the production timeline and because the series has historically aired around April each year. The seventh season's summer premiere was an anomaly, so it would fit if the series reverted to its spring air date.

Plus there would be a poetic link to the title of authore George R.R. Martin's planned final book, "A Dream of Spring."

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