Game of Thrones to end after season 8

July 30, 2016 at 7:20 p.m. | Updated July 30, 2016 at 7:20 p.m.

by Associated Press

In this image released by HBO, Lena Headey appears in a scene from "Game of Thrones." This week's Comic Con extravaganza is expected to draw more than 160,000 fans for high-energy sessions featuring casts and crews from such films and TV shows as "Game of Thrones," "Star Trek," "Suicide Squad," "South Park," "Teen Wolf," "Aliens" and "The Walking Dead." (HBO via AP)
In this image released by HBO, Lena Headey appears in a scene from "Game of Thrones." This week's Comic Con extravaganza is expected to draw more than 160,000 fans for high-energy sessions featuring casts and crews from such films and TV shows as "Game of Thrones," "Star Trek," "Suicide Squad," "South Park," "Teen Wolf," "Aliens" and "The Walking Dead." (HBO via AP)

BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - HBO is confirming what "Game of Thrones" fans never wanted to hear: The fantasy-thriller phenomenon will be coming to an end after Season 8.

Recently HBO renewed the series - adapted from George R.R. Martin's novels - for a shortened seventh season consisting of seven episodes.

The eighth season will bring the saga to a close. The number of episodes for that last cycle has not been determined, HBO programming chief Casey Bloys said Saturday at the Television Critics Association's summer conference.

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