--- title: Game of Thrones: HBO Releases First Season 8 Photos description: With just 67 days to go until the premiere of Game of Thrones season 8, HBO has released the first official photos from Thrones' final run. canonical: https://time.com/5523164/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-06T20:38:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:57:17.231Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: The First Photos From Game of Thrones Season 8 Have Arrived og:description: And winter is truly here og:url: https://time.com/5523164/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1817d0c60530cd0/698944ab929fad92cdbf2a80/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Game of Thrones Season 8 Photos og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The First Photos From Game of Thrones Season 8 Have Arrived twitter:description: And winter is truly here twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1817d0c60530cd0/698944ab929fad92cdbf2a80/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The First Photos From _Game of Thrones_ Season 8 Have Arrived and Winter Is Truly Here > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 6, 2019 8:38 PM UTC  Helen Sloan—HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 6, 2019 8:38 PM UTC With just 67 days to go until the premiere of [_Game of Thrones_ season 8](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/) — the perfect amount of time to [binge-watch every single episode](http://time.com/5517025/game-of-thrones-binge-watch-recaps/) — HBO has released the first official photos from _Thrones_‘ final run. The collection of 14 images spotlights nearly all of the show’s remaining characters, including Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) and even Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham). However, with the exception of one shot that shows Jon and Dany standing close together in a wintry locale, most of the photos merely feature a solitary character staring broodily into the distance. **MORE:** [Your Ultimate Guide to Binge-Watching Every _Game of Thrones_ Episode](http://time.com/5517025/game-of-thrones-binge-watch-recaps/) Whether it’s Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) sitting on the Iron Throne or Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) standing on what appears to be the Winterfell balcony, the season 8 scenes captured in HBO’s first-look photos don’t give much away about what’s to come. But what’s new? _Game of Thrones_ returns for its eighth and final season on April 14. See the new season 8 photos below.  Kit Harington as Jon Snow and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen Helen Sloan—HBO  Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister Helen Sloan—HBO  Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister Helen Sloan—HBO  Kit Harington as Jon Snow Helen Sloan—HBO  Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister Helen Sloan—HBO  Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen Helen Sloan—HBO  Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth Helen Sloan—HBO  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister Helen Sloan—HBO  John Bradley as Samwell Tarly Helen Sloan—HBO  Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark Helen Sloan—HBO  Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark Helen Sloan—HBO  Maisie Williams as Arya Stark Helen Sloan—HBO  Conleth Hill as Varys Helen Sloan—HBO  Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth Helen Sloan—HBO Game of Thrones: HBO Releases First Season 8 Photos ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5523164/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5523164/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos/"},"headline":"The First Photos From Game of Thrones Season 8 Have Arrived and Winter Is Truly Here","datePublished":"2019-02-06T20:38:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:57:17.231Z","description":"The 14 images spotlight nearly all of Thrones' remaining fan-favorites","url":"https://time.com/5523164/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1817d0c60530cd0/698944ab929fad92cdbf2a80/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1817d0c60530cd0/698944ab929fad92cdbf2a80/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Game of Thrones Season 8 Photos","caption":"Kit Harington as Jon Snow and Emilia Clarkeas Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones","creditText":"Helen Sloan—HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5523164/game-of-thrones-season-8-photos/","name":"The First Photos From Game of Thrones Season 8 Have Arrived and Winter Is Truly Here"}}]}] ```