HBO to Debut Final Season of 'Game Of Thrones' in April

By R. Thomas Umstead
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HBO Tuesday unveiled an April launch date for the final season of its fantasy drama series Game Of Thrones. 

The pay TV service released a trailer for the multiple Emmy award-winning series announcing the show's April return, but did not release a specific date. The series won the 2018 Emmy for best drama series last month.

HBO has said it has plans to create several potential Game Of Thrones spinoff projects once the series ends. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.