The final season of 'Game of Thrones' is one of the most anticipated events in TV history. Uproxx reports that the six-episode season will start sometime in Spring of 2019. Co-showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss explained why its taking so long. ---The final season’s taking a long time because it’s the biggest thing we’ve ever done.-- Benioff said. ---It was nearly a full year in Belfast either prepping it or actually shooting it.