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‘Game of Thrones’ final season will air in 2019

By  Miriam Di Nunzio
   
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HBO announced Thursday that the final season of its hugely popular series “Game of Thrones” will arrive in 2019, with a six-episode run.

The series will end its run after eight seasons on the cable network.

More to come…

In other “Game of Thrones” news, the U.K.’s Royal Mail postal service has released the official stamps based on 10 of the series’ characters and creatures.

A handout picture released on January 4, 2018 shows characters of the hit U.S. show “Game of Thrones” on a new collection of stamps to be released by the Royal Mail. / AFP PHOTO / ROYAL MAIL / HBO/ Getty Images

A handout picture released on January 4, 2018 shows characters of the hit U.S. show “Game of Thrones” on a new collection of stamps to be released by the Royal Mail. / AFP PHOTO / ROYAL MAIL / HBO/ Getty Images

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