Surprising absolutely no one, HBO has renewed its hit fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" for a seventh season. The news arrives just three days before the hotly anticipated Season 6 premiere.

However, the announcement doesn't specify the number of episodes in Season 7, which creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss suggested just last week could be as few as seven. The eighth and final season could have has few as six episodes. However, HBO was quick to note the episode orders for those seasons haven't been determined yet.

TVLine reports the cable network couldn't confirm the episode order for Season 7.

"Game of Thrones" returns Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.