Game of Thrones ends with its eighth season premiering this Sunday on HBO. 1 / 5
Creators and showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have known how the series would end for the past five years. 2 / 5
The two began actively planning the ending to the series during Season 3 of the HBO adaptation. 3 / 5
Weiss notes that knowing the end so far out helped with long-term plotting but made the final season carry more gravitas. 4 / 5
The showrunners hope the series offers a fresh, different experience than author George R.R. Martin's novel series. 5 / 5