The Most Important Photos From The Last-Ever Game Of Thrones Season Premiere

The Most Important Photos From The Last-Ever Game Of Thrones Season Premiere




The cast of Game of Thrones celebrated their Season 8 red carpet premiere in New York City on Wednesday night (April 3), bringing with each other fan favorites from the full series — both living and dead.


It was truly a night not to be missed. Just ask Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister; she was "gutted" and "heartbroken" to have to stay home sick as all her castmates got with each other for one final round of fun. Sophie Turner split her time between Joe Jonas and Maisie Williams while Emilia Clarke posed with Kit Harington. Even blood-thirsty Joffrey dared to show his face on the same carpet because the beloved Ned Stark. (Kidding!)


So, as we anxiously await the return of HBO's award-winning drama for its final season on Sunday, April 14, take a look by means of the most crucial photographs from the night below.





  • Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas

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    Sophie supported Joe by appearing in the latest JoBros music video; Joe supports Sophie by coming to her show's premiere. What a trade-off.






  • Sophie Turner Greets Joe Jonas and Maisie Williams

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    Here we visualize Sophie fulfilling her duties because the official welcome committee.






  • Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner

    Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan by way of the Getty Images


    The Stark sisters couldn't not pose with each other on the carpet, obviously.






  • Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner, Continued

    Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO


    in the event you had any doubts that Maisie and Sophie's love would last long behind Game of Thrones's end, please visualize the above.






  • Emilia Clarke

    Mike Coppola/FilmMagic


    This is what life is like for the Mother of Dragons!






  • Emilia Clarke, In More Detail

    Jamie McCarthy/WireImage


    Emilia complemented her Daenerys braid with a poetry-embroidered Valentino ballgown. "Leave your door open for me / I could sleepwalk into your dream," it read.






  • Emilia Clarke and Peter Dinklage

    Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO


    Dany and Tyrion may be in a complex place soon following the Season 7 finale, however things seem just peachy between the two actors who portray them!






  • Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington

    Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO


    Meet your Game of Thrones Prom King and Queen!






  • Kit Harington and Rose Leslie

    Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO


    Just kidding, Kit's actual date was Jon Snow's former love and his real-life partner, Rose Leslie.






  • Rose Leslie and Emilia Clarke

    Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images


    No fictional man can come between these two self-assured women!






  • Nathalie Emmanuel, Emilia Clarke, and Sophie Turner

    Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO


    These three smiles are full of secrets.






  • Jason Momoa and His Scrunchie

    Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO


    You never get a custom couture scrunchie and not rewear it every chance you get, OK? (Yes, his partner Lisa Bonet was there too.)






  • Sean Bean

    Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images


    Speaking of throwback characters we loved, remember once the most shocking thing to happen on the show was Ned Stark's beheading?






  • Jack Gleeson

    Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan by means of the Getty Images


    Joffrey may have been The Worst, nevertheless look how humbled Jack Gleeson looks.






  • Natalie Dormer

    Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan by way of the Getty Images


    Margaery Tyrell is no longer with us, yet Natalie Dormer definitely worked those pockets like a queen.






  • Joe Dempsie

    Taylor Hill/Getty Images


    Behold: Gendry's glow-up, fit for a king!






  • Isaac Hempstead Wright

    Jamie McCarthy/WireImage


    Young Bran Stark has truly grown into a genuine man over the course of the series.






  • Gwendoline Christie

    Taylor Hill/Getty Images


    Who knew that underneath Brienne of Tarth's armor was this butterfly moment waiting to happen!






  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Gwendoline Christie

    Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO


    Is this a preview of the Jaime and Brienne reunion we need to happen in Season 8?






  • Carice van Houten

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    Even as soon as she's not in character, Melisandre's all-knowing wisdom comes through.






  • George R. R. Martin

    Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images


    And finally, the man without whom none of this would have been possible, Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin!













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