Game of Thrones season 7 date revealed, teaser trailer released

NZ Herald

10 Mar, 2017 05:55 AM2 mins to read

Jon Snow is set to return to our screens this July.

Winter is coming - and so is Game of Thrones.

The blockbuster series has revealed its return date via a livestream of a melting block of ice.

Season seven of the popular series will arrive in New Zealand on July 17.

The livestream on the Game of Thrones official Facebook page depicted a block of ice encasing the premiere date, while viewers were encouraged to type "fire" or "dracarys" in the comments to melt the ice.

For over an hour, flamethrowers were blown at the ice until it melted away, revealing the release date as 07.16.17.

A teaser trailer was then played, which featured house insignia crumbling to pieces as fragments of dialogue from previous seasons can be heard.

The teaser ends with Jon Snow saying, "There is only one war that matters; the great war. And it is here."

Game of Thrones Season 7: Official Tease: Sigils
The great war is here. #GoTS7 premieres 7.16.
Posted by Game of Thrones on Thursday, 9 March 2017

The show's elaborate live stream didn't fly with everyone, however; technical malfunctions interrupted the event twice, leaving over 100,000 viewers thinking they had watched ice melt for no reason.

wtf are you playing at @gameofthrones get your act together
— m 🔮 (@1ivingonacloud) March 9, 2017

Next year, @HBO, a press release will do. #GameOfThrones
— Not Bri. Just me. (@BeautyBrienne) March 9, 2017

Well 15 mins of melting ice later, this happened--without a Game of Thrones premiere date: pic.twitter.com/kBVBoMAHmo
— John Koblin (@koblin) March 9, 2017