Winter has come to Westeros

HBO executives confirm that there will only be two more seasons of The Game of Thrones (GoT), amid discussions of a spinoff.

HBO programming chief Casey Bloys made the announcement at the Television Critics Association's conference.

The seventh season - made up of seven episodes instead of the usual 10 - is expected in summer next year, while the final season will be in 2018.

Game of Thrones is based on novels written by George R R Martin.