Game of Thrones stars reportedly in salary negotiations for the final seasons 

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has been a rare combination of a ratings smash, cultural phenomenon and a critical darling, winning the Best Drama Series Emmy last year. I hear the stars of the series are sharing in its success with major new salary bumps for what is rumored to be

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I hear mainstays Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) will all be paid north of $500,000 an episode for Season 7, which has been officially picked up, and Season 8, which is widely expected. HBO has not specified the size of the order for Season 7, but speculation has been that both Season 7 and Season 8 would be shorter than the standard for the show 10 episodes, possibly seven episodes (Season 7) and six episodes (Season 8).

The season finale isn't here until next Sunday, Ep 9 just aired if you're referring to that...

Hey cable shows only do 13 episodes a year. THAT IS NORMAL for cable.

Cersei will never die. Everyone around her will have to die first. She is meant to suffer....

 cast for the series’ final run. However, I hear it does not guarantee that all five characters will survive til the end as the show’s last episodes are yet to be written. I hear the contracts of the other regulars who landed raises alongside the Big 5 in fall 2014, have not been redone yet.

cast contract renegotiation in 2014 netted close to $300,000 an episode for Harington, Dinklage, Clarke, Headey and Coster-Waldau heading into Season 6 in exchange for the actors giving the network an option for a seventh season.

Now in a similar fashion, the stars are securing a major new salary increase for Season 7 as they also sign on for a possible Season 8.

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especially when HBO foots the bill, and my friend’s girlfriend’s mom lets us use her password

Ah. NOW we know the real reason behind the shortened seasons. I should have guessed.

I get that their younger actresses but Sophie and Maisie deserve huge salary bumps as well, I’d consider Sansa and Arya central characters given their screentime. Anyhow this show deserves all the glory, it’s simply the best.

In the last round of negotiations those two were among the B-tier in cast salaries (the other named example was Natalie Dormer). I expect they’ll see a significant increase, since their characters have only continued to grow in importance and they’re starting to gain more leverage in terms of experience outside the show.

It’s the only scripted show on HBO worth still watching. (not withstanding some of the movies and minis they do) They would be crazy not to get this done.

The season finale isn’t here until next Sunday, Ep 9 just aired if you’re referring to that which really only concluded two things.

So Cersei isn’t going to die this season? I thought for sure that was going to happen but this show is a lying liar who lies so who knows?

Cersei will never die. Everyone around her will have to die first. She is meant to suffer. And I’m sure she will.

If you add up all the screen time over the course of the season for any of these starts, you basically have 1 episode. Do they get paid for all 7 episodes? If they get paid by the screen time, instead of episode count, it is a great deal.

Last weeks episode was downright masterful. Battle of the Bastards!!!

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