How and Where to Stream Game of Thrones Season 8

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After what feels like the longest wait in television history, the final season of Game of Thrones is finally within sight. Who will live? Who will die, and how many? The past seven seasons have been building towards what looks to be a truly monumental Game of Thrones season 8, and if you miss an episode, good luck. The internet is going to be spoiler-city from the second the episodes end to the second the next Game of Thrones episode begins.

You can avoid the minefield of spoilers by signing up to stream Game of Thrones as it airs. If you have HBO through your cable provider, you probably already qualify to get HBO Go. Check with your provider to be sure. If you don’t have HBO as a part of your cable package, the good news is you don’t really need it anymore. You can stream HBO sans subscription, meaning you can keep up with new Game of Thrones episodes and catch up on the old ones. Not to mention all the other great HBO content like movies, sports coverage, and incredible documentaries.

The final season of Game of Thrones starts April 14, 2019. That’s this Sunday!

Where to Stream Game of Thrones Season 8

Stream Game of Thrones on Amazon Prime

If you already have Amazon Prime, you can add an HBO subscription to your Prime Video channels for $14.99 a month. The big advantage Prime has over a standalone HBO Now subscription is the Prime Video interface is much better. If you’re binge watching previous seasons of Game of Thrones, you can save a lot of time by easily skipping the long intro. The Prime subscription itself is $12.99, but if you’re a new subscriber you get 30 days for free.

Stream Game of Thrones on Hulu + HBO

If you’re a Hulu subscriber, you can add HBO streaming to your package for an additional $14.99. If you don’t have Hulu, the base Hulu subscription rate is now just $5.99 per month. Start by selecting your package, either the $11.99 no-ads option or the $5.99 base Hulu subscription, create an account and then add HBO to your package.

Boom. You can now watch HBO on any device with Hulu support. That means you can watch Game of Thrones season 8 from the comfort of bed on your Nintendo Switch.

Stream Game of Thrones on HBO Now/HBO Go

This is the cleanest way to go about watching Game of Thrones Season 8, since it doesn’t require stacking on another subscription. HBO Now is the stand-alone app and doesn’t require any extra services to work. It runs on most internet-connected devices, letting you watch new episodes as soon as they start airing, as well as catching up on the old ones and watching everything else HBO has to offer. HBO Go is basically the same as Now, but you use it through your cable company. If you sign up for HBO as part of your normal television cable package, you can also use HBO Go on your internet-connected devices.