The Long Night (episode)

The forthcoming third episode of the eighth season of Game of Thrones will premiere on April 28, 2019. It will be the seventieth episode of the series overall. It was written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and directed by Miguel Sapochnik.

Plot
The Night King and his army have arrived at Winterfell and the great battle begins.

Appearances

 * Main: Season 8, Episode 3/Appearances

Cast
Starring
 * Peter Dinklage as Lord Tyrion Lannister
 * Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister
 * Emilia Clarke as Queen Daenerys Targaryen
 * Kit Harington as Jon Snow
 * Sophie Turner as Lady Sansa Stark
 * Maisie Williams as Arya Stark
 * Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth
 * Alfie Allen as Prince Theon Greyjoy
 * Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark
 * John Bradley as Samwell Tarly
 * Gwendoline Christie as Ser Brienne of Tarth
 * Conleth Hill as Lord Varys
 * Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane
 * Hannah Murray as Gilly
 * Jacob Anderson as Commander Grey Worm
 * Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont

Guest Starring
 * Richard Dormer as Lord Beric Dondarrion
 * Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne
 * Staz Nair as Qhono

Cast notes

 * Annabel Brook, Yusuf Chaudhri, Nick Chopping, Dan Euston, Rachael Evelyn, Pete Ford, Luke Gomes, Dan Griffiths, Rob Hayns, Rowley Irlam, Theo Morton, Jason Oettle, Gemita Samarra, Sam Stefan, Ryan Stuart, Andy Wareham, and Ben Wright were stunt performers in this episode.

General

 * Due to concerns about spoilers, HBO is only releasing the titles of Season 8 episodes the moment they start airing - meaning that Game of Thrones Wiki can only make up accurate episode titles for each one as they are revealed.
 * With a runtime of 82 minutes, this episode is the longest episode of the television series overall.

In the books
[This section will be updated with comparisons when the sixth and seventh novels are released.]

Memorable quotes
Sansa Stark: "The most heroic thing we can do now is look the truth in the face."

Jon Snow: "The Night King is coming." Daenerys Targaryen: "The dead are already here."

Brienne of Tarth: "Stand your ground!"