Game of Thrones - the record-breaking fantasy drama TV series - will end after its eighth season, American broadcaster HBO has confirmed.

美国HBO电视台近日证实，打破收视记录的魔幻电视剧《权力的游戏》将在第八季结束之后正式完结。

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

HBO节目主管凯西·阿洛伊斯是在电视评论家协会会议上宣布的这一消息。

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.

《权力的游戏》第七季只有7集，而不是通常的10集，预计将于明年夏季播出，而第八季则要等到2018年。

Now the programme has overtaken the source material, meaning producers are telling a story no-one has read before.

现在这部剧已经超越了原著小说的内容，这也就是说制片人正在讲述一个以前从来没有人读过的故事。

Speaking in Beverly Hills, California, Mr Bloys said the number of episodes for the final season was yet to be determined¹. "We'll take as many as the producers will give us," he said.

在加州贝弗利山庄发表讲话时，阿洛伊斯表示，他们目前还没有确定《权力的游戏》第八季究竟要拍多少集。他说道：“我们将尽可能多地拍摄制片人给我们的内容。”

Mr Bloys did not rule out a spin-off, saying that "we're open to it, (the producers) aren't opposed to it, but there's no concrete plans right now".

阿洛伊斯没有排除可能会拍衍生片的可能，他说道：“我们可以接受，制片人们也不反对，但是目前还没有具体的规划。”

Last year, Game of Thrones won a record 12 Emmy Awards for a series in a single year. The series has picked up 23 nominations² - another record - ahead of this year's annual ceremony to be held in September.

去年，《权力的游戏》在一年的时间里，创纪录地获得了12项艾美奖。在今年9月的年度颁奖典礼举行前，《权力的游戏》已经获得了23项提名，这又是一项纪录。