The cast of "Game of Thrones" season 8 are anticipated to get substantial salary increases for what is believed to be the final season of the hit HBO series.

Among the stars of the critically-acclaimed fantasy drama who will supposedly receive a hefty bump in their paycheck include Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister).

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According to sources of the Hollywood Reporter, the show's actors are projected to earn more than $500,000 per episode for season seven, which has already been announced, and will likely be paid the same fee in the eighth season.

The reported jump in the talent fee of the "The Game of Thrones" cast are said to be part of an option the stars struck with HBO, as they are expected to finish their contracts by season 8, possibly making them the highest paid actors on TV.

The premium cable network had the option to proceed with "Game of Thrones" season 7, which it did, and intends to continue producing the show through season 8.

But here's the catch: Although the stars' contracts are said to be locked in until season 8, there is allegedly no guarantee that their characters will live through the end of the series' final season.   

And even though the series' eight season has not yet been officially announced, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have hinted that the show may be "approaching the finish line."

The duo told revealed that as the current sixth season wraps up on Sunday, they are now "writing the final act" and are "looking at somewhere between 70 and 75 hours before the credits roll for the last time."

Despite the recent revelations on the "Games of Thrones" cast, it still unclear how many episodes seasons 7 and 8 will consist of although the remaining two seasons could be short-orders to match the 75 hours the producers have envisioned.

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