New Game of Thrones Season 7 photos breathe fire HBO has released a new batch of Game of Thrones Season 7 photos, featuring more of your favorite characters both winged and otherwise. Check them out in the gallery below! Game of Thrones returns for a shorter seventh season on July 16, 2017. RELATED: Game of Thrones Season 7 Teaser Has Its Eye on You At the end of last season, Daenerys’ (Emilia Clarke) dragons and her immense army were finally on the way to Westeros, where Cersei (Lena Headey) has now become Queen after the death of her children.