The cast have now seen the Game of Thrones finale script, which means that we now know that a load of their characters will be killed off when it returns in 2019.

However, Missandei star Nathalie Emmanuel is here to help, with her reveal that the HBO show will be "finished so beautifully".

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, Nathalie said that the final table read was "so emotional" – though also said that the final episode is "so great".

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"It definitely will not be a rushed conclusion," she added. "They've taken the exact number of hours to tell the story they want to tell and it will be brilliant.

"[Show bosses] will never leave the fans unsatisfied, they won't leave the fans left short, it will go over and above the fans expectations as they do every season."

Previously, HBO's senior vice president of drama Francesca Orsi recounted her experience of being at the table read for the finale, where actors were forced to read out their own characters' demises without warning.

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"[The table read] was a really powerful moment in our lives and our career," she said (via Variety).

"None of the cast had received the scripts prior, and one by one they started to fall down to their deaths."

Game of Thrones season 8 will premiere in 2019. The show airs on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK. Season 7 is now available to buy on DVD, Blu-ray or digital download.

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Bea Mitchell is a freelance news writer and sub-editor.