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'Game of Thrones' could wrap after 3 more seasons: HBO chief

The Associated Press Published Thursday, July 30, 2015 8:08PM EDT

Kit Harington as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones

This file photo provided by courtesy of HBO shows Kit Harington as Jon Snow in a scene from 'Game of Thrones,' season 5. (Helen Sloan/HBO via AP, File)

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- "Game of Thrones" fans, brace yourselves: The fantasy saga's end is perhaps just a few years away.

HBO programming chief Michael Lombardo said Thursday that the producers of the drama series are leaning toward three more seasons after they just concluded season five.

Lombardo told a TV critics' meeting in Beverly Hills, California, that he hopes they'll change their minds, but that appears to be their intent.

Asked about the possibility of a prequel series, Lombardo said he believed there's "enormous story material" to be mined for such a project. But he says the focus now is the sixth season of "Game of Thrones," planned for 2016.