--- title: How to Watch Every 'Game of Thrones' Episode Online for Free Before the Season 8 Premiere description: '"Game of Thrones" season 8 is live this Sunday, April 14. Here''s how to watch "Game of Thrones" online for free — stream every episode.' authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2019-04-05T15:41:51.000Z' modified: '2024-03-18T14:46:09.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - deals - Entertainment - game of thrones - streaming tv word_count: 850 canonical: https://money.com/watch-game-of-thrones-online-free-season-8/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke in Season 8 of Game of Thrones.](https://img.money.com/2019/04/190405-game-of-thrones.jpg?crop=0px%2C57px%2C2800px%2C1575px&quality=85) *Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke in Season 8 of Game of Thrones.* The *Game of Thrones* season 8 premiere is set for Sunday, April 14, at 9 p.m. ET on HBO. If you need a refresher on which *Game of Thrones* characters are still alive, or you're trying to watch old *GoT* episodes for the first time to understand what's going on in the new season, you better start binge-watching ASAP. The first seven seasons of *Game of Thrones* cover 67 episodes and would require 2 days, 15 hours, and 30 minutes to watch, according to [bingeclock.com](https://www.bingeclock.com/s/game-of-thrones/). OK, so you may not have the time to watch every *Game of Thrones* episode before the new season begins. But there are plenty of strategies you can use to stream *Game of Thrones* for free online, and it's also easy to watch *Game of Thrones* for free on TV, assuming you have a library card and a DVD player. [Watch video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlR4PJn8b8I) Here's everything you need to know if you are looking for ways to watch old *Game of Thrones* episodes for free — online or on TV — before the eighth and final season begins. ## Stream *Game of Thrones* Season 1 to Season 7 The quickest and easiest way to watch *Game of Thrones* online for free is by signing up for a free trial of a streaming service that includes HBO content — and *Game of Thrones* in particular. Let's start with Amazon Prime Video, since there's a good chance you're already an Amazon Prime member. Amazon Prime subscribers can stream lots of old HBO content for free, including all seasons of HBO original shows like *The Wire* and *[The Sopranos](https://www.amazon.com/HBO-Included-Prime-Video/s?rh=n:293883011,p_n_ways_to_watch:12007865011)*. But streaming *Game of Thrones* on Amazon Prime isn't possible without taking an extra step. While *Game of Thrones* streaming isn't included with a regular Amazon Prime subscription, you can stream old seasons of the show by signing up for a free seven-day trial of [HBO on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Game-of-Thrones-Season-1/dp/B007BVMVDU). After you stream as many *GoT* episodes as you can during that free week of HBO, you'll be charged $14.99 per month. If you'd rather skip Amazon and deal directly with HBO to watch *Game of Thrones* online, another option is to sign up for a subscription with the network's own streaming service, [HBO Go](https://play.hbogo.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GVU2cggagzYNJjhsJATwo). The deal is essentially the same as the one offered by Amazon: New subscribers get a free seven-day trial of HBO Go and then will be charged $14.99 per month if they do not cancel before the free trial ends. Several live-streaming TV services will also let you watch *Game of Thrones* online for free via their own free trials. And yes, they will allow you to stream old *GoT* episodes now and watch *Game of Thrones* season 8 live starting on April 14. As with HBO Go and HBO on Amazon, you must remember to cancel any of these streaming services before the free trial ends if you don't want to become a paying subscriber. The live-streaming service [DirecTV Now](https://www.directvnow.com/) includes HBO with its base "Plus" package, which costs $50 per month normally but is available to new subscribers free for seven days. With a subscription, you can [stream every *Game of Thrones* episode](https://www.directvnow.com/game-of-thrones) on any device you want, including old seasons and season 8 (once it's released). Other live-streaming TV services, including [Hulu + Live TV](https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=93xLBvPhAeE&offerid=532303.52&type=3&subid=MYTECMondayNightFootballBTSept18) and [PlayStation Vue](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/channels/), do not have HBO with base streaming packages that cost $45 and up per month, but make *Game of Thrones* and other HBO content available in add-on packages. It generally costs an extra $15 to get HBO added to your live-streaming package, though it is available for free during a seven-day trial. Not all streaming services let you watch *Game of Thrones* and other HBO shows, though. For example, you can't stream *Game of Thrones* on [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/), [Sling TV](https://help.sling.com/en/support/solutions/articles/46000000144-what-happened-to-hbo-and-cinemax-), or [YouTube TV](https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/). ## Watch Game of Thrones for Free on TV While streaming *Game of Thrones* on Netflix is not possible, you can try out Netflix's DVD subscription service for free for 30 days, and it has the first seven seasons of *Game of Thrones* available on DVD. Netflix DVD subscriptions, which come with free shipping in both directions, cost $7.99 to $11.99 per month after the free trial. There is yet another old-fashioned way to watch *Game of Thrones* for free, and it won't require you to register with a streaming service or worry about canceling a subscription before the free trial ends. All you have to do is head to your local library and borrow *Game of Thrones* DVDs. Most libraries loan out DVDs and their inventories feature thousands of movies and TV shows, including Game of Thrones. You should be able to view your library's catalog online, see what *Game of Thrones* seasons are available in branches near you, and reserve them in advance. For that matter, it may come as a surprise that libraries have books too. Most have print copies and e-book versions of [George R.R. Martin's original *Game of Thrones*](https://www.amazon.com/Thrones-Clash-Kings-Swords-Dragons/dp/0345535529/ "George R.R. 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