Game of Thrones stars spotted as filming for final season gets underway

Winter is here!

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This news will excite all Thronies.

It seems season eight of the hit HBO fantasy drama has begun shooting with Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington spotted back in Northern Ireland.

Eagle eye fans crossed paths with some of the main characters over the weekend in Belfast, sending Twitter into a frenzy.

Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow, Samwell Tarly, Arya Stark and leader of the Free Folk Tormund Giantsbane were spotted at City airport and shopping around town.

It's going to be a long wait for fans, with longer 90 minute episodes planned the new and final season isn't expected to hit our screens until late summer 2018.

Game of Thrones season 8 has a lot to wrap up... What will happen to the newly fledged relationship between Jon and Daenerys? Can the living stop the dead army with a zombie dragon?

Here's a collection of some sightings so far;