'Game of Thrones' Season 5 Spoilers, Latest News: HBO, George R.R. Martin Want 10 Seasons

Just because George R.R. Martin wrote seven books doesn't mean HBO's "Game of Thrones" has to end on its seventh season.

Michael Lombardo, programming president of HBO, has admitted that as a fan and an executive for the network that has been producing it, he prefers to have 10 seasons of "Game of Thrones."

"Would I love the show to go 10 years as both a fan and a network executive? Absolutely," Lombardo told Entertainment Weekly in an exclusive interview.

Martin, the author of "A Song of Fire and Ice" novels from which "Game of Thrones" is based, also liked the idea of having a Season 10.

The Hollywood Reporter said "it's a possibility" that Martin was fond of but not entirely certain about since running a series it's not actually entirely up to him alone.

"I allowed that 10 years sounded fine to me. I continue to hear similar sentiments from HBO every time I have a meeting with them, be it in L.A. or New York," Martin wrote on his blog on Thursday.

"I don't know. No one knows," he added, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Lombardo also confessed what he and Martin want would be against the intentions of David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who have been producing "Game of Thrones" in the last five seasons since 2011.

Earlier, Benioff and Weiss said they would like to see the epic series wrap up in seven seasons, the fifth of which will premiere this coming April 12 on HBO.

With HBO giving the show a strong vote of confidence by ordering a sixth season along with the fifth season, members of the cast had already signed on through Season 7.

"This is the hard part of what we do. We started this journey with David and Dan. It's their vision... We'll have an honest conversation that explores all possible avenues," Lombardo said, according to Entertainment Weekly.

"If they weren't comfortable going beyond seven seasons, I trust them implicitly and trust that's the right decision—as horrifying as that is to me. What I'm not going to do is have a show continue past where the creators believe where they feel they've finished with the story," he added.