Exclusive: Kit Harington talks ‘ambitious’ ‘Game of Thrones’ season 7

The wait is over — winter is [almost] here!

Fans will still have to hang on for a few more months before “Game of Thrones” returns for season 7. The show announced Thursday via Facebook live that the return date is July 16.

Shortly after the big reveal, Kit Harington spoke to ABC News about the new season, calling it “much grander” than anything fans have seen before.

“[Season 7 has] so much more ambition,” he said while promoting his new film “Brimstone” out in theaters tomorrow. “There are less episodes this year, so they spent more money on those episodes. So, the whole scale of it is up.”

The new season will have 7 episodes instead of the usual 10.

In fact, Harington, who plays the incomparable Jon Snow, touched on the final two seasons, 7 and 8, and said he…