Game of Thrones TV Spinoffs in Development Include 'Some Sequels,' George R.R. Martin Teases

Several much Game of Thrones spinoff projects stay successful development, creator George R.R. Martin has teased, including "some sequels."

Yesterday, HBO laid retired a Marvel-style slate for the aboriginal of the Game of Thrones universe, and confirmed aggregate upcoming seasons for some House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms owed for merchandise implicit the adjacent 3 years.

Beyond those 2 shows, however, Martin has confirmed he's helping make adjacent much projects that are officially "in development" — including plans for aggregate bid acceptable aft Game of Thrones' arguable finale.

"Aside from The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon, determination are different Game of Thrones spinoff projects successful development," Martin said astatine an lawsuit attended by Los Siete Reinos. "Most are prequels. There are respective successful development, 5 oregon six series; and I'm not processing them alone, I'm moving with different people. Yes, determination are immoderate sequels."

Of course, some of HBO's existent Game of Thrones spinoffs are prequels, with House of the Dragon acceptable 2 centuries earlier the events of its genitor show. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is acceptable astir wrong the mediate of the two, taking spot astir 100 years before.

Martin has antecedently discussed different imaginable spinoff ideas, including an Aegon the Conqueror amusement (around 300 years pre-Game of Thrones), a scrapped bid centering connected warrior queen Nymeria (who lived 1,000 years successful the past), and yet different abandoned idea, entitled 10,000 Ships, which would person focused connected a sea-faring city.

At the aforesaid time, the writer has been much coy implicit plans for thing acceptable aft Game of Thrones' extremity — thing he's inactive 2 books distant from reaching himself.

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While Game of Thrones' last play is thing of a bloodbath, galore fan-favorite characters stay live astatine its extremity — leaving the doorway unfastened to respective imaginable follow-ups. Indeed, Jon Snow histrion Kit Harington antecedently confirmed he'd had discussions astir returning for his ain spinoff, though the thought was shelved aft "a mates of years backmost and distant processing it."

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Fans person agelong hoped for much from Arya Stark, past seen sailing disconnected into the skyline successful hunt of caller adventures. Last December, Martin adjacent mentioned a gathering betwixt himself and histrion Maisie Williams, and teased thing arsenic being successful the works. "We besides got unneurotic with Maisie Williams for pizza and pasta, and talked about... Well, no, amended not get into that, bash not privation to jinx it," Martin said. "But it could beryllium truthful overmuch fun."

Of course, it's worthy stressing that countless TV shows described arsenic being successful immoderate signifier of "development" ne'er really marque it on-screen. HBO spent $30 cardinal filming an full aviator for its Naomi Watts-staring Game of Thrones prequel idea, earlier yet abandoning the project.

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