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At one point in recent years, there were as many as ~8 Game of Thrones spinoffs in the works at HBO, including the recently released and generally well-received House of the Dragon.
Despite the success of HBO’s first Game of Thrones spinoff series, though, George R.R. Martin — the mastermind of the universe that created the source material, A Song of Ice and Fire — says the recent upheaval at Warner Bros. will have an effect on the Thrones franchise.
In his blog, Martin briefly and obliquely spoke about the “changes at HBO Max” — among them, the cancellations of shows and films and removal of legacy material — admitting they were having an “impact” on development.
“Some of those are moving faster than others, as is always the case with development,” Martin wrote in his blog. “None have been greenlit yet, though we are hoping … maybe soon. A couple have been shelved, but I would not agree that they are dead. You can take something off the shelf as easily as you can put it on the shelf. All the changes at HBO Max have impacted us, certainly.” [IndieWire via Not A Blog]
Earlier this year, for example, it was reported that HBO was developing a direct Game of Thrones sequel series starring Kit Harington’s Jon Snow (and potentially other fan-favorite characters from the flagship series). There were also previous reports of spinoffs such as The Sea Snake, Ten Thousand Ships, The Tales of Dunk and Egg, and more being in development.
Given the new owners at Warner Bros. and therefore HBO Max, though, all of that is now up in the air. That said, just because the future of Game of Thrones is in flux does not mean it’s in trouble, as new Warner Bros. Discovery has repeatedly cited Game of Thrones as one of the company’s premier franchises.
