Game of Thronesis arguably HBO’s biggest series of all time, so it’s no surprise the company is trying to capitalize off that success with several spin-offs. According to author George R.R. Martin, however, several of these spin-offs have been shelved due to the ongoing changes at Warner Bros. Discovery.
Game of Thronesaired from 2011 to 2019, but the landscape over at HBO was different then. HBO Max did not launch until 2020, and Warner Bros. was acquired by Discovery shortly after. Thenew CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery,David Zaslav, has since made several controversial calls, including the cancellation of several projects over at HBO Max.
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In a recent blog post on his “Not a Blog,” Martin wrote an update for fans. He stated that he was hard at work developing several projects (he also assured fans he was writingThe Winds of Winter) over at HBO. “Some of those are moving faster than others, as is always the case with development,” Martin wrote. “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”.
Rumors had previously swirled thattwoGame of Thronesspin-offs were axed at HBOafter they had been removed from the slates of their production websites. One of the series is reportedly a prequel focused on a character fromHouse of the Dragon.The Sea Snakewould star Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint inHouse of the Dragon) as he traverses the world of Ice and Fire.
The otherGame of Thronesproject is supposedly set to cover a lesser-known piece of lore mentionedearly on inHouse of the Dragon.Ten Thousand Shipswould center on the legendary warrior Nymeria, who led her people away from the dragon lords of Valyria and into Dorne.Ten Thousand ShipsandThe Sea Snakemay be the shelved projects, as both would take audiences far away from Westeros, which could be a risky prospect.
It is unknown if the Jon Snowspin-off is still in the works or has been shelved. ThatGame of Thronesspin-off has been mentioned by Kit Haringtonas recently as November, and though he remained tight-lipped, he hoped it would come to fruition. That project seems like the safest bet because it is directly connected toGame of Thronesand may allow the writers to redeem season 8 of the series, which was widely disliked.
