Game of Thrones Spin-Offs: Everything There is to Know
Earlier this year, HBO revealed that they were working on developing four spin-offs for the widely popular TV show Game of Thrones.
As expected, fans have done a lot of partying (and speculating) over this news, we have here for you everything we know (so far) about the upcoming spin-offs:
There are already four writers working on developing the shows: Max Borenstein (“Godzilla,” “Kong: Skull Island”), Jane Goldman (“KickAss,” “X-Men: First Class), Carly Wray (“Mad Men,” “Constantine”) and Oscar-winner Brian Helgeland (“L.A. Confidential,” “Mystic River”).
This group of writers are working on as many as five ideas for the spin-off. However, this does not mean there will be five Game of Thrones-related new TV shows. Programming president Casey Bloys said during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, that for now, they’re hoping to do one show that “lives up” to what Dan Weiss and David Benioff have created.
Speaking of Weiss and Benioff, at the moment, they do not want to be involved in any way in these spin-offs. During the interview, Bloys said, “they feel if their name is on the prequels — even in a passive way — it conveys some sort of expectation or responsibility.”
There will be no Robert’s Rebellion or Dunk & Egg spin-off. George R. R. Martin himself announced on his LiveJournal that by the time he’s done with A Song of Ice and Fire, everything about Robert’s Rebellion will be revealed. As for Dunk & Egg, Martin just does not want a situation where the show surpasses the books again.
Martin is, however, involved in all the spin-off ideas and weighing in as it goes.
Finally, do not expect these spin-offs to come out anytime soon. Bloys said that their number one priority right now is delivering a high-quality finale for Game of Thrones (which might not come out until 2019), and they do not intend to premiere a new show “off the back” of the current show and that we’re “not going to see anything air anytime close to the season 8 finale.”
Check out the full interview by clicking here.