Westeros is likely to be getting much more crowded. George R.R. Martin says a number of Recreation of Thrones tasks are nonetheless quietly transferring by improvement at HBO — and never all of them are set prior to now.
HBO simply rolled out a Marvel-style roadmap for its Recreation of Thrones universe, confirming new seasons of Home of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms hitting over the following three years. However based on Martin, these aren’t the one irons within the fireplace.
“Apart from The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Home of the Dragon, there are different Recreation of Thrones spinoff tasks in improvement,” Martin stated at an occasion lined by Los Siete Reinos. “Most are prequels. There are a number of in improvement, 5 or 6 sequence; and I’m not growing them alone, I’m working with different folks. Sure, there are some sequels.”
Each present sequence function as prequels — Home of the Dragon jumps two centuries forward of Recreation of Thrones, whereas A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms sits roughly in between, round 100 years earlier. Martin has brazenly floated even earlier storylines prior to now, from an Aegon the Conqueror saga to the long-rumored (and long-shelved) Nymeria and 10,000 Ships ideas.
However the thought of any post-Thrones sequence has been handled extra cautiously, each by HBO and by Martin himself — particularly since he nonetheless has two books to go earlier than reaching that timeline.
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Even with Season 8’s excessive physique rely, a number of main characters survived the sequence — making potential sequels fertile floor. Package Harington beforehand confirmed he’d been workshopping a Jon Snow follow-up, although HBO finally “shelved” the thought after “a few years backwards and forwards growing it.”
Followers have additionally been pulling laborious for an Arya Stark continuation, particularly after that horizon-bound closing shot. Martin solely fueled the hypothesis final winter when he casually talked about grabbing pizza with Maisie Williams. “We additionally received along with Maisie Williams for pizza and pasta, and talked about… Effectively, no, higher not get into that, don’t wish to jinx it,” he stated. “Nevertheless it could possibly be a lot enjoyable.”
After all, “in improvement” doesn’t assure something. HBO famously spent $30 million on a Naomi Watts–led pilot for a prequel that by no means made it to air. Nonetheless, with Martin confirming that “some sequels” are formally within the combine, the door isn’t simply open — it’s quietly creaking wider.
