The end is coming for Game of Thrones, but will there be a spinoff to ease (or prolong) the pain?
UK daily The Mirror reports that Kit Harington‘s Jon Snow will front a post-GOT spinoff series:
Actor Kit Harington is reportedly set to star in a Game of Thrones spin-off.
After being resurrected in the latest series of the smash hit HBO show, Jon Snow could be getting his own series.
According to reports, a senior executive has confirmed that “exploratory talks” with Kit took place after he was sworn to secrecy about his character’s dramatic return.
They said: “Any spin-off built around Jon Snow, who is hugely popular with fans, would also undoubtedly involve other characters from the cast.”
“When the final season wraps next year, it’s going to be a case of figuring out who we want to join us for a new series and which of those cast members actually want to jump on board.”
However, EW says talk of a Game Of Thrones spinoff is premature:
Kit Harington has not been approached about starring in a spin-off of the HBO hit, sources say.
HBO been pretty adamant that there’s no current Thrones spin-off or prequel plan. But that could eventually change with the just-announced departure of top programming executive Michael Lombardo, who told EW a firm “no” when asked about a spin-off last month. “If that were to happen it would have to come from [showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss] really feeling something, or [author George R.R. Martin] really feeling that it was the right thing to do,” he said. “Not knowing how this particular story ends, I don’t know. There are plenty of characters, secondary characters, [who] you could build a world around. We’re always going to be drawn to a strong creative vision. But we are not going to do that unless we feel their passion.”
Thrones showrunners recently agreed with HBO. “No, we don’t talk about that stuff,” Dan Weiss said. “The job at hand is too enormous and challenging to be further diffusing ourselves by thinking about spin-offs.”
On the heels of that, Martin told EW he was open to the right spin-off idea. “There is certainly no lack of material,” Martin said.
In any case, the clock is beginning to tick if HBO wants to keep new Westeros tales on the air each year. Thrones producers have proposed wrapping the current series at 73 hours, with a final 13 episodes split between seasons 7 and 8. It’s not yet clear if HBO will agree to the end-date plan.
Stay tuned as we continue to monitor the Game Of Thrones spinoff potential…
Nikki Lentz says
To spread only 13 episodes between season 7 & 8 is terrible. That sounds more like one season to me. But I think the idea of a show around John Snow is a wonderful idea. I would certainly watch it.