It’s been more than four years since Jon Snow shockingly assassinated Daenerys Targaryen, leading to Bran Stark being elected as the new King of Westeros, and Sansa Stark ruling the North in Game of Thrones.
There’s no doubt the HBO series is one of the most popular television shows of all time. But there’s no shortage of fans who still can’t get over how the showrunners concluded Season 8 and would like to find some relief by following the development of new characters and storylines from George R.R. Martin’s world of dragons through spin-off shows. However, HBO is wary of giving the green light to every idea surrounding Game of Thrones.
What HBO CEO Said About Game of Thrones Spin-off Plans Amid Rumors of a Series on Jon Snow
House of the Dragon, the series which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, has received very promising reactions from fans, prompting HBO to quickly renew it for Season 2.
Many fans see the HOD as just the start in a potentially very long line of Game of Thrones spin-offs. However, HBO CEO and chairman Casey Bloys has rained on their parade by confirming that the reported spinoff centered on Kit Harington‘s Jon Snow is yet to get an official nod from the network.
For now, the only new series that the network has ordered is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight – a title based on George R.R. Martin’s trio of Dunk and Egg novellas. Bloys revealed (via TV Line):
“We always have Game of Thrones scripts in development. We greenlit Dunk and Egg in the spring. I wouldn’t say there is anything else in that world that is close to a green light or anything but we are always working on different scripts and ideas.”
For now, it seems fans will have to make do with the golden days of dragons rather than the snowy walls of the North with Jon Snow at the helm. And this might not be the worst thing.
Why HBO’s Reluctance for Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow Spin-off Makes Sense
One of the biggest issues fans found with Game of Thrones’ conclusion was that the series finale didn’t come from Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novel series as the author’s work still remains unfinished. Considering this, it’s also easy to guess the author hasn’t produced any original material on the life of Jon Snow aka Aegon Targaryen.
As such it would be unwise to move ahead with half-baked plans that don’t involve Martin’s ideas. Some fans on social media seem to think the same.
HBO struck gold with HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. It renewed good will for the franchise that many of us never expected to have again. The absolute worst thing HBO could do is abuse our good will by releasing half a dozen other half-baked spin offs with it.
— Syd Steyerhart (@SydSteyerhart) November 7, 2023
Its good that they are taking the time , we don’t want a half cook or nonsense Seies on our beloved characters pic.twitter.com/hCjQLRvJzX
— AP (@Badboy_ap) November 7, 2023
Why don’t they just do series based on the books that are finished like house of the dragons
— Kami Anime S (@KamiAnimess) November 7, 2023
Yeah let’s keep it that way and just focus on House of the Dragon! Quality > Quantity
— MovieGainz (@MovieGainz) November 7, 2023
Good they ruined it with that ending
— z a i t o 💫 (@Zaito216) November 7, 2023
Another thing that HBO needs to keep in mind before deciding to churn out multiple spin-offs at once is the recent underwhelming performance of spin-offs based on Marvel Comics characters. Like superhero fatigue, we might witness dragon fatigue if the producers go overboard with GOT-inspired content.
