George R.R. Martin, the epic fantasy writer of A Song of Ice and Fire novels, which were adapted into HBO’s Game of Thrones series has confirmed that a sequel spin-off series focusing on Jon Snow is in works. Martin has confirmed the news after it’s reported by official trade sources and Emilia Clarke’s recent statement about the existence of the project.
Game of Thrones – Project ‘Snow’ in Development
The epic fantasy author has finally shared an interesting update on his site about the spin-off project which is currently titled ‘Snow’. He said the following about the Jon Snow centric spinoff in development.
“Yes, there is a Jon Snow show in development. The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER story was largely correct. And I would expect no less from James Hibberd. I have dealt with a lot of reporters over the past few years, and Hibberd is one of the very best, an actual journalist who does all the things journalists are supposed to do (getting the facts right, talking to sources, respecting requests for “background only” and “off the record,” etc) that most of the clickbait sites never bother with.
“Our working title for the show is SNOW. There are four live-action successor shows in development at HBO… SNOW has been in development almost as long as the other three, but for whatever reason it was never announced and it never leaked… until now”
The author also in his blog post reiterated actress Emilia Clarke’s recent statement about the spin-off show being Kit Harington’s idea.
“It seems as though Emilia Clarke has already mentioned that SNOW was Kit’s idea in a recent interview. So that part is out. Yes, it was Kit Harrington who brought the idea to us. I cannot tell you the names of the writers/ showrunners, since that has not been cleared for release yet… but Kit brought them in too, his own team, and they are terrific.”
GRRM also confirmed three more successor shows for Game of Thrones were in development stages and he’s very much involved with all of them including Snow, though he doesn’t yet know which one will move forward and which one will get scrapped.
“There are four live-action successor shows in development at HBO. Word got out about three of them some time ago. TEN THOUSAND SHIPS, the Nymeria show, helmed by Amanda Segel. SEA SNAKE, aka NINE VOYAGES, with Bruno Heller. And the Dunk & Egg show, THE HEDGE KNIGHT or KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS, with Steve Conrad writing. I think some of these were officially announced; in other cases, news leaked out.”
“Various rumors are floating around about my involvement, or lack of same. I am involved, just as I am with THE HEDGE KNIGHT and THE SEA SNAKE and TEN THOUSAND SHIPS, and all the animated shows. Kit’s team have visited me here in Santa Fe and worked with me and my own team of brilliant, talented writer/ consultants to hammer out the show.”
Seems like HBO is keen on developing a GOT universe as the next major franchise for the company, which could be a potential money-maker.
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