HBO spent a whopping $30 million on the pilot for cancelled Game of Thrones prequel The Long Night, a new book reveals. Next year, the Targaryen-led House of the Dragon will be the first spin-off to emerge from the aftermath of Game of Thrones ' 2019 conclusion, but it almost wasn't. Eager to extend the monumental success of Game of Thrones
HBO canceled the Game of Thrones prequel about The Long Night despite spending millions of dollars on its pilot, which is actually a good sign for House of the Dragon. Before Game of Thrones ended in 2019, it was reported that HBO was developing multiple spinoffs set in Westeros. That was hardly a surprise, given Game of Thrones had become one
But seriously, as Entertainment Weekly notes, the only surviving Game of Thrones spin-off we know of is the Targaryen story based on George R.R. Martin’s in-universe history book, Fire and Blood. HBO's first planned Game of Thrones spinoff was canceled only after the network had already spent $30 million on the pilot. Back in June of 2018, HBO ordered a pilot for a Game of Thrones prequel series, the first of multiple planned spinoffs. Naomi Watts was cast in the lead role by October 2018, with production on the pilot getting underway Earlier this year, Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin confirmed the spin-off’s existence under the working title Snow in a blog post.He also said that Harington’s team had met with him
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In a chat with Variety, HBO and HBO Max content chief Casey Bloys was asked about all of those other spinoffs, and had this to say: House of the Dragon is the only one shooting. All the other ones
HBO had also shared a synopsis for the fantasy spin-off, which would have taken place thousands of years before the events in the original Game of Thrones plot. Although the series was still
George R.R. Martin Says HBO Max Has 'Shelved' Several 'Game of Thrones' Projects. As HBO Max preps to merge with discovery+, the series' author says "a couple" Game of Thrones spin-offs are facing
The Game of Thrones spinoff/prequel known as The Long Night will no longer be moving forward at HBO. Naomi Watts ( Twin Peaks, The Ring) was set to star. It's unknown what HBO's plan for future By Russ Burlingame - July 19, 2021 11:07 am EDT. 0. Buried in today's story about a pair of new Game of Thrones animated shows in development is a report that the planned Flea Bottom project
That HBO canceled Bloodmoon despite a $30 million pilot also speaks to their attempts to quality control with Game of Thrones spinoffs. It's an admirable show of restraint when it'd be so easy to go the opposite direction, and ultimately makes the upcoming shows more exciting because it's not just done for the sake of the franchise.
