Game of Thrones spin-off: George RR Martin teases details for FIVE shows
WITH Game of Thrones rapidly coming to an end, fans of the series were thrilled to hear that four spin-off shows were in development.
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Now, George RR Martin has revealed there are five scripts for potential series’ and has dropped some major hints about what they will focus on.
The author confirmed on his Not A Blog that each show would be a prequels and set before the events that take place in the HBO series.
He added that they “may not even be set on Westeros” suggesting fans could be introduced to a new land.
Speaking of the number of spin-offs in development, he divulged: “We had four scripts in development when I arrived in LA last week, but by the time I left we had five.
“We have added a fifth writer to the original four. No, I will not reveal the name here.
“[…] He’s a really terrific addition, however, a great guy and a fine writer, and aside from me and maybe Elio and Linda, I don’t know anyone who know and loves Westerns as well as he does.”
Discussing what each spin-off will be based on, he confirmed that there will be no show based on his Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas but commented: “Eventually, sure, I’d love that.”
“I don’t want to repeat what happened with Game of Thrones itself, where the show gets ahead of the books,” he continued.
“When the day comes that I’ve finished telling all my tales of Dunk and Egg, then we’ll do a TV show about them… but that day is still a long ways off.”
George also revealed that Robert’s Rebellion would not have its own show either, teasing: “[By] the time I finish writing A Song of Ice & Fire, you will know every important thing that happened in Robert’s Rebellion.
“There would be no surprises or revelations left in such a show, just the acting out of conflicts whose resolutions you already know.
“That’s not a story I want to tell just now; it would feel too much like a twice-told tale.”
Game of Thrones returns to HBO on July 16 and will air in the UK on Sky Atlantic on July 17.