“GoT” spinoffs in the works at HBO
HBO has closed deals with four different writers to explore multiple possible spinoffs of “Game of Thrones”.
The premium cable channel says that there is no timeline for development of the projects. “We'll take as much or as little time as the writers need and, as with all our development, we will evaluate what we have when the scripts are in,” a spokesperson said.
The four writers are Max Borenstein (“Kong: Skull Island”), Jane Goldman (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”), Brian Helgeland (“Legend”), and Carly Wray (“Mad Men”, “The Leftovers”). Goldman and Wray will each be working individually with novelist and “Game of Thrones” creator George RR Martin.
“Game of Thrones” executive producers and showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff will be attached to the four projects, as will Martin, but will not write on any of them.
A spinoff to “Game of Thrones” — the most watched series in HBO history — has been a source of speculation for years.
Season 7 of “Game of Thrones” is set to premiere July 16, and will consist of seven episodes. The eighth and final seaso will be between six and eight episodes.
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