the project would upend
Thrones’ final season as the last word on the fates of the surviving characters in HBO’s most popular and Emmy-winning series of all time. In theory, the project could open the door for other surviving characters from the
Thrones universe to reappear — such as Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie).
This development news means there are now seven
Thrones projects in the works in addition to the upcoming
House of the Dragon prequel series, which debuts Aug. 21.
Dragon tells the story of a civil war within House Targaryen and is set about 200 years before the events in
Thrones.
HBO’s other live-action prequels in various stages of development are
10,000 Ships (aka
Nymeria) with showrunner Amanda Segel,
9 Voyages (aka
The Sea Snake) with showrunner Bruno Heller, and
Dunk and Egg with showrunner Steve Conrad.
There are also three animated prequel projects,
first reported by THR, including
The Golden Empire, which is set in the China-inspired land of Yi Ti.
In addition, there’s a
GoT stage play in development that would revive iconic characters and explore the origins of Robert’s Rebellion, which
THR first reported in March.