George RR Martin Gives Several Game Of Thrones Prequel Updates, And One For Winds Of Winter

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While Game of Thrones may have ended on HBO in 2019, it's the fantasy franchise that simply keeps on giving. That's due almost entirely to the myriad of spin-offs in development by WarnerMedia. In fact, there are so many in the works at this point that it might be hard to keep track of.

Thankfully, franchise creator--and A Song of Ice and Fire author--George RR Martin has provided an update on practically everything Thrones-related in the pipeline, including the long-delayed Winds of Winter novel. And no, you shouldn't get your hopes up about that one just yet.

Martin outlined progress on several of the projects in a post on his blog, sharing a mixture of information we know, confirmed rumors, and news that should get you a bit excited. For simplicity's sake, we're going to break this out into sections. With so many titles in play, that's honestly the only way to remain remotely coherent.

House of the Dragon will be the first spin-off viewers will see from the franchise. According to Martin, the first season of the series has wrapped production in London and it's now being edited together. «What I have seen, I have loved,» he wrote. «I am eager to see more.»

This live-action series was previously known as Nine Voyages, but according to Martin a name change came about «since we wanted to avoid having two shows with numbers in the title.» This series, which is about Corlys Velaryon–the head of House Velaryon in the novels–, is in the pilot-writing phase currently. Bruno Heller (Gotham, Rome) is scripting.

This is the other show with a number in its title. Per Martin, showrunner Amanda Segel (Helstrom, The Mist) has delivered more than one draft of the pilot script. «We are forging ahead,» the author states.

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