Jon Snow seems to know something.
Kit Harington, who played beloved “Game of Thrones” character Jon Snow, delivered heartbreaking news on Tuesday about the potential spinoff series.
“I had never really talked about it, because it was in development,” Harington, 37, told Screen Rant. “I didn’t want it to be revealed that it was being developed, and I didn’t want this to happen where people start theorizing, either getting excited or hating the idea, whereas this might never happen. »
According to the British actor, those involved are “looking at all angles” to “see if it’s worth it.”
“Currently, this is not the case,” he lamented. “Currently, this is no longer relevant because we all didn’t find the right story to tell when we were all sufficiently excited. So we decided to provide him with tools for the time being.
Although the spin-off could potentially be revisited in the future, it is “firmly on the shelf” for now.
In November 2023, HBO CEO Casey Bloys told TV Line that potential spinoffs were still in limbo.
“We still have scripts for “Game of Thrones” in development. We greenlit ‘Dunk and Egg’ in the spring,” Bloys told the outlet, referring to a series of short stories written by author George RR Martin.
According to Bloys, the “Dunk and Egg” series is the only spin-off that has been greenlit so far.
“I wouldn’t say there’s anything else in this world that’s close to a green light or anything,” the HBO honcho added. “But we are always working on different scenarios and ideas.”
In June 2022, Martin, 75, initially teased the King in the North series in a blog post stating that the series’ working title was simply “Snow.”
If it ever sees the light of day, the series would follow the beloved hero after his exile from the fictional country of Westeros following the murder of his aunt, Daenerys Targaryen.
The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the possible spinoff was “creatively daring” as the series would “totally upend” the lackluster 2019 series finale “Game of Thrones.”
Shortly after the news broke, Harington joked that his character “would have felt like he was getting off lightly.”
“At the end of the series, when we find him in this cell, he is preparing to be beheaded and he wants to be beheaded. He finished. Him going to the Wall is the greatest gift and also the greatest curse,” the Emmy winner told Entertainment Weekly.
“He has to go back with this whole thing and live his life thinking about how he killed Dany, and live his life thinking about Ygritte dying in his arms,” the actor continued. “And living your life thinking about how he hanged Olly, and living your life thinking about all these traumas, and that’s interesting.”
“He’s not doing well,” the “Eternals” star said, referring to his character’s mental health.
As of now, the only “Thrones” spinoff is “House of The Dragon,” which premiered in August 2022 and is currently scheduled to return for season 2 on June 16.
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