It's been no secret that HBO has been trying to expand its
Game of Thrones franchise now that the main series is ending - but today fans are getting the unfortunate news that one planned
Game of Thrones spinoff is dead in the water over at HBO. That series was to be conceived by current
Game of Thrones co-executive producer and writer Bryan Cogman, who has produced pivotal episodes of the series like season 3's "Kissed By Fire" (where Jon Snow finally got with Ygritte), and this final season's "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms", which serves as a solemn lead-in to this week's epic (and bloody) "Battle of Winterfell" episode.
In a statement to THR, Cogman confirmed that not only is his planned spinoff now dead, but his involvement in the world of Westeros has also ended for good:
"I'm definitely leaving. I was developing one of the successor shows with George. George has worked with a bunch of the writers, including Jane, whose show is being done [as a pilot]. My prequel show is not happening and will not happen. HBO decided to go a different way. I'm working with Amazon now and helping them out with their shows. So, it is a goodbye. I am done with Westeros. It's wonderfully bittersweet. I'll certainly miss it, but I'm excited to go out on my own and try to be in the captain's chair of my own projects, armed with everything I've learned. I've learned more than I could possibly imagine from eight seasons of this thing. It's been wonderful to look back and watch some of the old episodes, and see some of our old friends at the premiere recently, and to know that we've done something good. We've done good work that people enjoy. That's all an entertainer can ever hope for. I'm eager to start the next chapter, but a part of my heart will always live with Game of Thrones. That's one of the reasons why this episode was so important to me. It was a goodbye and a love letter to these characters and to this cast."
