After Recreation of Thrones wrapped in 2019, it wasn’t actually a query about if HBO was contemplating the fantasy sequence for spinoff potential. Out of the many candidates there have been on the time, the primary salvo of this enterprise was final yr’s House of the Dragon, however it gained’t be the final. Forward and after that present’s premiere, HBO stated spinoffs had been within the works centered on Kit Harrington’s Jon Snow and The Hedge Knight, which is predicated on the Dunk & Egg prequel novellas.
In a latest interview with Deadline, HBO’s head of drama Francesca Orsi talked about these two spinoffs, together with Home of the Dragon and the Writers Strike at giant. Whereas she acknowledged the present “lack of collaboration” as Hollywood writers picket for higher wages, she expressed hope that issues will attain a conclusion quickly. Numerous HBO exhibits have stopped manufacturing, and she or he was candid in saying the strike could have an effect on exhibits for the 2024-2025 season—like say, The Last of Us’ second season. “At this level, these exhibits that I’m seeking to air wouldn’t essentially be prepared if this strike final six to 9 months. […] But I feel we’ll cross that street as soon as we come to it.”
Ultimately, Orsi admitted the community will “should assess what’s the finish of the ‘24 schedule, what are the exhibits which are going to be delivered for 2025.” However the main target is just on the 2023-2024 slate, which incorporates Home of the Dragon’s second season, the one identified HBO present working through the strike. Even with the showrunner Ryan Condal solely doing duties as a non-writing producer, she stated the community is “actually assured” in regards to the sophomore season. “If there’s something that must be rewritten or reshot, we’ll deal with that after the strike,” she stated. “We’ll put the sources behind revising what we have to do and reshooting what we have to do if we’ve made any errors alongside the way in which.”
Orsi added that Home’s total future remains to be being actively mentioned. Condal and writer George R.R. Martin have, in line with her, have been speaking in regards to the present’s total lifespan. The unique sequence lasted for eight, and former stories have indicated the 2 males are aiming for half that. She confirmed those talks will proceed after the strike, however in her eyes, Home gained’t go on for “any lower than 4. But could possibly be extra. We’ll see.”
And as for these aforementioned spinoffs, the one one with a agency (doubtlessly three-season) future is Hedge Knight, which stopped production in the course of the strike. Others, Orsi known as “so nascent…till we notice them as actual contenders for manufacturing greenlight.” This thought even extends to that Jon Snow sequence: it’s nonetheless within the earliest of phases, and earlier than the strike, HBO was working with writers to form it up for greenlight. “But at this level, no, no dedication on whether or not it will possibly go all the way in which.”
Home of the Dragon season 2 is meant to premiere on Max someday in 2024. You possibly can learn Orsi’s full interview with Deadline here, which additionally touches on the way forward for Succession, The Final of Us, and different elements of HBO’s enterprise.
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