Earlier this year it was reported that HBO Max had begun working on an animated Game of Thrones spinoff, and now there are apparently more in the works.
Per the Hollywood Reporter, two more animated shows are in development for HBO Max, making for a total of three possible offerings. It’s worth mentioning these series aren’t necessarily even at the production stage, however. HBO previously cancelled a Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts after shooting the pilot.
One of the three animated projects in development is set to focus on the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, a region not fully explored in HBO’s original series and only lightly touched on in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels. The upcoming prequel show House of the Dragon, which started production earlier this year, does feature a character who sailed to the region, however.
As for the two other potential animated Game of Thrones shows, details remain scarce at the moment but the idea is that at least one of them will help fill out HBO Max’s growing adult animation slate.
One of the other many GoT projects in development, titled Flea Bottom, is also no longer going ahead, with sources close to the project explaining it was set to follow life in the slums of King’s Landing. When reports about that series first surfaced, the idea was in its early stages and HBO never officially confirmed it.
Back in April, HBO confirmed House of the Dragon had officially gotten started, with the Twitter account for the franchise sharing a photo of a cast table reading. Among those set to feature in the show are Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, and Fabien Frankel. The 10-episode series, for which George R.R. Martin serves as executive producer, will take place 300 years before Thrones. The story will follow Rhaenyra and Aegon II Targaryen as they grapple to be successor to the Iron Throne.
The first season is set to premiere sometime in 2022.
Martin isn’t just working on GoT projects, however. Earlier this month, AMC green-lit a new crime drama based on Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee books, with the 72-year-old producing alongside retired actor Robert Redford.
