HBO Releases Promo for “After The Thrones”

If there’s one thing the internet has managed to popularize it’s the idea of the after-show, the place where the discussion can continue. AMC was the first to really catch on to the phenomenon with its Breaking Bad after show, Talking Bad. The Walking Dead has had The Talking Dead almost since the get-go. It’s almost surprising that HBO hadn’t come up with their own after-show for Game of Thrones before now, since the landscape is just littered with podcasts on the subject. The network could have just brought us Thronescast, which is the UK GoT after-show that runs on Sky network, and is not available here in the US without some finagling.

Luckily for us, HBO has used its power to rescue “Watch the Thrones” from the ashes of the now defunct Grantland, and have rebranded it “After The Thrones.” Although it will be “made available” to HBO subscribers, it will not run on the channel proper, but will be available to stream after the episode ends. Here’s the promo for it.

“After the Thrones” is hosted by Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan and produced by Bill Simmons. According to the details given, it will be available to watch the Monday after the show (no specific time given) on HBO Now, HBO Go, HBO On Demand and HBO streaming.

If the show gets popular enough, HBO may do as AMC did and bring the show to the channel proper in its own timeslot. Either way, we’ll be watching.