Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman reunites with an HBO exec for a new project, but probably not the one many GoT fans want.
The writers room on Game of Thrones was small, but whenever an episode was written by Bryan Cogman, you knew it was time to pay attention. He was behind great hours like “Kissed By Fire,” “The Laws of Gods and Men,” and “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” the only episode of the final season everyone seemed to enjoy.
What’s more, Cogman was behind the original pitch for House of the Dragon, the Targaryen-focused prequel series heading into production even as we speak. Unfortunately, before they ordered a full season of the show, HBO shelved the pitch, and Cogman took his talents to Amazon, where he helped write the scripts for the first season of the upcoming Lord of the Rings show. Now, The Hollywood Reporter has it that Cogman has signed a deal with Entertainment One (eOne), where he’s developing a series based on Arika Kurosawa’s 1961 samurai classic Yojimbo.
What’s more, he’ll be doing it with Michael Lombardo, eOne’s global TV president and the former programming president for HBO. The two worked on Game of Thrones at the same time, so this is so close to a dream team reunion, but not quite.
“I’m delighted and honored to call eOne my new home and very excited to work with Michael and his terrific team,” Cogman said in a statement. “eOne’s global reach and its dynamic, wide-ranging library of IP make it a truly exciting place to tell stories. And the opportunity to reimagine Yojimbo with Mark is nothing less than a dream come true.”
A Yojimbo series sounds pretty cool, but I can’t be the only one wondering if there’s a way to get Cogman back into Westeros somehow — HBO has shown other projects eOne has distributed or produced, including Run and Sharp Objects. Maybe there’s a chance to sneak him onto House of the Dragon…
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