The Jon Snow spinoff from Game of Thrones may have been shelved a while back, but it sounds like we may still get a chance to see what Westeros looks like after the climactic events of Game of Thrones. At this year's Iceland Noir convention, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin confirmed that among the many Game of Thrones spinoffs currently in development, "there are some sequels."
So far as I know, this is the first time it's been confirmed that there are other sequel spinoffs beyond the Jon Snow series, which would have seen Kit Harington reprise his role from Thrones to see what Jon got up to in the years following his exile north of the Wall. And that's pretty damn exciting.
House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms are the two Thrones spinoffs which made it all the way to the screen, but there are plenty of others that either fell by the wayside or are still in development. The most prominent of those is Blood Moon, a series starring Naomi Watts which would have explored the original Long Night, when the White Walkers nearly eradicated life from Westeros. That show went so far as filming an expensive pilot episode before HBO decided to pass on it.
The list of others is long, and seems to ever be evolving. There's a show about Princess Nymeria and her 10,000 ships; the nine voyages Corlys Velaryon, the Sea Snake, took around the world in his youth; an Aegon the Conqueror show (and possible movie); animated shows about Yi Ti and more. There was a Flea Bottom series, a Braavos show, and of course, the aforementioned Jon Snow show. HBO wants more Thrones, and is exploring all options.
Even knowing all that, the idea of a sequel to Game of Thrones hits different. Anything else could be rooted in the lore Martin has already established, but to go beyond the end of A Song of Ice and Fire means totally uncharted waters.
Martin broached the topic of Game of Thrones spinoffs during a speaking event he did at Iceland Noir, which ran in Reykjavik from November 12 to November 15. Spanish Thrones fansite Los Siete Reinos was in attendance, and recorded Martin's comments for posterity.
"Aside from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon, there are other Game of Thrones spinoff projects in development," Martin said. "Most are prequels. There are several in development, five or six series; and I'm not developing them alone, I'm working with other people. Yes, there are some sequels."
What Game of Thrones sequels could be in development?
Martin's words beget an obvious question: what sequel spinoffs are in development for Game of Thrones? It's certainly possible he was referencing the Jon Snow show, but he said sequels, plural. And that gives us full license to speculate.
Los Siete Reinos posits that a series about Arya Stark could be a good contender, and I'm inclined to agree. Out of all the legacy characters from Thrones, Arya seemed best positioned to go off on her own in a new show, since she set off to explore uncharted areas of the map. Wouldn't it be fun to follow her on that adventure?
There's also a possibility that HBO really takes a risk and tries to develop a Thrones sequel without relying on any of the existing legacy characters. But that almost seems to defeat the purpose, since it has other series that offer fresh casts of characters in Westeros, but only sequels could utilized any of the beloved cast members from the original show.
Ultimately, we won't know more until Martin or someone else attached spills some beans. But in the meantime, we'll dream about what other Thrones series we might want to see on our screens.
For right now, we have A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiering on January 18 to look forward to. After that, House of the Dragon season 3 is expected to premiere sometime in summer 2026.