Game of Thrones, the culture-seizing TV series based on George R.R. Martin’s unfinished A Song of Ice and Fire books, ended in May 2019 with plenty of fans feeling disappointed. But a hit’s a hit, so several projects surrounding the high fantasy property are now in development. That list includes two new animated series, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
One of the new animated projects will reportedly be set in the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, a region far from where most of GoT took place. The thorough, fan-sourced Ice and Fire wiki places Yi Ti east of Qarth and the Bone Mountains along the Jade Sea. (Okay, this stuff rules.) The land is mentioned in passing in the books but has yet to get any center-stage action in the series. Martin has suggested that Yi Ti was meant to represent East Asia in the way Westeros evoked the British Isles, according to a 2014 comment to a fan on Martin’s LiveJournal page. THR notes it’s “inspired by Imperial China” in particular.
THR had no details to share about the second new project. Another animated series was reportedly already in development before the two new ones came to light. Not much is known about the first animated series other than it will be “adult-leaning,” according to a January report.
A deal is not a guarantee that a project will make it past the Night’s Watch of Development. A previously discussed GoT live-action series, Flea Bottom, was nixed according to THR. The show was going to be set in King’s Landing’s impoverished area, but it was “always the most nascent of the ideas,” according to THR’s sources.
Other rumored shows, according to Deadline, include: 10,000 Ships, set 1,000 years before the action of Game of Thrones and about a princess named Nymeria; 9 Voyages, following Corlys Velaryon and his adventures on the Sea Snake ship; and Tales of Dunk & Egg, based on pre-existing Martin novellas. None have been confirmed by HBO.
The live-action House of the Dragon, a prequel series based on the book Fire & Blood concerning House Targaryen (the Khaleesi’s family, if you are rusty), actually went into production in the United Kingdom this April. It will star Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, Paddy Considine, and Emma D’Arcy and debut next year.
In addition to all that, AMC recently announced George R.R. Martin and Robert Redford as co-producers on Dark Winds, based on a successful series of Tony Hillerman novels. Martin is also, allegedly, finishing his sixth and seventh Ice and Fire books.
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