In the years since HBO's fantasy saga aired, there's been a ton of chatter about "Game of Thrones" spin-offs. We've heard pitches for new stories (animated and live-action) set at various points on the timeline, both long before and after the Song of Ice and Fire, animated — but only two have managed to make it to our screens, as of our latest update.
"House of the Dragon" season 2 has now come to an end, and "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" has just premiered on HBO Max. And while we can content ourselves with following Dunk & Egg's exploits and look forward to "House of the Dragon" season 3 later in 2026, it sure seems like there's much more "Thrones" stuff out there.
At a talk in August 2024 (according to an attendee on X), "Game of Thrones" creator George R.R. Martin stated that there were seven "Game of Thrones" spin-offs — three live-action, four animated — in various stages of development at that time.
Since then, though, we've learned that Warner Bros. is apparently in early development on a "Game of Thrones" movie. Then, in February 2025, HBO exec Francesca Orsi told Deadline that there was a "promising" new spin-off in the works that was "still in the Targaryen line".
Our latest major update comes courtesy of a new The Hollywood Reporter interview with George R.R. Martin. Published in January 2026, it gave us fresh info about some of the projects already on the list, and hinted that the shelved Jon Snow project might return with a new legacy character in the frame instead.
Whether any of these projects is the same one Martin was talking about remains to be seen, and just because we've heard about these projects doesn't mean they'll manage to make it to air. After all, we know of at least three "Game of Thrones" spin-offs that have been actively cancelled, so there's every chance more will follow suit.
Regardless, I've scoured the internet for as much info as I could find about all the rumored "Game of Thrones" spin-offs that have been mentioned at one time or another and tried to identify (wherever possible) whether work is continuing on them or not. Here's what we know right now.
'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'
Status: Airing Jan-Feb 2026
After "House of the Dragon", "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" is the next "Game of Thrones" spinoff to make it to our screens.
The series will adapt the first of George R.R. Martin's Dunk & Egg stories, which sees how the nomadic knight Ser Duncan the Tall first enlists Egg as his squire and follows them to Ashford, where Dunk wishes to take part in a tournament. Production on the six-part show was confirmed to be underway on June 18, 2024 and star Dexter Sol Ansell confirmed filming had wrapped in September 2024.
In our "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" season premiere review, TG's Malcolm McMillan gave the episode a 3-star verdict, writing: "While the premiere feels sluggish, the short 30-minute runtime and high production value make it worth the investment for fans of Westeros lore."
'Ten Thousand Ships'
Status: In development (as of June 2024)
"Ten Thousand Ships" is a prequel series set 1,000 years before the events of "Game of Thrones" that deals with the history of Princess Nymeria and the Rhoynar (one of the ancestral groups of the people of Westeros, the others being the Andals and the First Men).
In April 2024, writer Brian Helgeland (who was attached to the project) outlined the plot of his series in an interview with Inverse. "Essentially, it was the story of Moses but swapping him out for Nymeria", he said. "Her country gets ruined, and her people are forced to live on the water, which is why the show was called 'Ten Thousand Ships.'"
"They end up having to leave and find a new home like the Israelites leaving Egypt. She’s leading all these people, trying to hold everyone together but things are always in danger of falling apart as they travel around a fictionalized version of the Mediterranean, looking for a new home to settle in."
Although it was presumed canceled, George R.R. Martin let slip on his blog that things have changed. On June 11, he revealed that playwright Eboni Booth was working on a new pilot for "Ten Thousand Ships."
"We’re all very excited about this one", Martin joked, "though we’re still trying to figure out how we’re going to pay for ten thousand ships, three hundred dragons, and those giant turtles."
The 'Game of Thrones' movie
Status: In development (as of 2024)
On October 31, 2024, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Warner Bros. had quietly been developing "at least one" movie in Martin's fantasy world. Details beyond that statement are very light, as the project is thought to be in very early development.
At the time of writing, there were no creatives attached to the project, and it was unclear how this new spin-off would expand on Westeros, either. Nevertheless, the publication said Warner Bros. is apparently "keen on exploring the idea of Westeros invading cinemas". Watch this space, I guess!
An 'Aegon's Conquest' spinoff
Status: TBC, but possibly in development
Aegon's Conquest is the period in which Aegon I Targaryen (aka "Aegon the Conquerer) and his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys managed to conquer six of the Seven Kingdoms (Dorne managed to resist) with their dragons and army. In doing so, he became the first king to sit on the Iron Throne, founding the Targaryen dynasty.
In 2023, Variety reported that a series based on this campaign was being "actively discussed" at HBO. At the time, they said that the search for a writer was underway as HBO was "keen to move forward and get it into development." There were even claims that there might be a feature component to the pitch (a movie that would then lead into the proposed TV show).
In February 2024, The Hollywood Reporter shared the news that "The Batman 2" co-writer Mattson Tomlin was attached to the project.
And in a huge interview with George R.R. Martin in January 2026, THR reported that a spinoff centered on King Aegon's conquest was being developed "as a possible drama series and by the Warner Bros. film team as a mammoth "Dune"-sized feature film."
'Bloodmoon'
Status: Canceled
Before "House of the Dragon" came on the scene, there was a different "Game of Thrones" prequel in development: "Bloodmoon." HBO ordered a pilot for the prequel from Jane Goldman back in 2018 which reportedly cost them $30 million to make.
Naomi Watts was due to star, and we saw some set photos of Watts in costume earlier this year when makeup designer Flora Moody shared them online.
'Empire of Ash' / a Doom of Valyria spinoff
Status: Canceled
"Empire of Ash" is the alleged working title of a spin-off that comes from an unverified report that once leaked on a "Game of Thrones" wiki, so don't put too much stock in the name.
However, per The Hollywood Reporter, we do know that writer Max Borenstein ("Kong: Skull Island") had at one stage been developing a series that would expand on the "Doom of Valyria", a cataclysmic event of some sort that caused the collapse of the entire Valyrian Freehold, the ancestral home of House Targaryen.
Speaking to Inverse in 2021, Borenstein wouldn't confirm the nature of his series pitch, but he told the publication that he was "very passionate" about his idea and hoped that he'd get to return to it in the future. "House of the Dragon" has certainly worked hard to show just how dangerous the dragons can be, and it would be great to find out exactly what happened to this part of the world.
Given this period has been explored before, I can't help but wonder whether that "promising" new spinoff Orsi mentioned —the one that is "still in the Targaryen line" — could well indicate there's renewed interest in bringing the Doom of Valyria to our screens (but that's not official, that's purely my own hunch).
'Flea Bottom'
Status: Canceled
Back in 2021, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that this live-action prequel set in the titular King's Landing slum was confirmed not to be moving forward. The area was home to a number of notable faces, including Dunk and Jon Snow's ally, Davos Seaworth (pictured).
It sounds like development never got very far, either, with THR saying "Flea Bottom" was "always the most nascent of the ideas that were made public" at the time.
'House of the Dragon'
Status: Renewed for two more seasons.
"House of the Dragon" likely needs no introduction. It was the first "Game of Thrones" spin-off to make it to our screens and recounts the "Dance of the Dragons," the brutal, bloody civil war between two factions of House Targaryen that played out nearly 200 years prior to the events of "Game of Thrones."
Even though the original show's ending left us on a sour note, "House of the Dragon" has all but proved that there are still tons of people interested in Westeros. Nearly nine million viewers tuned in to watch the season 2 finale, and plenty of them (myself included) will now be eagerly awaiting "House of the Dragon" season 3's debut, which is expected in 2026. Oh, and if you missed it, the series will conclude with season 4.
'Nine Voyages/The Sea Snake'
Status: In development
A spin-off based on famous sailor Lord Corlys Velaryon (nicknamed the "Sea Snake", which was once the working title) has been on the cards for some time now. But in January 2024, George R.R. Martin confirmed that "Nine Voyages" had switched mediums and would now be an animated project.
"Nine Voyages" will, presumably, explore the so-called "great voyages" that Corlys (and his grandson) undertook to the Further East lands of Essos. There are other animated projects thought to be in development, but this is the one we know the most about at the time of writing, and it's almost certainly one of the shows Martin was talking about in August.
A Robert's Rebellion series
Status: TBC, but very unlikely
Remember Robert Baratheon? The man on the Iron Throne before Joffrey? Well, this rumored series was apparently one of the ideas thrown around when HBO was first exploring potential "Game of Thrones" spin-offs.
In short, the rebellion was a brutal war between the Great Houses that saw Aerys II Targaryen (the "Mad King") overthrown by Robert Baratheon and a few of his key allies like Ned Stark and Jon Arryn.
Despite fans' appetite to see this particular chapter of history in a series, it certainly seems unlikely, especially as Martin himself isn't all that interested in making one. In 2017, he said we'll know all we need to about the Rebellion, and he felt at the time it would "feel too much like a twice-told tale." So, we'll just have to wait for those last books to arrive, instead.
'Snow'
Status: Shelved
It sounds like Jon Snow’s story will stay as is, at least for now. In 2022, news broke that a Jon Snow sequel series (which “Thrones” star Kit Harington pitched to HBO) had entered development (news which George R.R. Martin confirmed in a blog post). If you were intrigued to see what Snow got up to after the events of "Game of Thrones," we’ve got bad news for you: the Jon Snow show’s on ice
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly in April 2024, Harington said: “It’s not happening — and not happening anytime soon anyway. We bounced some ideas around and nothing really lit us up. It just didn’t. I think we don’t want to do something that’s not worth it. So for the time being, we’re just shelving it."
It sure sounds like Harington couldn't ever be tempted into returning to the role, either. While he's due to lend his voice to a fresh recording of the "Harry Potter" books, when Variety asked if he would want to voice Jon Snow if anyone recorded new "Thrones" audiobooks, he said this: "No, god no. I don't wanna go anywhere near it. I spent 10 years doing that. Thanks, I'm alright."
THR's January 2026 interview with Martin revealed the series would have found Snow a broken man. There report read: "Having chased off his direwolf Ghost and thrown away his sword Lonclaw, Jon spent his time building cabins and burning them back down again. Harington also wanted Jon to die and to avoid being a hero."
While this sequel series seems very much canned, that same story hints that a follow-up is still very much on the cards; see below.
A sequel series featuring Arya Stark
Status: Possibly in development
As mentioned, THR's Jan. 2026 interview reports that "Drops of God" creator Quoc Dang Tran has apparently boarded the "Game of Thrones" sequel series.
Details are still being "fleshed out," apparently, but one possibility is to shift the story over to Essos, and to add a different Stark sibling to the mix: Maisie Williams' Arya Stark.
THR continues: "This is very early development, however, and HBO is naturally being quite cautious about handling this one. “We are very interested and excited by the prospect of a sequel but also keenly aware of how high the bar of execution needs to be,” one insider says."
'The Golden Empire'
Status: TBC
"The Golden Empire" is another one of those animated projects in the works, but we know very little about it, save for the fact that it's set in Yi Ti — as confirmed on Martin's "Not a Blog" site — one of the nations of Essos that was only briefly mentioned in the "Game of Thrones" TV adaptation. It's a region that supposedly exists parallel to Imperial China, though we've not had any more info on it for a while, now.
