The actor admitted the proposed mission was put apart after the artistic group failed to search out the appropriate story
A Recreation of Thrones spin-off centered round Jon Snow is now not in growth, actor Package Harington instructed Display screen Rant in a brand new interview.
Harington stated the mission is at the moment “off the desk, as a result of all of us couldn’t discover the appropriate story to inform that we have been all enthusiastic about sufficient.” He continued: “So, we determined to put down instruments with it in the meanwhile. There could also be a time sooner or later the place we return to it, however in the mean time, no. It’s firmly on the shelf.”
There was by no means an enormous announcement concerning the potential spin-off, with information of it solely trickling out in 2022 when GoT creator George R.R. Martin confirmed some swirling rumors. On his web site, Martin wrote that the present was “in growth,” however emphasised that HBO had not given it a inexperienced mild.
When requested for an replace on the present, Harington spoke of his personal reticence to debate it beforehand for just about the identical motive. “I hadn’t actually ever spoken about it, as a result of it was in growth,” he stated. “I didn’t need it leaked out that it was being developed, and I didn’t need the factor to occur the place individuals type of begin theorizing, getting both enthusiastic about it or hating the thought of it, when it might by no means occur. As a result of in growth, you take a look at each angle, and also you see whether or not it’s value it.”
On the time Martin first teased the Jon Snow present, he famous three different spin-offs that have been additionally in growth — and one did get the inexperienced mild from Warner Bros. Discovery final yr. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, can be set a century earlier than the occasions of Recreation of Thrones, and focus on Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg. Whereas the present acquired a straight-to-series order, there’s nonetheless no phrase on casting or a timeframe for when it’ll be launched.
Within the meantime, GoT followers could have the second season of the prequel sequence, Home of the Dragon to stay up for. Two dueling trailers for the present have been launched final month, and the primary episode will premiere June 16.
