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Not a “Game of Thrones” also-ran
- “Outlander” is not a “Game of Thrones” also-ran. Sure, it takes place in a location with keen resemblance to the once-Stark-dominated kingdom of The North, and both “Outlander” and “Thrones” escape neat genre delineation, mixing fantasy, romance, action, and sci-fi. But the similarities stop there.
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Apr 8, 2016 · Are we talking about Outlander or Game of Thrones? Both, actually, and with Outlander debuting for a second season, just a few weeks ahead of Game of Thrones’ Season 6 premiere, the...
Outlander is a historical drama television series based on the Outlander novel series by Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore, the show premiered on August 9, 2014, on Starz. It stars Caitríona Balfe as Claire Randall, a former World War II military nurse in Scotland who, in 1945, finds herself transported back in time to 1743.
- House of The Dragon
- A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms
- Aegon's Conquest
- The Sea Snake /Nine Voyages
- Ten Thousand Ships
- Snow
- The Golden Empire
- Bloodmoon
- Flea Bottom
- Robert's Rebellion
STATUS: Season 2 is now airing
House of the Dragon was first out of the gate for Game of Thrones spinoffs. The series got off to an energetic start in 2022 with its 10-episode first season about the conflicts within House Targaryen that eventually lead to the destructive civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. The show was quickly renewed for season 2, and earned eight Emmy nominations, as well as a Golden Globe win for Best Drama Series. Days before the season 2 premiere, the show was renewed again for season 3. The...
STATUS: Filming
The second spinoff to get the official green light from HBO is prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on Martin's novellas that are collectively known as The Tales of Dunk and Egg. Formerly titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, the series was announced in April 2023, but development was stalled due to the Hollywood writers' strikethat brought the industry to a standstill later that year. The project is now in production ahead of a planned 2025 premiere. In the...
STATUS: In development
In April 2023, Variety reported that a series about Aegon I Targaryen, a.k.a. Aegon the Conqueror, was in early development. HBO did not comment at the time, but it wasn't until February 2024 that screenwriter Mattson Tomlin (Terminator Zero, The Batman Part II) confirmedthat he was attached to a prequel about the storied uniter of Westeros. "That one is very early days where I'm currently writing the script, currently doing a lot of great back and forth with George," Tomlin told EW. Based on...
STATUS: In development
When we meet the man known as the Sea Snake in House of the Dragon, Corlys Velaryon is a wise and world-weary veteran of many adventurers. But Fire & Blood, Martin's fictional book of history on House Targaryen that stretches back much farther than the beginning of the show, is full of fun details about the seafarer's legendary Nine Voyages. Those past adventures would be good material for another show, and HBO was first reported to be developing a spinoff called Nine Voyages in March 2021. I...
STATUS: In development
This prequel, reportedly set about 1,000 years before the events of Game of Thrones, would follow Princess Nymeria, an ancestor of House Martell who founded Dorne. Known as a true warrior, she was such an iconic figure in the world of Thronesthat two characters from the original series were named after her: one of the Sand Snakes (played by Jessica Henwick), as well as Arya Stark's direwolf. The working title Ten Thousand Shipsrefers to the number of boats accompanying Nymeria when her army t...
STATUS: Indefinitely shelved
One Game of Thrones spinoff not based on pre-existing material by Martin was a planned sequel series focusing on what Jon Snow gets up to after the end of the original. Kit Harington was set to reprise his role from the Emmy-winning drama after, as Martin confirmed on his blog, bringing the idea of the spinoff to him in the first place. The actor even brought in his own writers and showrunners (whom Martin declined to name at this stage). Unfortunately, Harington told EW in an April 2024 inte...
STATUS: TBD
Among the spinoffs HBO was considering at one point for animated titles was one called The Golden Empire. These spinoffs are mostly shrouded in secrecy, but thankfully Martin has given little bits and pieces of information about what fans might be able to expect from the rumored animated Game of Thronesseries. "I am not allowed to talk about most of what's happening, except to say that things are moving very fast, and I love love love some of the concept art I am seeing," Martin wrote in a 20...
STATUS: Canceled
Before House of the Dragon, HBO approved a pilot order for a prequel series that would become known as Bloodmoon. It has since become the stuff of Hollywood legend. Set thousands of years before Game of Thrones during the Age of Heroes, Bloodmoonwould have taken place in the lead up to the Long Night war with the white walkers. "The series chronicles the world's descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. And only one thing is for sure: from the horrifying secrets of Westeros...
STATUS: Canceled
Of all the early ideas for Game of Thrones spinoffs, Flea Bottomwas in its most seedling form when it was canceled altogether. The show would have explored life in the titular slum of King's Landing. The project was never actually confirmed by HBO.
STATUS: Unknown
In 2021, after HBO ordered House of the Dragon, EW reportedthat the network was looking to move ahead on several other concepts for potential spinoffs. One that came up at the time was Robert's Rebellion, the nearly year-long war waged by Robert Baratheon, Eddard Stark, and Jon Arryn to overthrow Aerys II Targaryen, a.k.a. the Mad King. The conflict ended the Targaryen reign in Westeros and displaced a young Daenerys Targaryen across the Narrow Sea, setting Emilia Clarke's character on a path...
Aug 8, 2014 · In some ways, this sounds promising — so many storylines on “Game of Thrones” are given short shrift — but “Outlander” lacks “Game of Thrones’” moral complexity.
Aug 26, 2014 · Where the TV version of Game of Thrones has been criticised for its objectification of women’s bodies, Outlander’s gaze is female and, at times, breathtakingly frank.
Mar 11, 2015 · Essentially, Outlander is the tale of Claire Randall (played by Caitriona Balfe), a nurse in the recently ended Second World War who travels to Scotland for her honeymoon and, thanks to an...
May 23, 2016 · Game of Thrones is a sprawling mediation on power and corruption across several fictional lands and an endless string of families; Outlander is an intimate portrait of a marriage, with some...
