Jon Snow is left without a series: the spin-off of 'Game of Thrones' confirms the uneven fortune of the franchise's projects

Kit Harington, who played the iconic Jon Snow in 'Game of Thrones', confirmed to ScreenRant that the spin-off that was being prepared about his character “is no longer in the plans” of HBO. For a little less than two years it was known that the platform was trying to launch a series with which Harington will reprise the character that earned him two Emmy nominations. At that time, George RR Martin himself confirmed that it was an idea that Harington had brought to the producers.

This cancellation, for which neither plot nor those responsible have been known, is due to the fact that, according to the actor, “no story has been found to tell.” And he adds: “Actually, I had never talked about it because it was in development. I didn't want it to leak that it was being developed. I didn't want people to start theorizing, getting excited or hating the idea, when it could happen that it would never happen.” . As it finally ended up happening: “We may return to it in the future, but not at the moment.”

Although it is not clear whether the series would have been a sequel or a prequel, what we do know is how 'Game of Thrones' ended: with the exile of Jon Snow from Westeros, heading to the Enchanted Forest in the company of his direwolf and the savages. . Would this be the starting point of the series? What was known is that Liam Cunningham could possibly reprise his role as Sir Davos Seaworthso the chances of a sequel increased.

This series is one of the many canceled projects around the original and very successful 'Game of Thrones', one of the last HBO hits before the absolute advent of the streaming. But with the exception of 'The House of the Dragon', the franchise has not found comparable successes, and several project cancellations: one telling the life of the inhabitants of Bed of Fleas and another, a prequel set in the Age of Heroes , and which was canceled after the filming of a millionaire pilot. What seems to be still on at the moment is 'The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms', another prequel set almost a century before 'Game of Thrones' and seventy years after 'The House of the Dragon'.

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