Don’t expect a Game of Thrones sequel series, says HBO president

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

*Spoilers for Game of Thrones*

Last Sunday GAME OF THRONES delivered its final episode, capping off a six-episode final season that in every way, shape and form lived up to everyone’s single expectations, driving fans to social media to voice how pleased they were with every aspect of every moment. If one thing was readily apparent about the final episode is that it left a lot open-ended with not near as many characters meeting the chopping block as expected. There was even the cryptic line from Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) “Ask me again in ten years,” with many people believing a sequel series is all but assured for years down the road.

However, HBO programming president Casey Bloys wasted no time shooting that idea out of the sky as if it were Rhegal going for a lovely summer soar. During an interview with THR where Bloys managed to skirt around many questions regarding the finale, the prequel shows, and virtually everything else, he did manage to give a very firm answer to if the show could come back for a continuation series down the line.

 Nope, nope, nope. No. Part of it is, I do want this show — this Game of Thrones, Dan and David’s show — to be its own thing. I don’t want to take characters from this world that they did beautifully and put them off into another world with someone else creating it. I want to let it be the artistic piece they’ve got. That’s one of reasons why I’m not trying to do the same show over. George has massive, massive world; there are so many ways in. That’s why we’re trying to do things that feel distinct — and to not try and re-do the same show. That’s probably one of the reasons why, right now, a sequel or picking up any of the other characters doesn’t make sense for us.

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While Bloys seems to be very confident in his answer, there is so much in the finale that would hint at otherwise. For starters, there’s Tyrion and his newly assembled council under King Bran (yeah, let that still settle in), including Bronn (Jerome Flynn), Ser Davos (Liam Cunningham), Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) as Grand Maester and Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) as head of the King’s Guard. There’s so much rebuilding they have to do and so much room for drama!

We also can’t forget the other Starks, with Sansa (Sophie Turner) being Queen in the North and Arya (Maisie Williams) heading out to the west of Westeros. As for Jon (Kit Harington), did he stay in the North with the Wildlings? Will be roped back into service? Will someone find him chopping wood with Longclaw only to say, “I don’t do that sort of thing anymore. I’m retired.”

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Then there’s Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), who after being killed by Jon her dragon Drogon scooped her up and carried her into the clouds, perhaps never to be seen again. But where did he take her? To bury her? To lands in Essos? There are many theories out there that hint he took her to one of the many Red Priestesses in the world where she could be brought back to life, much like Melisandre (Carice van Houten) did to Jon in season six.

So, yeah, you get it: there's a lot that could make for a big new sequel series. However, that doesn't seem to be in the cards. But who knows what the future has in store. The show just ended a few days ago, so the last thing they're thinking about is how to bring it back. They have the spinoff series in the work, the pilot for the first of which starts shooting next month, Bloys confirmed. Again, things could look very different in a few years, and what is a "Nope" now could be a "Hell yes!" in a few years.