Game Of Thrones Sequel Is Developing At HBO To Bring Back Kit Harington As Jon Snow

Kit Harington as Jon Snow Game of Thrones
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Game of Throneswas undeniably the biggest show on television when it came to an end with its divisive eighth and final season in 2019, and it then seemed like the final farewell to the Stark family. The spinoffs all seemed to be set either long before or far away from the Seven Kingdoms (aswithHouse of the Dragon, which debuts in August) of theGame of Thrones时代然而现在,续集系列报道n the works, with none other than Kit Harington reprising his iconic role.

HBO is reportedly developing a sequel series based on Jon Snow, according toTHR, with Kit Harington attached to return if the project moves forward. The project is said to be intended for live-action (and therefore not one ofthe rumored animated spinoffs first reported back in 2021). HBO is in the early stages of development, so a lot of progress will need to happen if the Jon Snow sequel series does truly happen and bring back Harington. Neither HBO nor Harington have commented at the time of writing.

尽管基于任何survi续集系列vingGame of Thronescharacters could be complicated to produce without bringing in a number of major former cast members, a project based on Jon Snow could actually be ideal. The original series ended with Jon exiled from Seven Kingdoms (or Six Kingdoms by that point), which was a better alternative to being executed for killing his aunt/lover/tyrant queen Daenerys. He traveled beyond The Wall with the Free Folk (and Ghost, after they finally reunited).

If a Jon Snow spinoff was set beyond The Wall, the show technically wouldn't need to recruit a number of familiarGame of Thronesfaces, and many of the stars have gone in some very different directions from their breakout HBO roles. Harington himself debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part ofEternals, and he isn't the onlyGame of Thronesalum to make the jump to a comic book-based TV universe as opposed showing interest in returning to the one crafted by author George R.R. Martin. Earlier this year, Haringtoncommented on his potential future (or lack thereof) in the MCU.

As a longtimeGame of Thronesfan andA Song of Ice and Firereader (who is more than ready forThe Winds of Winter), I would love to see stars like Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, and Isaac Hempstead Wright appear in a Jon Snow project after the original series finally reunited the Starks in the final season only to split them all back up again. Still, with the project only in early stages of development, there are many more questions than answers at this point.

For now, fans can count on seeing characters in Westeros again in the not-too-distant future, and some of those characters will even be relatives of Jon on his Targaryen side. Of the manyGame of Thronesspinoffs that have been in development off and on over the years,House of the Dragonreceived a series order and will debut on HBO on August 21. It is set more than a century before the timeline of the original series, so fans shouldn't hold out hope for cameos from stars like Kit Harington, but it will be a journey back to the world of Westeros.

For now, you can always watch and rewatch the eight seasons ofGame of Thronesstreaming withan HBO Max subscription, and check out our2022 TV premiere schedulefor some more viewing options. Book fans can only hope that this bigGame of Thronesnews will soon be followed by bigA Song of Ice and Firenewsabout George R.R. Martin finally completingThe Winds of Winter.

Laura Hurley
Senior Content Producer

Laura turned a lifelong love of television into a valid reason to write and think about TV on a daily basis. She's not a doctor, lawyer, or detective, but watches a lot of them in primetime. Resident of One Chicago, the galaxy far, far away, and Northeast Ohio. Will not time travel, but will sneak references to The X-Files into daily conversation.