game of Thrones Will it soon be entitled to an additional spin-off series? George RR Martin, author of the books that inspired the cult show, announced on Tuesday, June 11, on his blog that a prequel project was once again in development, on hiatus.
This is a series called ten thousand ships (“10,000 Ships”, literally), whose script was just written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eboni Booth:
“She is working for me and HBO on writing a new pilot episode for ‘Ten Thousand Ships,’ a ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-off about Nymeria and the Rhoynar,” he announced.
Before continuing: “We’re all very excited about this project… Although we’re still trying to figure out how we’re going to pay for these 10,000 ships, these 300 dragons, and these giant turtles.”
Screenwriter change
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the plot of ten thousand ships It is located 1,000 years before that of game of Thrones. It follows the character of Queen Nymeria, founder of the kingdom of Dorne, forced to leave Essos to go to Dorne with the Rhoynar after their defeat against the Valyrians.
Brian Helgeland, screenwriter of Los Angeles ConfidentialHe had initially been tasked with writing this first episode of ten thousand ships. Last April she told Inverse that the program “hadn’t been chosen (to be developed) yet, but nothing is ever lost.”
This series is one of five spin-off projects launched by the American channel HBO when it ended. game of Thrones in 2018, after 8 seasons that generated interest worldwide. One of them has already been revealed: Dragon House, whose plot takes place several hundred years before that of the original series. Other projects, such as a series focused on the character of Jon Snow, were abandoned.
Source: BFM TV
