HBO lines up potential heirs to its crowning glory
Game of Thrones has just one season to run after the current one — but could live on in spin-offs
New York — On Monday night, the first-to-last season of Game of Thrones premiered on HBO as devoted fans gleefully embraced the return of favourite characters, gruesome violence, and the series signature spiderweb of political intrigue. The houses of Westeros are still going at it — at least for now, anyway. The final season will be in mid-2018. And then it will end. Forever. Game of Thrones is HBO’s flagship show and most-watched franchise — it’s provided crucial ammunition for the premium network’s escalating battle with streaming competitors such as Netflix and Amazon. But with the end in sight, it’s an open question whether HBO can gin up a comparable replacement for a brand that garnered 8.9-million viewers for last season’s finale. HBO has a plan, and the plan is more Thrones. The network has teamed up with four writers to develop four potential heirs to the mothership, telling new tales within the world created by George RR Martin. HBO head of programming Casey Bloys said in ...
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