Game of Thrones spinoff series on Jon Snow is no longer in development; Kit Harington says, “It’s firmly on the shelf”

Despite being disappointed by the finale of Game of Thrones, fans of the show were super excited when a spinoff series on the life of Jon Snow was announced. But now, it seems like winter will not be coming. Kit Harington in a recent chat got candid about the show and revealed it is now off the table.

For those who do not know, in 2022 reports surfaced that a Jon Snow spinoff series – which would act as a sequel to Game of Thrones, was in development. The show – based on George R R Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice, would reportedly be focused on Harington’s character after his exile beyond the wall with the wildlings.

Kit Harington on Jon Snow spinoff series

During an interaction with Screen Rant – during the promoting Blood for Dust, Harington revealed that the Jon Snow spinoff series is no longer in development. He said, “I hadn’t really ever spoken about it, because it was in development. I didn’t want it leaked out that it was being developed, and I didn’t want the thing to happen where people kind of start theorizing, getting either excited about it or hating the idea of it, when it may never happen. Because in development, you look at every angle, and you see whether it’s worth it.”

He continued, “And currently, it’s not. Currently, it’s off the table, because we all couldn’t find the right story to tell that we were all excited about enough. So, we decided to lay down tools with it for the time being. There may be a time in the future where we return to it, but at the moment, no. It’s firmly on the shelf.”

Announced/Cancelled spinoffs

Shortly after the Game of Thrones series finale, HBO announced five prequel series were in development. Among them was an untitled project unofficially referred to as The Long Night. It was set to take place thousands of years before the events of GoT. Naomi Watts was cast in the lead role alongside Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Josh Whitehouse and several others. The full pilot episode, directed by S.J. Clarkson, was shot in Northern Ireland, but in October 2019, HBO pulled the plug.

The day ‘The Long Night’ was cancelled, HBO green lit House of the Dragon. premiere on August 21, 2022, the series was based on the 2018 prequel book Fire & Blood. The series – centred on House Targaryen, stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans and more. Production for the show’s second season began in the UK in April 2023 and will begin streaming in June 2024.

In April 2023, a Game of Thrones prequel series — based on Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg — was issued a straight-to-series order at HBO. The story takes place 90 years before the events of A Song of Ice and Fire series.

In March 2021, it was reported that HBO was developing a trio of ideas for new spinoffs set in Martin’s world. These included 9 Voyages – a series that reportedly would follow Corlys Velaryon, aka the Sea Snake; a project set in Flea Bottom – the slum district in King’s Landing; and a show based around the 10,000 Ships – a reference to the journey made by warrior queen Princess Nymeria. In 2021 reprots surfaced that plans for a Flea Bottom series have been scrapped. A 2023 New Year’s Eve update from Martin revealed that 9 Voyages would switch from a live-action format into an animated series.

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