8 Game Of Thrones Spinoffs That Were Canceled & Rejected By HBO ( Part 2)
4Nymeria
The story of a famed Dornish warrior queen.
Not to be confused with Arya’s direwolf or Jessica Henwick’s Nymeria Sand from Game of Thrones, Princess Nymeria of Ny Sar was a Dornish warrior queen who lived centuries before House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. One of the various rejected pitches for a prequel series was one exploring her character from writer/producer Brian Helgeland (via THR). This story could have been fascinating and redeemed the treatment of Dorne in Game of Thrones.
3Doom Of Valyria
A tale set in Old Valyria, just before the Doom.
The Doom of Valyria was a chain of volcanic eruptions that destroyed the thriving city of Valyria in Essos. Old Valyria is mentioned several times throughout Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon as the home of the Targaryen family and a city ruled by dragon riders. The fabled Valyria would’ve been exciting to see on screen in a story of characters unknowingly existing just before their deaths at the hands of a cataclysmic event. The series was pitched by Kong: Skull Island’s Max Borenstein (via THR), though this is another area of the world’s history that is perhaps best left in mystery.
2The Seven
The gods of the Seven roam the world.
The Faith of the Seven is one of the major religions in Game of Thrones that is mentioned frequently in the two series. One of the far-fetched pitches for a prequel was about the fabled Seven Gods, as if they were real people roaming the world, showing how they came to be worshiped (via THR). The idea didn’t make it too far and likely wouldn’t have had the traction to follow up the original series.
1Dunk And Egg (Initially Rejected)
The tales of Ser Duncan the Tall and King Aegon V.
The next Game of Thrones prequel is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, which will adapt the novellas commonly called The Tales of Dunk and Egg. The story follows the fabled Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall, and King Aegon V Targaryen, also known as Egg, in their early days, adventuring around Westeros. HBO initially passed on adapting the series (via THR), but it’s now planned to be the third TV series in the universe, taking a less complex, light-hearted approach to the universe.
