‘Game of Thrones' may have more than 8 seasons and a ‘Game of Thrones' prequel series.
Fans have wondered how long the fantasy drama based on George R.R. Martin's books would last, and HBO programming president Michael Lomardo revealed details surrounding the future of ‘Game of Thrones'. During Thursday's TCA summer press tour, Lombardo said there's going to be at least 8 seasons and perhaps a prequel.
“Seven-seasons-and-out has never been the conversation,” Lombardo said. “The question is how much beyond seven are we going to do.”
He added that showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are “feeling like there's two more years after six. I would always love for them to change their minds. That's what we're looking at right now.”
Lombardo also discussed rumors that a prequel could be a possibility.
“I would be open to anything Dan and David want to do,” Lombardo said. “It really would depend fully on what they want to do. I think you're right, there's enormous storytelling to be mined in a prequel. We haven't had any conversations.”
‘Game of Thrones' wrapped season five in June, with season six currently in production.
In March, George R.R. Martin wrote a blog post in which he said ten seasons of Game of Thrones sounded good to him.
“I allowed that ten years sounded fine to me. I continue to hear similar sentiments from HBO every time I have a meeting with them, be it in LA or New York,” Martin wrote.
George R.R. Martin is currently working on the sixth out of a planned seven installments of his Song of Ice and Fire series. The HBO series has used up a majority of the material already published in his books, with season five going outside of what George R.R. Martin's work more than any season before it.
