George RR Martin shares unexpected update on scrapped Game of Thrones spin-off

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin has given fans a hopeful update on a spin-off series that was thought to be dead. “When not writing and producing her prize-winning plays on and off Broadway, she has been kept busy by me and HBO, working on a new pilot for TEN THOUSAND SHIPS, a GAME OF THRONES spin-off about Nymeria and the Rhoynar,” he said. Martin joked: “We’re all very excited about this one… though we’re still trying to figure out how we’re going to pay for ten thousand ships, three hundred dragons, and those giant turtles.” open image in gallery George RR Martin The series will follow Princess Nymeria, an ancestor of House Martell and founder of the kingdom of Dorne. “That’s why it hasn’t been picked up yet, but nothing is ever dead.” open image in gallery Indira Varma with Pedro Pascal in 'Game of Thrones' Game of Thrones fans do not have long to wait for the second season of spin-off series House of the Dragon, with the first episode of season two released on HBO and Sky Atlantic on Monday.