9 years, 9 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6: Release date, plots and dragons - everything we know so far

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 With Game of Thrones season five drawing to a dramatic close as only a TV series based on George RR Martin's books can, our minds have already wandered to what season six may have in store. Details remain scarce but a few hints have dripped through on the grapevine and this is what we know so far: Season six will probably start next April Judging by the last five seasons, fans can expect to see new episodes from Dan Weiss and David Benioff sometime in spring 2016. Recent season storylines have proved that not everything that happens in the books will go the same way in Thrones and with the show having caught up with Martin, really anything goes from this point onwards..but George RR Martin isn't writing an episode The author has turned down scripting an episode for next year's season because it would mean at least a month away from work on The Winds of Winter. Plots skipped in past seasons may reappear Weiss and Benioff recently hinted that characters and storylines from Martin's books previously ignored in Thrones may make reappearances in future seasons.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

George RR Martin shares verdict on new Game of Thrones prequel series

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

George RR Martin expresses ‘fury and despair’ when providing Winds of Winter update

The Independent

9 months, 2 weeks ago

When will George RR Martin finish next Game of Thrones book The Winds of Winter?

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The second season of HBO’s …

2 years, 4 months ago

George RR Martin shares rare The Winds of Winter update: ‘It’ll be as big as a dragon’

The Independent

2 years, 7 months ago

Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin urged showrunners to extend last season

Hindustan Times

As House of the Dragon, the spinoff to HBO’s successful show Game of Thrones premieres, fans are reliving the popular show, and also wondering how it went downhill in its final few seasons. Now, George RR Martin, on whose books the show was based, has revealed that he had urged the creators to change how they made the ending and …

3 years ago

House of The Dragon: George RR Martin shares an update on new Game of Thrones spin-off

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4 years, 2 months ago

Game of Thrones prequel reportedly in early development at HBO

The Independent

4 years, 9 months ago

George RR Martin shares update on The Winds of Winter progress: ‘It’s going to be a huge book’

The Independent

5 years, 10 months ago

George RR Martin Says His Books Won’t End Like ‘Game of Thrones’

The Quint

In a new post on his site Not a Blog, George RR Martin recalls the first time he met the series’ directors David Benioff and D.B. He also assured fans that he was keeping busy and looking towards the future — which includes finally publishing The Winds of Winter, the sixth novel in the Song of Ice and Fire series. …

5 years, 10 months ago

Game of Thrones: George RR Martin posts update on The Winds of Winter after series finale

The Independent

5 years, 10 months ago

‘Game of Thrones’: Author George R.R. Martin teases ‘real’ ending

LA Times

Martin was among the minority of fans who applauded “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. After eight epic seasons, HBO’s GAME OF THRONES series has come to an end.follow link to read whole post on my Not a Blog-https://t.co/Ak6GNxeaEg pic.twitter.com/eMJ6n4Fd5f — George RR Martin May 21, 2019 The show ended with Tyrion Lannister’s sweeping arguments that mobilized Jon …

5 years, 10 months ago

Game of Thrones writer George RR Martin is also frustrated with final season: ‘I’m sad, wish we had more seasons’

Hindustan Times

Game of Thrones author George RR Martin has said that he wishes they had more time to faithfully adapt his story for the hit HBO show, which concludes its run on Monday after eight seasons. George RR Martin attends HBO's Game of Thrones final season premiere. I wish we had a few more seasons.” Martin hinted that showrunners David Benioff …

5 years, 10 months ago

Game of Thrones: George RR Martin confirms HBO is moving forward with three spinoff shows

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George RR Martin said that while the one called ‘The Long Night’ will be shot later this year and two other Game of Thrones spinoffs remain in the script stage Author George RR Martin, whose A Song of Ice & Fire saga acts as a base to HBO’s popular series Game of Thrones, on Saturday, 4 May, revealed that makers …

5 years, 10 months ago

Game of Thrones season 8: George RR Martin turns down cameo to complete upcoming novel

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George RR Martin has turned down the opportunity to make a cameo appearance in the highly-anticipated eighth season of Game of Thrones to focus on completing his forthcoming novel, The Winds of Winter, Entertainment Weekly reported. The best-selling author, whose A Song of Ice and Fire novels formed the inspiration behind HBO’s smash hit fantasy drama series, was invited by …

5 years, 11 months ago

Game of Thrones creators discuss how the show's ending will differ from the books

The Independent

6 years ago

Game of Thrones author George RR Martin on HBO series: Wish I'd completed writing before show got ahead

Firstpost

George RR Martin says that he has mixed feelings about Game of Thrones coming to an end and wishes that he finished the books sooner so that the show did not get ahead of his books Washington DC: While fans are eagerly waiting to discover which character will finally grace the iron throne, George RR Martin, the man behind Game …

6 years, 10 months ago

Game of Thrones author George RR Martin announces new book

Hindustan Times

Fans of Game of Thrones, rejoice. American author George RR Martin on Wednesday announced a new book to be released in November. Author George RR Martin is popular for his Game of Thrones series of novels. not in 2018, at least.” Between 1996 and 2011, Martin published five volumes of the Game of Thrones series - letting six years pass …

6 years, 11 months ago

George R.R. Martin announces a ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel — actually, two

LA Times

There is good news and bad news for “Game of Thrones” fans. “Fire & Blood” is a prequel to the “A Song of Ice and Fire” book series that forms the basis for the hit HBO show “Game of Thrones.” It and its forthcoming companion are not novels, Martin says; the first is scheduled for publication Nov. 20 from Ballantine …

7 years, 2 months ago

'Games of Thrones' season 8 release date: HBO confirms fans' worst fears

The Independent

7 years, 2 months ago

Game of Thrones: Winter's not coming until 2019 after final season gets delayed

ABC

Game of Thrones fans will have to wait until 2019 for the planned final season of the award-winning medieval fantasy series, a gap of more than a year since the end of season seven. HBO did not specify which month when making the announcement, but confirmed the popular show would return in 2019 for a six-episode final season. The final …

7 years, 8 months ago

Game of Thrones season 7: Decoding the episode 1, 2 and 3 titles and plot synopses

The Independent

7 years, 8 months ago

Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin's novella Nightflyers to be adapted into TV series

Firstpost

George RR Martin will not be involved in the TV series adaptation of his novella as he is currently occupied with writing two of the four follow-ups on HBO. The Hollywood Reporter states that Syfy, the cable network owned by the NBC Universal, will soon present a television series based on Nightflyers, a novella by George RR Martin, the creator …

7 years, 10 months ago

Game of Thrones might not be over as early as you think with spin-off in the works

ABC

There's only two more shortened seasons of Game of Thrones to go and you might be panicking about what you'll watch once it's all over. But there's hope: HBO has confirmed that four writers have been asked to develop spin-off ideas, with creator George RR Martin himself attached to the project. The four writers involved in the search for a …

8 years ago

'Game of Thrones' announces winter is coming - in summer

The Hindu

‘Game of Thrones’ returns for its season seven premiere on July 16, HBO announced on Thursday in an elaborate marketing stunt which elated and bemused fans of the hit fantasy show. "Whoever is in charge of the @GameofThrones S7 premiere date reveal is getting a visit from Septa Unella," tweeted one frustrated fan, invoking the brutal nun of the show's …

8 years, 1 month ago

Game of Thrones: Showrunners confirm just 13 episodes left after season 6 finale

The Independent

8 years, 7 months ago

Game of Thrones to end in 14 episodes, HBO confirms; spin-off could be discussed

Firstpost

The breakneck pace of season six of Game of Thrones, after comparatively meandering through its earlier five ones, has now been explained. With a previous announcement that season seven and eight will be truncated — only seven episodes each, instead of the earlier 10 — what fans are looking at is a total of 14 episodes of GoT before the …

8 years, 8 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6 blooper reel proves laughs can be had in Westeros

The Independent

8 years, 8 months ago

Summer is coming: ‘Game of Thrones’ reveals later-than-usual 2017 return date

LA Times

As “Game of Thrones” fans know, building and/or reclaiming an empire takes time. The network revealed Monday that “Game of Thrones” will deviate from its usual spring return date and instead will begin production on a seventh season later this summer to meet a planned air date of summer 2017. “Now that winter has arrived on ‘Game of Thrones,’ executive …

8 years, 8 months ago

Game of Thrones spin-off all but confirmed as showrunners hint at possibilities

The Independent

8 years, 8 months ago

Dear fans of 'Game Of Thrones', the makers just revealed upsetting details about next seasons

India TV News

New Delhi: HBO’s fantasy drama Game Of Thrones has managed to gain a fan following worldwide. The series which aired the finale of the sixth season, last Sunday will have shorter final seasons, revealed the makers. During the interview Benioff also revealed that since the characters of the series have reached their perfect places, there is no point stretching the …

8 years, 8 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6 episode 10 finale review: Stories tied up to varying degrees of success

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s a shame, because when an episode dips into just one …

8 years, 9 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6: The episodes HBO are submitting for an Emmy

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

George RR Martin reads new Winds of Winter chapter to crowd: transcription of 'The Forsaken' appears online

The Independent

8 years, 10 months ago

The 'new' Winds of Winter chapter released by George RR Martin is over two years old

Firstpost

George RR Martin releasing a new chapter from Winds of Winter should be good news. Even as the Dorne storyline on Game of Thrones’ season six seems to have met with unmitigated viewer dislike, a “new” chapter released by writer George RR Martin has highlighted just how different the world of Prince Doran Martell is in the books as compared …

8 years, 10 months ago

More Game of Thrones? George RR Martin shares 'Winds of Winter’ excerpt

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Since 2012, the 67-year-old writer has published several excerpts from the sixth book in the series, titled The Winds of Winter. New York: Author George RR Martin has released a chapter from a yet-unpublished book in the Game of Thrones series — the basis of the hit HBO TV show — but says he’s not done writing. The five volumes …

8 years, 10 months ago

George R.R. Martin posts a chapter of ‘Winds of Winter’ online (but the book’s still not done)

LA Times

One small snowflake at a time. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, which form the basis for the hit HBO show “Game of Thrones,” have been waiting for the sixth book in the series, “The Winds of Winter,” for a very long time. “You want to know what the Sand Snakes, Prince Doran, Areo Hotah, Ellaria Sand, Darkstar, …

8 years, 10 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6, episode 2: Fans are freaking out over the Jon Snow reveal

The Independent

8 years, 10 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6: Episode 2 and 3 titles, trailers and plot synopses

The Independent

8 years, 11 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6: Jaime Lannister confesses some dark sins in new clip

The Independent

8 years, 11 months ago

Game of Thrones season six is here, and book readers are freaking out

ABC

I used to know who was about to get offed. Loading I'll instead be yelling at the TV and tearing out hair with the rest of the show's watchers when all the good characters get annihilated — I can't even blame George RR Martin anymore. What seems like a very major character with an important plot in the books didn't …

8 years, 11 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6: HBO's final teaser trailer before the big day

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Season 6 of Game of …

8 years, 11 months ago

George RR Martin suggests Game of Thrones prequel spin-off that HBO will almost certainly make

The Independent

8 years, 11 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6: Three of the first episode titles reportedly leaked

The Independent

8 years, 11 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6: Show will only have 13 episodes left after upcoming season, showrunners suggest

The Independent

8 years, 11 months ago

Game of Thrones season 6: Be warned, spoilers from episode 1 are leaking

The Independent

8 years, 11 months ago

‘Game of Thrones’: Three-eyed raven soothsayers, pinball games and Faye Dunaway -- inside the L.A. premiere

LA Times

Winter finally came to Los Angeles … by way of Westeros. Season 6 of “Game of Thrones” comes with a heavy helping of curiosity because readers of the “Game of Thrones” books no longer have an advantage over TV watchers on how things unfold. Martin, the famed author behind the books the drama is based on, did not complete “The …

9 years ago

Game of Thrones season 6: Jon Snow won't be brought back by Melisandre, says Carice van Houten

The Independent

9 years ago

Game of thrones actor Ian McShane says HBO show is 'only tits and dragons'

The Independent

9 years ago

George RR Martin reveals new book The Winds of Winter will feature character already killed off on Game of Thrones

The Independent

9 years, 1 month ago

New Game of Thrones season 6 teasers unveiled

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