Yesterday, it was announced that the Game of Thrones prequel series that was supposed to star Naomi Watts and launch on HBO had been cancelled. However, it seems that following the news of the cancellation, HBO has since announced a straight-to-series order for another prequel titled “House of the Dragon”.
Following the success of Game of Thrones, it wasn’t surprising that HBO would want to expand on it and milk the franchise even further. We had heard that there would be a Game of Thrones prequel series starring Naomi Watts, but unfortunately for fans, it seems that the series has since been cancelled.
Back in 2015, “Friends” was released on Netflix. While the series has ended its run years ago, the fact that it is still one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time means that many still tune in to watch or rewatch it. However, according to a report from last year, it was suggested that the series could be leaving Netflix soon.
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HBO’s satire show about the tech industry, aptly titled Silicon Valley, will end after the forthcoming sixth season. HBO has confirmed that the sixth season which is set to premiere later this year is also going to be the last for this series. Silicon Valley first aired back in April 2014 and many of the shows fans will be interested in seeing how it wraps up things in the final […]
The ending of Game of Thrones, controversial as it may be, might have given some the impression that HBO might develop sequels. The premium cable giant has now confirmed that this won’t be the case. It has previously confirmed that a prequel is indeed in development but it won’t have anything to do with Game of Thrones.
HBO’s Game of Thrones has finally come to an end after 9 long years, but the ending has left many with mixed feelings. Some have praised how the show has ended and thought it was a good wrap up, but others felt a bit cheated, and have point out how the final season felt very rushed as it had fewer episodes compared to previous seasons.
HBO’s Game of Thrones is no stranger to setting records. As the series continued to get popular year after year, it would often break viewership records for season premieres and finales. With Sunday’s last-ever episode of the series, one could expect that it would break all previous records, and it did.
HBO’s biggest TV show (Game of Thrones) may have ended yesterday but the premium cable network was quite to give viewers another reason to stick around. It has released a new trailer for the third season of yet another popular show, Westworld. Sure, it may not be quite the global phenomenon as Game of Thrones, but it’s surely one of HBO’s most successful shows.
Earlier this month, eagle-eyed fans of Game of Thrones spotted in an episode of the show that there was a Starbucks cup in a scene that somehow made it past the editors. It was kind of hilarious to see how Starbucks had somehow found its way into the world of Westeros, further playing on the perception of how Starbucks seems to be everywhere.
With the final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones having less episodes than previous seasons, and with a storyline that needs wrapping up, it’s not surprising that the writers of the show have decided to increase the pace of the episodes where we’re getting a lot more information in a shorter period of time.