After the controversy of the end of Game of Thrones, with which HBO wants to make up for itself with the spin-off that will arrive this summer called, it seems that the company wants to continue squeezing the George RR universe. Martin. At least that’s what they say from THRsince according to the media the company is preparing a sequel to the series with Jon Snow as the protagonist.
And yes, Kit Harington would be chosen to reprise his favorite role, which will take place after the events of the original series. Namely, It is not a spin-off or a prequel.. It is a direct sequel to the end of the original series taking advantage of the pull of its protagonist. It is not very clear if Jon Snow will be the only one to repeat, since although the end of the series distances him from the rest of the cast, some key characters could well return.
In the eighth and final season of Game of ThronesJon Snow discovers that his real name was Aegon Targaryen, a possible heir to the Iron Throne. In the series finale, he was exiled from Westeros and traveled north of the Wall with the Wildlings to leave his old life behind, just the image with which the series closes. A very controversial ending due to the way in which HBO resolved the eight seasons in an accelerated and somewhat chaotic way.
Jon Snow would reprise his role from Game of Thrones
According to THRpoints to an alternate direction outside of George RR Martin’s official canon to create an expanded universe of the series that continues to add new content that departs from the original books and opens the door to creating new characters with stories of their own.
A movement similar to that of Disney + of its Star Wars and Marvel brands, which has also generated its own original content with WandaVision in Marvel and the recent Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. In the latter case, also a direct sequel to the events of the second trilogy.
With the arrival of the new Jon Snow series, there are now seven projects from Game of Thrones in process, in addition to the premiere of House of the Dragonwhich opens on August 21. The House of the Dragon tells the story of a civil war within House Targaryen and is set some 200 years before the events of the original series. It is, in fact, part of Jon Snow’s past.