With Game of Thrones coming to an end this spring, HBO is turning its attention to the comic book medium for its next potential fantasy series, with Deadline reporting that the cable network is developing an adaptation of Sebastian A. Jones’ Asunda.
Inspired by Greek mythology and J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth works, Asunda takes place in “a culturally diverse but war-battered world where magic and swords often determine the course of history” and follows Niobe Ayutami, “an orphan girl born of two nations, conceived through violence and raised in Oasis, a tiny desert town, who searches for her ancestors in an effort to bind them against an ancient enemy.
The Asunda universe launched through Jones’ independent comic publisher Stranger Comics, and has spanned a number of “shared universe” titles including Niobe, Dusu, Erathune and Essessa. Jones will serve as co-writer on the project, as well as executive producing with Mini DiTrani.
