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George R.R. Martin turned down cameo in Game of Thrones’ final season

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A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R.R. Martin has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that he was offered the opportunity to make a cameo appearance in the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, although he turned down the chance in order to continue focusing on the long-awaited sixth book The Winds of […]

Syfy cancels George R.R. Martin’s Nightflyers after one season

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Just a couple of months after its television premiere, Deadline reports SyFy has decided not to renew the George R.R. Martin adaptation Nightflyers for a second season. While the series premiered in December, the cancellation comes just a few weeks after it was made available on Netflix worldwide. While Nightflyers was envisioned as an ongoing series, SyFy decided it […]

George R.R. Martin’s Nightflyers gets a new trailer from Netflix

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Netflix has released a poster and trailer for Nightflyers, the small screen adaptation of Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s sci-fi novella which is set to arrive on the streaming service in countries outside of the US on February 1st; take a look here… Nightflyers follows eight maverick scientists and a powerful telepath who embark […]

Watch the opening scene from George R.R. Martin adaptation Nightflyers

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With a little over a week to go until the premiere of Nightflyers, Syfy has released the opening scene of the small screen adaptation of Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s sci-fi novella; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Nightflyers here “‘Nightflyers’ follows eight maverick scientists and a powerful telepath […]

George R.R. Martin discusses Game of Thrones prequel spinoff The Long Night

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Although Game of Thrones will come to an end next year with its eighth and final season, HBO is currently deep in pre-production on a pilot for a spinoff prequel, tentatively titled The Long Night, which is set to take place thousands of years prior to the flagship series. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly […]

Hulu developing two series from George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards

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Two years ago it was announced that Universal Cable Productions was developing an adaptation of Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards book series, and now comes word from THR that streaming service Hulu is opening a writers room for two TV series as part of a shared Wild Cards universe. Launching in […]

George R.R. Martin didn’t want Game of Thrones to end

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With filming now complete on the eighth season of Game of Thrones, the countdown begins to the final six episodes of the acclaimed HBO fantasy series, which are set to land on the cable network in the first half of 2019. Speaking to Variety, A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R.R. Martin has […]

First trailer for George R.R. Martin’s Nightflyers TV series

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During its panel today at San Diego Comic-Con, Syfy revealed the first full trailer for the upcoming small screen adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s sci-fi novella Nightflyers; check it out here along with a selection of first look images… “‘Nightflyers’ follows eight maverick scientists and a powerful telepath who embark on an expedition to the edge of […]

George R.R. Martin wants Game of Thrones spinoff to be titled The Long Night, confirms three other projects still in development

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Earlier this week, HBO announced that it has given the green light for a pilot to one of its five potential Game of Thrones spinoffs, which comes from writer Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass) and A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R.R. Martin and takes place thousands of years prior to the main series, chronicling […]