George R.R. Martin Confirms Game of Thrones Sequels Still in the Works, Even as Prequels Dominate
Westeros isn’t done yet—George R.R. Martin says some Game of Thrones sequels are still in the works.
2026 is going to be busy for Westeros. We’re getting House of the Dragon season 3 and the new series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in the same year. And if that wasn’t enough, George R.R. Martin just hinted there’s more brewing behind the scenes — including a few sequel ideas, not just the usual trips into the past.
Talking to Spanish-language site Los siete reinos (aka The Seven Kingdoms), Martin said the pipeline is still very much alive and not only focused on prequels. The surprising part? He flat-out acknowledged sequel concepts are in development.
"Apart from The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon, there are other Game of Thrones spinoff projects in development. Most are prequels.
There are several in development, five or six series, and I’m not developing them alone, I’m working with other people. Yes, there are some sequels."
Quick status check: back in 2024, Martin said there were seven TV projects in development, four of them animated. Fast-forward to now, and he’s describing "five or six" active series. Translation: the number shifts as projects move, stall, or quietly exit — pretty normal for TV development.
What’s actually on the board right now
- Live-action prequel: Aegon the Conqueror — centered on the Targaryen who unified the Seven Kingdoms.
- Live-action prequel: Ten Thousand Ships — about Nymeria, the warrior queen who led her people to Dorne and helped establish it as a kingdom.
- Animated prequel: The Golden Empire — set in Yi Ti, over in Essos.
- Animated prequel: Sea Snake — exploring the earlier adventures of Corlys Velaryon, the seafaring lord we met in House of the Dragon.
Those four are the ones with actual details floating around, and yes, they’re all prequels. The sequel ideas are more mysterious. Remember the Jon Snow follow-up that got announced in 2022? Kit Harington confirmed last year that it was scrapped after a couple years of back-and-forth because nothing they cooked up felt exciting enough. So yes, sequel energy exists — it’s just not materializing in public yet.
What you’ll see next
The next stop on the map is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, arriving on HBO and Sky on January 18. House of the Dragon season 3 is also due in 2026. After that, we’ll see which of these prequels (and those hush-hush sequel ideas) actually make it to camera. As always with Westeros, there are a lot of pieces moving — some you’ll see soon, some you might never see at all.