Sophie Turner Weighs In: Will Sansa Stark Return in a Game of Thrones Spin-off?
Sophie Turner isn’t closing the door on a return to Westeros, hinting Sansa Stark could ride again—if the right story and timing line up. She reflects on Sansa’s hard-won arc and what it would take to make a comeback feel earned.
Every few months someone asks Sophie Turner if she wants to dust off the furs and crown and return as Sansa Stark. Her latest answer lands somewhere between never-say-never and please-send-a-great-script (and, yes, a decent paycheck).
Where Sophie Turner is at right now
'Show me the money (laughs). I don't know, I think it would be hard but also amazing to come back to it. Maybe it would be an utter joy, or maybe it would be trying to cling on to something that was magic back in the day that can't be recreated. I would have to see a script.'
That was Turner speaking to The Direct. Translation: she's open in theory, but she isn't jumping back into Winterfell without a reason on the page. She also admitted she walked away happy with Sansa's ending and hinted that not everyone else from that finale could say the same, which makes her understandably protective about revisiting it.
What she said before (and how it compares)
Back in 2019, talking to The Hollywood Reporter, she was much more definitive about closing the book. She said it was time to move on and that she was pretty sure she'd turn down a spinoff. Her logic then: Sansa had finally reached her peak, and dragging her into a new series risked a slide downhill. She also called Sansa the most empowering role she's ever played, which explains the instinct to leave the character on a high note.
The Thrones spinoff landscape, quickly
- George R. R. Martin has said there are five or six Thrones projects floating around; most are prequels, but there are some sequels in the mix (per Collider).
- HBO's current lineup: House of the Dragon is ongoing, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is on the way.
- Beyond those, the network has more animated and live-action ideas in development.
- The Jon Snow sequel that was in the works got shelved, though HBO leadership left the door cracked with a maybe we'll try again.
- There is no official sequel centered on Sansa in development right now.
Bottom line
If you want Queen in the North 2.0, don't hold your breath, but don't rule it out either. Turner sounds curious but cautious: the script has to be worth it, the timing has to be right, and they'd have to prove they can recapture lightning without chasing nostalgia for its own sake. And, yes, the check would need to respect the crown.