Here's why the first 'Game of Thrones' spin-off was scrapped

Bloodmoon was the title of the first

spin-off

that was announced in 2018. The prequel series was set to take place 8,000 years before the events of the original plot and a pilot had been filmed for over 30 million dollars. dollars while Noami Watts and Jamie Campbell Bower were part of the cast.

But in the end, HBO preferred to backtrack, announcing the abandonment of the project in 2019 in favor of

, the premiere of which is set for August 21.

But then, why have you invested so much to finally abandon the project?

Two executives from HBO and Warner Media were kind enough to come back to this difficult choice during an interview with

.

Not up to par with the original series

"It wasn't unwatchable or horrible or anything," said Robert Greenblatt, a former Warner.

“It was well produced and the rendering was extraordinary.

But it didn't transport me as much as the original series.

It didn't have the depth and richness that the original series pilot had.

“A finding shared by Casey Bloys, content manager at HBO.

“

required a lot more invention.

It was a bigger risk for bigger rewards.

It wasn't terribly bad.

But development and pilots are a difficult thing,” he said.

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If George RR Martin always takes his time to finalize his literary saga, his fans will not be outdone in the coming years on the television side.

will kick off post-

adaptations , while three live-action spin-offs and an animated series are to follow.

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