Kit Harington Confirms “Game of Thrones” Spinoff Series About Jon Snow Is 'Off the Table'

Though a spinoff may be revisited in the future, Harrington said that it was "firmly on the shelf" as of now

Kit Harrington is providing devoted Game of Thrones fans with a disappointing update about a potential spinoff series centered around his beloved character, Jon Snow.

The British actor, 37, confirmed that the project was no longer in development and was shelved for the foreseeable future after writers and producers "couldn't find the right story to tell."

"I hadn't really ever spoken about it, because it was in development," Harrington told Screen Rant. "I didn't want it leaked out that it was being developed, and I didn't want the thing to happen where people kind of start theorizing, getting either excited about it or hating the idea of it, when it may never happen."

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Harrington explained that the people involved "look at every angle" to "see whether it's worth it."

"Currently, it's not," he confessed. "Currently, it's off the table, because we all couldn't find the right story to tell that we were all excited about enough. So, we decided to lay down tools with it for the time being."

Though a spinoff may be revisited in the future, Harrington shared that it was "firmly on the shelf."

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In February 2023, the Eternals star addressed rumors about an upcoming spinoff series centered around Snow during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon but kept quiet about a potential role reprisal.

Though he told host Jimmy Fallon, "I can't say anything," Harrington joked that he could be swayed to star in another GOT-related series if it meant he would get more attention in public.

"I don't know, man ... I walk down the street and I get recognized a little less nowadays, and it kind of hurts my ego, you know?" he teased. "I'm pretty close to like putting on some furs."

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"I got a tally in my head of how few photos I get asked for in a day," Harington continued. "And when it gets below a certain number, I think I'll do a spinoff."

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Since Game of Thrones aired its series finale in May 2019, multiple spinoff series went into development — and are still going into development — at HBO.

The first, the popular prequel series, House of the Dragon, debuted in August 2022, and additional projects, including a show based on another popular book series by author George R. R. Martin, are also apparently underway.

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