Final Shots: HBO Still Eyeing A ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Series

Although HBO has never greenlit a spinoff series before, the success of Game of Thrones has the network still heavily eyeing the possibility. Programming Chief Casey Bloys revealed that HBO is still in “preliminary ongoing talks” with George R.R. Martin to make the series a reality.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Bloys did not provide many specific details except that there are “specific” segments from the backstory that they are “exploring.” Martin had revealed back in September that he had written “thousands of pages” of history to support the current plot line of the hit series. For now, viewers can look forward to the show’s forthcoming second-to-last season premiering next summer.

In other news…

Daniel Handler, author of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, has shared the first images of Justice Strauss (Joan Cusack) and Dr. Georgina Orwell (Catherine O’Hara) from the forthcoming Netflix adaptation. Handler also revealed that the show’s official trailer will be released later this week:

Ahead of the launch of its live television streaming service, Hulu has acquired The Video Genome Project. The video classification system, which will allow subscribers to obtain better viewing recommendations, will organize the SVOD platform’s library into very specific niches. [TechCrunch]

Forthcoming FX drama Taboo, which is being helmed by Tom Hardy and Steven Knight of Netflix’s Peaky Blinders, has revealed an official premiere date. The brand new eight-episode series will debut on January 10, after which the pilot episode will be available via FXNOW. [Variety]

HBO has announced an untitled documentary about the life and musical career of the late Elvis Presley, which will finish production this month. Directed by Thom Zimny and written by Alan Light, the three-hour, two-part feature will cover Presley’s early childhood through his final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions. [Deadline]

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