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Let's get a great series that we feel good about, and just make it. "I said, 'Let's not risk $30 million on a pilot.' You can't spend $30 million on a pilot and then not pick it up. "I'm the one who encouraged Casey to greenlight it to series," Greenblatt told Miller. In "Tinderbox," Greenblatt said things had been "going well in the development process" with "House of the Dragon," which is helmed by Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal. Clarkson, and the talented cast and crew for all of their hard work and dedication." It said in a statement to Insider: "After careful consideration, we have decided not to move forward to series with the Untitled Game of Thrones prequel.

The "Casey" he's referring to here is Casey Bloys, HBO's chief content officer and one of the executives who helped oversee all things "Game of Thrones" at the end of its run.Īt the time of HBO's announcement that the first "Game of Thrones" prequel wouldn't move forward, the company didn't provide much of an explanation. "And when I saw a cut of it in a few months after I arrived, I said to Casey, 'This just doesn't work and I don't think it delivers on the promise of the original series.' And he didn't disagree, which actually was a relief." "They had spent over $30 million on a 'Game of Thrones' prequel pilot that was in production when I got there," Greenblatt said. An executive working for the company at the time said HBO spent $30 million on a pilot episode for a show that isn't expected to ever see the light of day.īob Greenblatt, the former chairman of WarnerMedia entertainment, was interviewed for the book and told Miller about how he came into the conversation after showrunner Jane Goldman's pilot for a prequel was already in production. A new book titled " Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers" by the journalist James Andrew Miller includes one key financial detail about the first abandoned "Game of Thrones" prequel series.