Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington Reveals the Real Reason His Jon Snow Spinoff Fell Apart

Equipment Harington has supplied followers with some extra particulars about why HBO’s deliberate Recreation of Thrones spin-off specializing in Jon Snow was shelved. Harington appeared as Jon Snow, the illegitimate son of Ned Stark (a minimum of within the early seasons), in each episode of HBO’s smash-hit collection. Regardless of the tumultuous reception to the present’s th and last season, the success of Home of the Dragon led HBO to greenlight different potential spin-off exhibits. After years of growth, Harington introduced that his spin-off collection was formally lifeless earlier this 12 months.

Chatting with GQ, Equipment Harington opened up about why the Jon Snow spin-off collection was canceled by HBO. The actor candidly admitted that the writing group couldn’t develop a narrative that happy everybody concerned and justified the present’s existence. Whereas no plot particulars have been launched or teased by HBO, Harington revealed the preliminary idea for the spin-off. The present would have examined Jon Snow’s journey after Home Stark gained the battle for the Iron Throne. The actor stated:

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What I can let you know is, it was HBO that got here to me
and stated, ‘Would you think about this?’
My first response was no.
After which I assumed there might be an fascinating and necessary story in regards to the soldier after the battle. I felt that there is perhaps one thing left to say, and a narrative left to inform in a reasonably restricted approach. We spent a few years forwards and backwards creating it. And it simply didn’t.”

“Nothing obtained us excited sufficient,” continued Harington. “Ultimately, I type of backed out and stated, ‘I feel if we push this any additional and hold creating it we might find yourself with one thing that’s not good. And that’s the very last thing all of us need.’”

Equipment Harington Needs to Separate Himself From Recreation of Thrones

Throughout the dialog, Equipment Harington appeared again on his time engaged on Recreation of Thrones. Even after the trouble of engaged on a failed spin-off and the core present’s divisive finale, the actor has fond reminiscences of his Thrones tenure. Harington is conscious that the present may endlessly be essentially the most profitable undertaking he works on, whilst he appears forward at his profession. Harington stated:

“In some methods, it’s essential divorce utterly from this earlier factor, and we’re only some years after it.
The position will at all times be simply such a big issue of my life. It’d very properly be the largest, most necessary piece of labor I do. I met my spouse on it. I’ve children from it.
Have some lifelong mates from it. I’m acknowledged on the street due to it.”

With Recreation of Thrones ending 5 years in the past and the Jon Snow spin-off lifeless within the water, Equipment Harington is now seeking to separate himself from the franchise. In addition to discovering his latter years on the collection exhausting, the actor stated that his relationship with Recreation of Thrones has detracted from his present and upcoming work. It’s exhausting for Harington to seem in a rom-com or indie drama when audiences’ first reactions are, ‘Hey, look, it’s Jon Snow.’ Harington stated:

“[But] it was additionally working towards what I’m attempting to do, which is separate myself from [the show]. By nonetheless being with it, it [would be] very exhausting to ask individuals to see you as one thing else. And it’s type of important to do my job, for individuals to come back and see me and never see Jon Snow.”