Animation heavyweight Genndy Tartakovsky, known for his work on Primal, Samurai Jack, and Hotel Transylvania, is reportedly joining the long-awaited animated Game of Thrones spin-off, 9 Voyages. the series will center on the adventures of Lord Corlys Velaryon,also known as The Sea Snake,a character portrayed by Steve Toussaint in the live-action series House of the Dragon.
The news of Tartakovsky’s involvement surfaced during an interview with Casey bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content.
According to reports, HBO is developing several other potential spin-offs, including projects focused on Jon Snow and Arya stark, penned by Quoc Dang Tran. Alongside these, the animated Sea Snake project, 9 Voyages, is in growth with Tartakovsky attached, as well as 10,000 Ships, written by Eboni Booth, and Aegon’s Conquest by Mattson Tomlin.
9 Voyages initially began as a live-action concept from Rome and Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller. However, in 2024, George R.R. Martin, the creator of Game of Thrones, revealed the project shifted to animation due to budgetary concerns.
“We have moved 9 voyages, our series about the legendary voyages of the Sea snake, over from live action to animation, a move I support fully,” martin posted at the time. “Budgetary constraints would likely have made a live action version prohibitively expensive, what with half the show taking place at sea, and the necessity of creating a different port every week, from Driftmark to Lys to the Basilisk Isles to Volantis to qarth to… well, on and on and on. There’s a whole world out there. And we have a lot better chance of showing it all with animation.”
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HBO is actively exploring multiple spin-offs, aiming to build on the success of “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.”
- Genndy Tartakovsky is directing the animated 9 Voyages.
- The series will follow Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Sea Snake.”
- Budgetary constraints led to the shift from live-action to animation.
- HBO is developing spin-offs centered on Jon Snow,Arya Stark,and Aegon’s Conquest.
What is the premise of 9 Voyages? The series will chronicle the famed seafaring adventures of Lord corlys Velaryon, a pivotal character in the Game of Thrones universe.His exploits are legendary,taking him to exotic locales across the known world.
The success of the smaller-scale, modestly budgeted A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is influencing HBO’s development strategy for future Game of Thrones spin-offs.
Bloys did not comment on the status of the other rumored projects, but indicated that the positive reception to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is informing their approach to expanding the franchise.
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