Every Game of Thrones spin-off coming to HBO, ranked by hype level

Animated show about Yi Ti

HBO is also developing at least two animated series. One is set in Yi Ti, a faraway nation on Essos. The main ASOIAF books do not tell us much about Yi Ti, but we know from The World of Ice and Fire that?it was the seat of the quasi-mythical Great Empire of the Dawn and subsequent Golden Empire. It region is vaguely based on ancient China.

Whether the series would focus on the Empire era or following periods is not known. Any showrunner would basically have free rein to write anything they wanted about Yi Ti, since canonical details are so scarce. I for one would love a show on the Amethyst Empress, who ruled not long before the Long Night, which allegedly came about after her younger brother killed her, usurped the throne and practiced black magic

As for the other animated series, we just know that it exists. In general, some fans love the idea of animated spinoffs with a burning passion, and some dread it because they think it would be tonally wrong.

I think it?s important to remember not all animated series are meant to be for kids — indeed, the animated?Game of Thrones?shows have been said to be “similar in tone” to the original series — and an animated show could certainly do many things that a live-action series would find much more difficult. I?m thinking in particular of anything having to do with dragons. Imagine if we got an animated show about the Doom of Valyria! Or even the Conquest of Westeros by Visenya, Ageon and Rhaenys. Tell us more!

Hype Level: Low for now

We need more information to truly be excited.