Writing for a new season of \u0022The Handmaid\u0027s Tale\u0022 and a coming \u0022Game of Thrones\u0022 prequel was halted
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Late-night talk shows immediately went dark, and some TV series and movies have followed. The final season of Netflix hit “Stranger Things” was paused. Marvel movie “Blade,” starring Mahershala Ali, shut down just before filming was set to start.
“The Hedge Knight” was touted by Warner Bros executives last month as one of the marquee shows in development for Max, the new name for what had been HBO Max. The series is set 100 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” a time when the Targaryen line holds the Iron Throne, and focuses on a young knight and his squire.The second season of “House of the Dragon,” another “Game of Thrones” prequel, began filming in April, Martin said, and will continue in London and Wales. All eight episodes already were written and revised, he said.Article contentIt is unclear how long the strike will last.
“Maybe the AMPTP members will come to their senses tomorrow and offer some meaningful concessions, and the whole thing can be wrapped up next week,” Martin said. “I would not bet the ranch on that, however … I have never seen the Guild so united as it is now.”
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