George R.R. Martin

The author behind the mega-hit “A Song of Ice and Fire” book series is now doing a script for a play based in the fantasy world of Westeros.

“Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin won’t be able to build a seven-sided, castle-style library at his compound in Santa Fe that drew objections from neighbors.

HBO is green-lighting a new “Game of Thrones” prequel after reportedly canceling another that starred Naomi Watts. The cable channel said Tuesday that it’s given a 10-episode order to “House of the Dragon,” set 300 years before the original series that ended its eight-season run in May. The prequel is based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” HBO said....

HBO is green-lighting a new “Game of Thrones” prequel after reportedly canceling another that starred Naomi Watts. The cable channel said Tuesday that it’s given a 10-episode order to “House of the Dragon,” set 300 years before the original series that ended its eight-season run in May. The prequel is based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” HBO said....

The future of “Big Little Lies” is as uncertain as the legal fate of the Monterey Five. HBO programming chief Casey Bloys says he’s taking a cautious approach to pursuing another season. “You have to approach these things skeptically, to make sure that something doesn’t get done just to get done. You should have a high bar for it,...

Who’s ready to go back to Westeros? “Game of Thrones” fans won’t have to wait too long for another epic adventure. HBO has reportedly begun filming the pilot for its upcoming spinoff “The Long Night,” starring Naomi Watts

Spoilers ahead for what happened in Westeros.

On Sunday night, the final episode of the HBO’s “Game of Thrones” will air. This has been the highest-rated season in the show’s history, with last week’s episode watched by 18.4 million people, its most massive audience ever. With numbers like that, it would seem that the series is going out on a high note, which is good news for...

SPOILER ALERT: “Game of Thrones” finally had the anticipated bloody Battle of Winterfell and we’re looking back at who died and other shocking moments.

The summer of our discontent rapidly approaches as HBO’s “Game of Thrones” begins its march toward its final episode. There’ll be much gnashing of teeth and blood-thirsty battles, both onscreen and on the couch, as viewers face the prospect of a future lacking Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister, Arya Stark and the remaining inhabitants of Westeros.

HBO is well into the hunt for a worthy successor, with one possibility an untitled prequel to “Game of Thrones” created by Martin and Jane Goldman and starring Naomi Watts. Set to begin shooting a pilot in June, it’s among several potential “Thrones” spinoffs being weighed, with discussions at HBO about “how many is too many,” said programming chief Casey...

“Access Live” is breaking down the premiere episode of “Game of Thrones” season 8 — was it worth the two-year wait?! Plus, celebrities react to the hit HBO show returning to TV.

Devoted “Game of Thrones” fans who’ve watched and re-watched all 73 episodes of the HBO series, and read and reread all 4,000 pages of the books by George R.R. Martin, will at long last get the ending they’ve craved with the series’ eighth and final season that starts Sunday. But will it be the “real” ending? The plotlines of the...

Jimmy Fallon summons the lords of the House of Fallon to Rockefell, with the help of George R.R. Martin and Sean Bean, to determine when “Game of Thrones” will return for its final season.

The current season of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Star Talk” series is on hold amid sexual misconduct claims against the prominent astrophysicist. National Geographic channel said Thursday that new episodes of the science-based talk show won’t air until an investigation involving Tyson is completed. Last December, National Geographic Networks and Fox said they would examine claims that Tyson behaved in a...

A Nebraska entomologist has named three of his eight newest beetle discoveries after the dragons from the HBO series “Game of Thrones” and George R.R. Martin book series “A Song of Ice and Fire.” University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Brett Ratcliffe named the new scarab beetle species drogoni, rhaegali and viserioni, The Omaha World-Herald reported . The names are Latinized versions...

Tuesday, HBO dropped a teaser video promoting the highly anticipated final season of “Game of Thrones.” While it didn’t feature any new footage, it did recap what led its heroes and villains to the impending conclusion.

The 70th Emmy Awards nominees were announced Thursday morning and HBO juggernaut “Game of Thrones” led the way earning a leading 22 Emmy Award nominations, including for best drama series.

“The great war is here,” Lena Headey’s Cersei proclaims in the first “Game of Thrones” season seven trailer. And what a war it looks like. The trailer features all your favorites doing what they do best, including sitting atop the Iron Throne. Cersei isn’t giving that seat up easily, but there are definitely challengers coming her way. “We’re the last...

The story of Westeros might not end when “Game of Thrones” concludes after its eighth season. HBO is working on not one, but four projects as spinoffs of the popular fantasy series based on the books by George R.R. Martin, E! News has confirmed.