Game of Thrones: 10,000 Ships series finds its writer
May 25, 2021 by:
It s probably safe to say the final season of
Game of Thrones didn t stick the landing for many of us, but HBO is pushing ahead on expanding George R.R. Martin s franchise nonetheless and are actively developing several spinoffs, including one that tackles the legendary journey of Princess Nymeria.
Deadline has reported that the project, known as
10,000 Ships, has found its writer has HBO as tapped Amanda Segel to write the potential series. The series will follow the journey made by warrior queen Princess Nymeria and the surviving members of the Rhoynars, who traveled from Essos to Dorne following their defeat by the Valyrian Freehold in the Second Spice War. Amanda Segel has written for shows such as
Next Game of Thrones spin-off 10,000 Ships sets sail with Helstrom writer
Game of Throne prequel spin-offs as Deadline reports that
10,000 Ships has gained Amanda Segel (
Helstrom) as its lead writer.
The series will take place 1,000 years before
Game of Thrones and follow “the journey made by warrior queen Princess Nymeria and the surviving members of the Rhoynars, who traveled from Essos to Dorne following their defeat by the Valyrian Freehold in the Second Spice War.”
Princess Nymeria is a legendary and mythical figure in Westeros culture. Dorne was not yet the kingdom it was during George R.R. Martin’s
Helstrom, will write
10,000 Ships, a show that “is expected to follow the journey made by warrior queen Princess Nymeria and the surviving members of the Rhoynars, who travelled from Essos to Dorne following their defeat by the Valyrian Freehold in the Second Spice War.”
As relayed in author George R.R. Martin’s sprawling histories of his fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, Nymeria brought 10,000 ships with her to Dorne, and burned all 10,000 of them upon landing so no one could retreat from this new land. After impressing a Martell on the battlefield, Nymeria married into the influential Martell family and helped turn Dorne into a kingdom to be reckoned with. A thousand years later, Nymeria’s adventures would inspire a young Arya Stark to name her direwolf after the famed warrior queen.
Deadline reports that the network has hired Amanda Segel, writer and producer for shows like
Person of Interest, Helstrom, and
Shooter to write the project.
The project is part of HBO’s larger expansion into George R.R. Martin’s world of Westeros, and will join
Game of Thrones and the forthcoming
House of the Dragon (which is currently in production). The series is apparently about the adventures of Rhoynarian Princess Nymeria and the flight of her people to Dorne after a devastating defeat during the Second Spice War about a thousand years before the events of
Game of Thrones. The story has been referenced in a bunch of Martin’s novels, as well as in his book