Every Game of Thrones Spinoff Ranked From Locked In to Concept Art

Every Game of Thrones Spinoff Ranked From Locked In to Concept Art

House of the Dragon season four arrives in 2028 and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season two is right behind it, but everything after that gets a lot less certain. I rank Aegon's Conquest, Nine Voyages, the Arya sequel, Ten Thousand Ships, and the Golden Empire from real production to a script sitting on somebody's desk. I wanted to sort the entire Westeros slate by one question, which is whether the thing will actually exist. The two shows at the top are easy, and then it gets interesting fast. The Mad King is a stage play about Aerys and the events that kicked off Robert's Rebellion, and I am planning to be there when it hits the States. Aegon's Conquest is my big prediction, because Warner Bros. has a fantasy epic hole on the slate once Dune wraps with part three, and I think Aegon's story gets stretched across a trilogy to fill it. Nine Voyages excites me for a different reason, since Corlys Velaryon is the guy Westeros parents tell their kids about at bedtime and House of the Dragon barely touches those legends. Then the drop starts. The Arya sequel is the strongest of the long shots because HBO wants it, but it needs Maisie Williams and it needs to clear a bar the network keeps saying is extremely high. Ten Thousand Ships has been kicking around since 2021 with three writers in five years, which is Marvel's Blade territory, and it is a very expensive story built on names most viewers will not recognize. The Golden Empire is the one I am rooting for hardest, because a feudal China and Japan influenced corner of Essos with an HBO architecture budget is the only pitch here that would feel completely new. Chapters * 0:00 The Two Locks, House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms * 0:14 The Mad King Stage Play * 0:29 Aegon's Conquest and the Empty Dune Slot * 0:44 Nine Voyages and Why Corlys Deserves His Own Show * 1:17 The Arya Sequel and the Maisie Williams Problem * 1:33 Ten Thousand Ships Stuck in Development * 2:04 The Golden Empire as Westeros Meets Shogun * 2:36 What Is Actually Next Key Takeaways * House of the Dragon season four and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season two are the only projects that are genuinely locked. * The Mad King is a real stage production covering Aerys and the fall of the Targaryens, with a US run on the way. * Aegon's Conquest looks positioned to take the fantasy epic slot Dune vacates, and a trilogy is on the table. * Nine Voyages would finally cover the Corlys Velaryon legends that House of the Dragon skips past. * The Arya sequel has network interest but two real hurdles, casting and expectations. * Ten Thousand Ships has burned through three writers in five years on a costly story with no recognizable house names attached. * The Golden Empire is the only project on the slate that would look and feel unlike anything Westeros has done. Quotes "I'm gonna rank these from, like, actually going to happen to concept art on someone's desk." "The way I like to look at Sea Snake is he's the character in Westeros that parents would tell their kids about at bedtime." "It has, like Marvel's Blade stink all over it." "I think HBO kind of wants to use Targaryen, Stark, or Lannister at the end of every name in any projects." "This could be really different than anything else that they put out for Westeros, and 100% have my backing." If you have a ranking of your own, send this to the friend who still argues about the Jon Snow show and tell me where I got it wrong. #GameOfThrones Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast [https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast] Threads https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast [https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast] Patreon https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast [https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast] Which Game of Thrones project would you actually cancel to get the Golden Empire made faster? Would you watch an Arya sequel if Maisie Williams passed and the role was recast?

Golden Axe Becomes an Adult Animated Series on Paramount Plus

Sega's Golden Axe is back as a ten episode adult animated series, and all ten episodes land on Paramount Plus on September 16. Mike McMahan (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Solar Opposites) and Joe Chandler (American Dad!) co-created it, with Matthew Rhys, Liam McIntyre, Lisa Gilroy, Danny Pudi and Carl Tart voicing the cast. I care about this one because of the pedigree behind it. McMahan and Chandler are two names I trust in adult animation, and the premise sounds like it knows exactly what it is: Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead reuniting to fight Death Adder again, stuck in a loop where the villain never stays dead. What breaks that loop is Hampton Squib, a brand new adventurer who is completely out of his depth, and I have questions about whether he is meant to read as DLC or as the player's stand in. The cast is stacked top to bottom, with Matthew Rhys as the angry dwarf Gilius Thunderhead, Liam McIntyre from Spartacus as Ax Battler, Lisa Gilroy as Tyris Flare, Danny Pudi as Hampton Squib, and Carl Tart as the panther warrior Chronos. Great creative team, great voice cast, a premise that plays with video game logic, and a binge drop instead of a weekly rollout. This one has a real shot. * 0:00 Golden Axe Is Officially a Show * 0:05 All Ten Episodes Land September 16 * 0:10 Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler Behind the Series * 0:23 The Death Adder Loop and the Meta Premise * 0:31 Hampton Squib, DLC or Player Stand In * 0:40 The Voice Cast Breakdown * 1:07 Why This Could Land * 1:16 Paramount Plus, Comedy Central, and Wrap Up Key Takeaways * Golden Axe premieres on Paramount Plus on September 16 with all ten episodes at once * Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler co-created the series, with Chandler serving as showrunner * The show moved from its original Comedy Central home to Paramount Plus * Voice cast: Matthew Rhys as Gilius Thunderhead, Liam McIntyre as Ax Battler, Lisa Gilroy as Tyris Flare, Danny Pudi as Hampton Squib, Carl Tart as Chronos * The premise leans meta, with the heroes seemingly aware they are stuck in a video game style repeat cycle * Hampton Squib is a new character built to disrupt that loop "The reason I care about this is because the pedigree." "So is he a DLC to the game or is he just the player's stand in?" "It does feel like they kind of know they're in a video game, or at least in a repeat cycle." "The cast is top notch too." "Great creative team, great voice acting, interesting premise, and they're all dropping at once." If you grew up feeding quarters into a Golden Axe cabinet, send this episode to the friend you played it with and tell me whether you are binging all ten on day one. #GoldenAxe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast [https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast [https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast [https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast] Is Hampton Squib a player stand in, or is he DLC that got shoved into the party? Which dormant Sega franchise should get the animated treatment next?

The Robin Williams Account Is an Anti AI Weapon

Robin Williams Is Back Online and It Is About AI Robin Williams' Instagram posted for the first time in 12 years, and his kids Zak, Zelda and Cody also launched Facebook, TikTok and YouTube accounts in his name. Zelda framed it plainly on her own Instagram: this is the best tool the family has for fighting AI recreations of her father's likeness and voice. I get why this feels strange, and I say so in the episode. But I walk through why it actually works. A dormant account does not rank in a Robin Williams search, so what fills that space is fan edits at best and AI slop at worst. An active family owned account gives people one verified place to check whether a photo or video is real, and it gives the family standing to file takedowns, which platforms only honor from accounts in good standing. The Stan Lee Instagram has been running this playbook for a while and it is worth a follow. This is still whack a mole and I am not pretending otherwise, but it is one of the few real levers anyone has right now. What gets me is that the people falling for these videos skew older, not younger, while the millennials who grew up on Robin are the ones watching his kids fight off replicas of their dead father. Have a heart. Let the man rest. Chapters * 0:00 The account posts after 12 years * 0:15 What Zelda Williams said about AI abuse * 0:31 Why a dormant account loses the search results * 0:44 One verified place to check photos and video * 0:59 Takedowns only work from an active account * 1:07 The Stan Lee account as the model * 1:13 Who is actually falling for AI videos * 1:31 Pushing back before AI coexistence gets worse Key Takeaways * Zak, Zelda and Cody reactivated Robin Williams' Instagram and added Facebook, TikTok and YouTube accounts under a joint statement. * Zelda's stated reason is AI abuse of her father's likeness and voice, not nostalgia. * Twelve years of dormancy means the account had no search presence, leaving room for fan edits and AI generated material. * Verified content in one official place gives fans a reference point for what is real. * Takedown requests carry weight only from an active account in good standing with the platform. * The Stan Lee Instagram is a working example of the same approach. * Nobody expects this to stop all AI generation, but it is the strongest tool available to the family. * Older users appear more likely to be fooled by AI video than younger ones. Quotes "A dormant account for 12 years is not going to rank in a Robin Williams search." (Frank) "Everything posted from there is verified and real." (Frank) "Now we have to be realistic here. This is whack a mole." (Frank) "Have a heart guys. Let the man rest." (Frank) "If we don't push back against stuff like this and the many other AI problems, we will not have a coexistence with AI that we actually want." (Frank) Go follow the Robin Williams Instagram account, then send this episode to the person in your life who keeps sharing AI videos of dead celebrities without realizing it. #RobinWilliams Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast [https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast] Threads https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast [https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast] Patreon https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast [https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast] Do you think reactivating a deceased person's account is the right call, or does it make the whole thing weirder? Have you already been fooled by an AI video of someone who has passed away?

Sebastian Stan Confirms Harvey Dent In The Batman Part Two

Sebastian Stan confirmed he is playing Harvey Dent in The Batman Part II during a French press interview about Avengers: Doomsday. Set photos showing Christmas decorations and wintry dressing have people asking whether Mr. Freeze is next. I have been waiting on a straight answer about Harvey Dent for months and we finally got one from Sebastian Stan himself. He was doing press for a French outlet, mostly answering questions about Avengers: Doomsday, and he said he only receives the script in pieces and films it that way. Then he said the same thing is happening on The Batman Part II, where he plays Harvey Dent. That is the confirmation. No more rumor cycles, no more insider posts contradicting each other. On top of that, set photos are showing Christmas decorations, which points to the sequel taking place over the holidays, and the production has been posting wintry material that has me hoping for Mr. Freeze. He is one of the best villains in the rogues gallery and most casual fans still know him from Arnold Schwarzenegger. Batman: The Animated Series made him tragic and genuinely cold, and I want a whole new audience to see that version. * 0:00 Sebastian Stan is confirmed as Harvey Dent * 0:05 The French interview and the Avengers: Doomsday question * 0:13 Filming scripts in pieces * 0:20 The Harvey Dent line that ends the rumors * 0:24 Christmas decorations spotted on set * 0:28 Wintry set dressing and the Mr. Freeze theory * 0:36 Why Mr. Freeze deserves a real adaptation * 0:46 Sign off * 0:48 New Geek Freaks episode and YouTube Key Takeaways * Sebastian Stan confirmed his own casting as Harvey Dent in The Batman Part II * The confirmation came from a French press interview built around Avengers: Doomsday * Stan says he receives scripts in pieces on both productions and films them that way * Christmas decorations on set suggest a holiday setting for the sequel * Wintry set material has fans speculating about Mr. Freeze * The Arnold Schwarzenegger version still defines Mr. Freeze for most casual viewers Quotes "Finally confirmed, we got Sebastian Stan playing Harvey Dent for The Batman Part two." "I really don't know anything. It's mostly in parts." "by the way, on set we're seeing Christmas decorations. So it's going to be taking place during Christmas." "Is that teasing towards Mr. Freeze? I sure hope so." "I think he's one of the best villains in Batman's rogues gallery." If you want Mr. Freeze in The Batman Part II, send this to the friend who still quotes the Schwarzenegger ice puns. Follow and leave a rating so more Gotham casting news finds you first. #TheBatman Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast [https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast] Threads https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast [https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast] Patreon https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast [https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast] Listener Questions * Who is your pick for the definitive live action Mr. Freeze? * Does a Christmas setting work for a Batman movie or does it pull you out of Gotham?

Mistborn's First Draft Is Done and the Director Hunt Is Next

Brandon Sanderson dropped a real progress report on the Apple deal, and the Mistborn movie just cleared its first big milestone. The Stormlight Archive series is locked at ten episodes, a producer is already picked for Mistborn, and the director search is the next domino. In this Cosmere check-in, we break down where both Apple adaptations actually stand. Sanderson has finished the first draft of the Mistborn screenplay, he is gathering notes, and he expects around three more revisions before it is done. A producer has been chosen but stays unannounced until the contracts close, which means the name likely surfaces in the Hollywood trades before it surfaces anywhere else. Director is the next hire and the one that matters most for how this film turns out. On the Stormlight side, the series is planned for ten episodes with the pilot as the first priority, Sanderson has not started that script yet, he will be working with writing partners, and he is serving as co-showrunner. We also get into the Salt Lake Tribune interview where Sanderson talks about holding James Gunn levels of creative control while openly admitting what he does not know and hiring people who do. Plus a realistic guess at release windows, why Apple's run of quality has earned some optimism, and an honest confession about a certain book series derailing an entire reading schedule. * 0:00 Cosmere Check-In * 0:15 Mistborn First Draft Is Done * 0:22 Producer Picked, Director Next * 0:37 Sanderson's Control and Knowing What He Does Not Know * 0:52 Stormlight Ten Episodes and Pilot First * 1:05 Release Window Predictions * 1:10 Apple's Track Record After F1 * 1:22 Reading Update and Sign Off Source: GeekFreaksPodcast.com If this one helped you keep track of where the Cosmere adaptations stand, subscribe wherever you listen so you catch the next update. Leave a rating and review, it genuinely moves the needle for a show this size. Share the episode with the Sanderson fan in your life and tag it #Cosmere. Follow along: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast [https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast] Threads https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast [https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast] Patreon https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast [https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast] Instagram and TikTok @GeekFreaksPodcast Twitter @GeekFreaksPod Now I want to hear from you. Who is on your Mistborn director shortlist, and are you team 2028 or team 2029 for the release? Drop your answers in the comments or send them our way on socials.