E-Facebook yakhe, uGeorge R. Martin waphinde wakhunjuzwa ukuthi ekuqaleni amapulani e-HBE asale ngasikhathi sinye "imidlalo yezihlalo zobukhosi", kanti ngenkathi isiphetho sabane sihlala singaziwa, ne-HBO eyodwa isivele iye yanquma. "Umdlalo wezinkondlo kaBrian Kogman" ukhetha ukukhiqizwa "kwemidlalo" yokuqala - "uVeteran" we-HBO Show, owaqala wasebenza njengomsizi we-Showranner, bese kuba ngumbhali wesikrini, umbhali wokugcina.
UMartin ubiza uCogman "Isibonakaliso esikhulu seCanon" namanothi ukuthi kwakunguBrian ababambe iqhaza kwinqubo yokubhala iningi leziqephu zemidlalo "yemidlalo yezihlalo zobukhosi" - ngakho-ke futhi nomsebenzi esiciwini kuzobhekana " okuhle kakhulu. "
Vele, ukudalula noma imiphi imininingwane mayelana nesakhiwo se-prequel, lapho i-kogman isebenza khona, uGeorge R. Martin akazange. Ukuphela kwento umlobi akugcizelela ukuthi iphrojekthi ngeke ibe "imidlalo eqondile" yezihlalo zobukhosi "ngisho nomqondo we-" Spin-off "akafaneleki kakhulu kuye, umlandeli olandelayo "noma" Prince "Original" Christian " Cishe, ngokusho kukaMartin, kuzosakazwa iphrojekthi entsha ngo-2019/20120.