Game of Thrones showrunners’ next series will be about an America where slavery never ended

With Game of Thrones entering its final short seasons, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are now working on ideas beyond the world of Ice and Fire. HBO announced today that the pair have gotten a series order for a drama called Confederate. The series will be set in an alternate America where the Southern states successfully seceded from the Union, slavery persists into the modern era, and the country is on the brink of a third Civil War.

According to HBO’s announcement, Benioff and Weiss have been working on the idea for years, initially intending on developing it into a feature film. In a joint statement, though, they say HBO was the right place to take the concept. “Our experience on Thrones has convinced us that no one...

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