There has been talk for quite a long time now regarding HBO adapting George RR Martin’s fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire for the small screen. Here is a quick update on where everything stands at the moment.
HBO, as of January 2007 now own the television rights to A Song of Ice and Fire. Writer producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have completed the pilot script and this has been signed off by George RR Martin. However, a strike by the Writer’s Guild of America in November 2007 severely held up proceedings until February 2008.
HBO are also considering a television series based on the King Arthur legend and it is believed that only one of these two proposed adaptations will be authorised.
So, the ball is now firmly in HBO’s court and it is for them to decide which of these two television series will appeal most to their viewers.