If you see a Game of Thrones fan, maybe ask them if they need a hug—because as of Tuesday, HBO has reportedly opted not to move forward with Kingsman screenwriter Jane Goldman’s prequel pilot starring Naomi Watts.

According to Deadline, Goldman has been emailing the project’s cast and crew to say the pilot is dead. HBO did not confirm the news when reached by Deadline or V.F. The prequel would have shared no characters with its progenitor, as it would have been set thousands of years before Game of Thrones takes place. As details about the project have trickled out following news of its greenlight last June, it became clear that the project would be entirely distinct from the original show. As Deadline notes, HBO already went ahead with a second Thrones spin-off from George R.R. Martin and Colony creator and executive producer Ryan Condal earlier this fall.

This news comes at a strange time for the Thrones fan base after a remarkably candid panel appearance in Austin this weekend that found creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss detailing the depths of their inexperience when they first began work on the now-acclaimed series. After the panel, news subsequently broke that Benioff and Weiss would walk away from their Star Wars project due to their Netflix deal. “We love Star Wars,” the two said in a statement. “When George Lucas built it, he built us too. Getting to talk about Star Wars with him and the current Star Wars team was the thrill of a lifetime, and we will always be indebted to the saga that changed everything. But there are only so many hours in the day, and we felt we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix projects. So we are regretfully stepping away.” Perhaps Jane Goldman can take their place.

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