HBO has officially cancelled Confederate , the next series from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

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Speaking to TVLine , HBO president Casey Bloys confirmed that the network would not be moving forward with the controversial TV show, described as a drama that "chronicles the events leading up to the Third American Civil War."Confederate was pitched as a series that would present an alternate timeline for history, in which the southern states successfully seceded from the Union and created a nation where slavery "evolved into a modern institution." The show received strong backlash following its original announcement Amid growing criticism, HBO stepped in to defend the show , though Bloys admitted that the initial announcement had been "misguided" and they "could have done a better job with the press rollout" in light of the sensitive subject. A short while later, the project was seemingly put on the back burner In the meantime, Benioff and Weiss have moved on to several other projects, as the in-demand duo stepped down from their planned Star Wars trilogy to follow-up on a number of new commitments in their schedule after signing a "historic deal with Netflix." As for the Game of Thrones universe, there are still a whole bunch of spinoffs and series' currently in the works , including a prequel series called House of the Dragon , based on George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood fantasy novel, though we might have some time to wait for that release For more, check out our explainer on when House of the Dragon takes place and some of the events we might see in the prequel.

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