GAME OF THRONES Spin-Off SNOW Star Kit Harrington Explains Where We'll Find Jon In The Series

GAME OF THRONES Spin-Off SNOW Star Kit Harrington Explains Where We'll Find Jon In The Series

Game of Thrones alum Kit Harrington has shed some light on where we'll find Jon Snow in HBO's upcoming Snow spin-off, making it clear he's not in a good place after that divisive season 8 finale...

By JoshWilding - Dec 14, 2022 04:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
Source: SFFGazette.com

The last time we saw Jon Snow was in the divisive Game of Thrones finale, and his story ended with him returning to the Night's Watch. Leaving Westeros behind after killing Daenerys Targaryen, Jon embarked on what appeared to be a self-imposed exile, though that won't be where his story ends.

A sequel series is currently in the works, tentatively titled Snow, and there are lots of places that could take the fallen hero. Most interesting is the fact this would obviously be an original tale seeing as George R.R. Martin still hasn't finished his Song of Ice and Fire saga (never mind starting work on a follow-up). 

Kit Harrington approached the author with this sequel idea and is clearly keen to continue telling Jon's story. During a recent convention appearance (via SFFGazette.com), the actor even shed some light on where the warrior's head is likely to be at following the traumatic events of the Game of Thrones finale.

"At the end of the show when we find him in that cell, he’s preparing to be beheaded and he wants to be," Harrington explained. "He’s done. The fact he goes to the Wall is the greatest gift and also the greatest curse."

"He’s got to go back up to the place with all this history and live out his life thinking about how he killed Dany, and live out his life thinking about Ygritte dying in his arms, and live out his life thinking about how he hung Olly, and live out his life thinking about all of this trauma, and that, that’s interesting."

Needless to say, we won't be following Jon beyond the Wall for some sort of happy ending. However, there's always a chance he can find redemption and get a better conclusion than what Game of Thrones offered. Harrington would add, "So I think where we leave him at the end of the show...we wanted some kind of little smile that things are okay. He’s not okay."

We've already seen a handful of Game of Thrones spin-offs fail to become a reality, so it will be interesting to see if Snow is among the shows that manage to make it past the finish line. However, if the huge success of House of the Dragon was any indication, fans remain heavily invested in this franchise even after the main show's divisive final season.

Are you excited to potentially spend more time with Harington's Jon Snow? Let us know in the comments section. 

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mountainman
mountainman - 12/14/2022, 4:05 PM
Jon had one of the more appropriate endings for the main characters of the show. I know some people wanted him to take the throne, but that really didn’t fit him. There actually could be some interesting stories to tell with him amongst the wildlings trying to navigate that culture.
EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 12/14/2022, 4:16 PM
@mountainman - for some reason I just got the feeling he didn't want it, not why o got that feeling though.
mountainman
mountainman - 12/14/2022, 4:38 PM
@EgoEgor - He didn't and that is completely in character for him.

Now him simping for his aunt was terrible, especially once she went genocidal.
CassianAndor
CassianAndor - 12/14/2022, 10:38 PM
@mountainman - Him not wanting it might be in character, but it’s still his birthright and duty. And with how important duty and honor is to Jon, him denying that duty did feel a little out of character for me. I get that he had already bent the knee to Dany, but that’s before he knew his true parentage. What he personally wants shouldn’t play any part in it.

Not to mention the fact that him not wanting to be King means he would probably make one of the best kings. What’s that saying about how great leaders don’t choose it but have leadership thrust upon them.

That said, I think they could have made it work a lot better. After Jon is brought back to life he somehow becomes one of the most boring characters in the show, when it should really be the opposite. Dying and being brought back to life should change you and have serious consequences. If he had come back harder, meaner, less honorable maybe, that would’ve both been a lot more interesting and help us understand why he shouldn’t have the throne.
mountainman
mountainman - 12/15/2022, 9:10 AM
@BloopBlorp2 - I get that. And he really should have killed the Night King. The Azor Ahai prophecy absolutely did not refer to Arya. I know GoT bucks the traditional fantasy trends, but ignoring all of the prophecies is pretty dumb.
CassianAndor
CassianAndor - 12/15/2022, 9:22 AM
@mountainman - Meh, I never liked the whole “kill the head vampire, all the other vampires die too” trope. Feels really lazy. Hopefully there’s a more interesting way to defeat them in the books.
mountainman
mountainman - 12/15/2022, 9:25 AM
@BloopBlorp2 - The Others in the book are way cooler. They have zombie spiders and bears on their side!

If Martin ever finishes the books, I have faith that it’ll be better than the show. He may have wanted to wait to release book 6 due to the poor reception of the final seasons. Retooling some things and letting that bad taste pass from peoples memories.

If he does pass away before they are done, hopefully they can get someone like Joe Abercrombie to pick it up and finish it. The First Law series is probably the most similar to A Song of Ice and Fire out there.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 12/14/2022, 4:05 PM
This is the GOT spin-off show that most interests me. I hope it’s another well earned coming of age story for the character, with a far better ending. I also want them to fully acknowledge how stupid the character was written in the final season, and play off that angle.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 12/14/2022, 4:08 PM
Where We'll Find Jon In The Series

I'm assuming somewhere with snow.
IronMan616
IronMan616 - 12/14/2022, 4:15 PM
He should've killed the Night King and gotten the throne at the end. Or at least one of the two. Him getting neither was some bullshit.

Normally I'd be against someone continuing a story like this, The Last Crusade had a great ending for Indy and didn't need a follow up, Rocky 6 had a great end to Rocky and didn't need to continue in Creed, Rambo had a great end in Rambo 2008 and didn't need a follow up, this one though, I want Jon Snow to get a satisfying end after all he's endured in GOT.
Fogs
Fogs - 12/14/2022, 5:21 PM
@IronMan616 - That was the obvious choice. I'd go with him dying the most heroic death and his son/daughter becoming the promised ruler.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 12/14/2022, 6:10 PM
@IronMan616 - especially after HotD, it just feels pointless that we got neither. But maybe that's just an excuse, because I really wanted to see the Night King actually win and conquer Westeros.
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 12/14/2022, 4:22 PM
I would be alright with this along as they incorporate elements from ASOIAF that were cut in GOT. Give me Val, the land of always winter,Ice Spiders, the 13th lord commander and the Corpes Queen.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 12/14/2022, 6:03 PM
@CurlyBill - that's actually a pretty good idea. I'm not familiar with the books, but it's always great to pull from existing lore
rebellion
rebellion - 12/14/2022, 4:28 PM
The show isnt even confirmed to go into production. And Kit Harington wasnt talking about this supposed new show. Misleading title from a well known hack.
captainireland
captainireland - 12/14/2022, 6:20 PM
@rebellion - yep, the original article even says in its opening paragraph that Harrington didn't comment on the possible Snow spinoff. When he said what he's quoted as saying in this article, he was specifically talking about how Jon was feeling at the end of Game of Thrones and said nothing about any possible spinoff.
TheLight
TheLight - 12/16/2022, 2:40 PM
@rebellion - THANK YOU!!!

It's so frustrating that people are convinced that this show has been greenlit when there has been no official confirmation from HBO. Until I see that HBO themselves announce it, it's all hearsay.

Jon Snow deserved better. So much potential of being both Stark and Targaryen wasted.
nonserviam
nonserviam - 12/14/2022, 4:53 PM
Unless it's written by GRRM himself it's going to be a hard pass for me. House of the Dragon was so good, even with the changes from the book, because he was so involved with it.

My 4 year old dog could have written a better final season than what we got.
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/14/2022, 5:40 PM
He should have sat on the throne and been the ruler of 7 kingdoms.

But they f*cked up season finale.
mountainman
mountainman - 12/14/2022, 6:32 PM
@marvel72 - I respectfully disagree. Jon denying the throne was the most Game of Thrones ending for him imaginable.

In fact, Bran ending up on the throne could have been a good ending, had they not had that awkward council voting him in but instead they had him and his 3 eyed raven powers been manipulating events the whole time to get there.
CplHicks
CplHicks - 12/14/2022, 5:43 PM
So he'll be brooding even more?? Is that possible?
KaioKen
KaioKen - 12/14/2022, 6:01 PM
He has absolutely no reason to stay at the wall. His "sister" is queen of the north, and his "brother" is king in the south.

On another note, what army does Bran have?
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 12/14/2022, 6:04 PM
@KaioKen - the Iron Fleet? I know Dany kinda forgot about them (and I have too). Otherwise, I don't know.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 12/14/2022, 6:01 PM
Well, we'll find him at the Wall. That's for sure. Even though he should've sat on the throne, especially having Aegon's prophecy such a prominent plotpoint in HotD.

Still, I would've preferred it if the Night King actually won because the kingdoms were to busy with their game of thrones.

Do hope this show gets made though (regardless of how GoT ended), because Jon was by far my favourite part of GoT and really the only thing I wanna see continued.
Thanson
Thanson - 12/14/2022, 6:07 PM
Honestly, I would rather have a series that follows Arya's journey into parts unknown.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 12/14/2022, 7:16 PM
Tell me where I’ll find the black Knight instead, that’s all I care about when it comes to Harrington.
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