The daily gossip: October 29, 2019

HBO kills a Game of Thrones prequel, Taylor Swift fans get mad at Selena Gomez, and more

Naomi Watts.
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1. HBO doesn't want that Naomi Watts-led Game of Thrones prequel after all

Whether or not you were thrilled with the final season of Game of Thrones (it's probably safe to say the consensus is "not"), fans are no doubt as excited about returning to Westeros as HBO is excited about having a new, Scrooge McDuck-style pool of money to swim around in. That's why it's so surprising that the network has decided not to pick up a new Game of Thrones prequel, starring Naomi Watts, which already shot a pilot over the summer. Of course, the network is still developing a second, totally different prequel series, which will be set around 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones — because when you have a franchise that lucrative, it's as unkillable as Jon Snow.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.