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HBO executive shoots down Game of Thrones spin-off series featuring Maisie Williams' Arya Stark

Published: 02:47 EDT, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 04:22 EDT, 22 May 2019

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SPOILERS: There will be SPOILERS for Sunday night's series finale of Game of Thrones, so if you haven't seen it yet, read on at your own risk.

HBO already has plans for a Game of Thrones prequel series, with the pilot episode starting production in June, but the network's programming president Casey Bloys shot down any talk of an Arya Stark spin-off series before it really started.

Given the journey Arya Stark is about to embark on at the end of the series finale, fans have already been hoping for a spin-off, but Bloys shot down that notion in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

No spin-off: HBO already has plans for a Game of Thrones prequel series, with the pilot episode starting production in June, but the network's programming president Casey Bloys shot down any talk of an Arya Stark spin-off series before it really started

The series finale, The Iron Throne, ended with all of the Stark siblings going their separate ways.

Sansa (Sophie Turner) was named the new Queen in the North and stayed to rule Winterfell as its own separate kingdom, while Jon Snow (Kit Harington) was sent back North to Castle Black, going beyond The Wall to live with the wildlings.

Arya (Maisie Williams), though, ventured off on an adventure, vowing to find whatever lies, 'West of Westeros,' where all the maps stop, which lead fans to immediately start clamoring for an Arya spin-off, but that will not be happening.

Parts unknown: Arya, though, ventured off on an adventure, vowing to find whatever lies, 'West of Westeros,' where all the maps stop

'Nope, nope, nope. No,' Bloys began, before explaining why he doesn't want this, or any Game of Thrones spin-off to happen with characters from the flagship series.

'Part of it is, I do want this show — this Game of Thrones, Dan and David's show — to be its own thing,' Bloys said. 'I don't want to take characters from this world that they did beautifully and put them off into another world with someone else creating it.'

'I want to let it be the artistic piece they've got. That's one of the reasons why I'm not trying to do the same show over. George has a massive, massive world; there are so many ways in. That's why we're trying to do things that feel distinct — and to not try and redo the same show. That's probably one of the reasons why, right now, a sequel or picking up any of the other characters doesn't make sense for us,' he said.

Moving on: 'Nope, nope, nope. No,' Bloys began, before explaining why he doesn't want this, or any Game of Thrones spin-off to happen with characters from the flagship series

Strangely enough, one of Williams' own cast mates, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, revealed in an Instagram story video on Monday that he actually wants to see an Arya spin-off.

'It's kinda sad. What a great 10 years. Thank you so much for watching. I'm just grateful. That episode, it was amazing! I really thought it was a great ending,' he began.

'And Arya… I know they're doing all these prequels, but what about the sequel? With Arya? How about – I'm just throwing something out here – how about a petition? An online petition to HBO that they do a sequel with Arya Stark.'

More Arya: Strangely enough, one of Williams' own cast mates, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, revealed in an Instagram story video on Monday that he actually wants to see an Arya spin-off

The series finale set a new record for the most watched HBO episode of all time, with a massive 19.3 million viewers tuning in live, or via the HBO Go and HBO Now streaming platforms.

Game of Thrones is averaging 44.2 million viewers per episode in its final season, a massive increase of 10 million viewers per episode over Season 7.

While no details about the Game of Thrones prequel series have been revealed, a number of actors have been cast such as Naomi Watts and Miranda Richardson.

Record-breaking: The series finale set a new record for the most watched HBO episode of all time, with a massive 19.3 million viewers tuning in live, or via the HBO Go and HBO Now streaming platforms

Final season: Game of Thrones is averaging 44.2 million viewers per episode in its final season, a massive increase of 10 million viewers per episode over Season 7