Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss will soon be leaving HBO, the network that homed their show for a decade.
The duo created and ran the epic show throughout its eight seasons that concluded in May 2019.
However, David and Dan are set to seek a deal with competitor studios, with the pair having recent meetings at Amazon Prime, Netflix and Disney/FX.
As claimed by The Hollywood Reporter, the creators are looking for a deal valued at $200 million (£160.7 million) which would surpass Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s deal of $150 million (£120.5 million) with Amazon.
‘People are throwing open doors and throwing money around’ said HBO programming executive Casey Bloys in May.
‘I think they’re doing the right thing and seeing what’s out there.’
This follows the announcement of David and Dan signing to direct a Star Wars trilogy, with a penned release date of December 2022.
While the last series of Game Of Thrones achieved record breaking 32 nominations at the Emmys, it was tarnished by major backlash to the ending, including the deaths of Cersei and Jaime Lannister and Daenerys’ bout of madness.
The backlash of the series resulted in the pair dropping out of attendance from San Diego Comic Con 2019.
Bloys said at the Television Critics Association summer press tour: ‘There are very, very few downsides to having a hugely popular show.
‘But one I can think of is when you try to end it, many people have big opinions on how these characters’ stories should come to an end.’
He added reshooting the last six episodes was ‘not something we seriously considered’.
This follows an online petition that could amass two million signatures, to change the ending of Game of Thrones.
Adapted from the books written by George R.R. Martin, the final series of the show was released before the book, The Winds of Winter, and as a result David and Dan took artistic liberties with the source materials.
‘David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers when they have no source material (i.e. the books) to fall back on.’ the petition read.
When speaking about the final series, George R.R. Martin said: ‘Yes, I told [showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss] a number of things years ago. And some of them they did do.
‘But at the same time, it’s different. I have very fixed ideas in my head as I’m writing The Winds of Winter and beyond that in terms of where things are going.’
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