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。producer Bryan Cogman will write one of the series' five upcoming spinoffs, a prequel to our current era of ice and fire, Mashable has confirmed.
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Cogman joined  。Game of Thrones。 in its first season and has written various episodes over the years, including standouts like "The Laws of Gods and Men" and "Kissed by Fire."。

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As Entertainment Weekly, who first broke the news, notes, since
。 GoT。co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss won't be involved, this is a best-case scenario for fans who are hopeful some of the behind-the-scenes talent remains onboard for the spinoffs; George R.R. Martin is thought to be working with Cogman.。

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Thanks for signing up! 。 Since this is one of five projects in development, there's still the chance that it doesn't get greenlit -- and even if it does, we won't see any of this show until well after。Game of Thrones。

wraps up in 2018-or-2019-or-who-knows. It's also unclear if Cogman's involvement will limit his work on Season 8, but he's come this far. Like the fans, he's probably in it until the end.。 All of。All of 。

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