HBO has introduced that its massively fashionable Recreation of Thrones will now have a companion collection, titled After the Thrones. The entire thing is spearheaded by Invoice Simmons, who signed a cope with the community after parting methods with ESPN final 12 months. However earlier than you escape the snark you normally reserve for different recap exhibits like The Speaking Lifeless, let’s be aware of the expertise concerned.
The information was reported by Variety, who additionally observe that After the Thrones would be the first official venture Simmons has launched for HBO since becoming a member of the fold final 12 months. If all goes in accordance with plan, Simmons may also host a weekly speak present devoted to the world of sports activities that can launch later in 2016.
Simmons’ former residence, the late, nice Grantland, blended sports activities reporting with top-notch popular culture journalism, and it appears like he’ll proceed to cater to all doable audiences throughout his tenure at HBO. Most significantly, he’s introduced a couple of acquainted faces alongside for this specific enterprise. After the Thrones will probably be hosted by Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan, former writers for Grantland who’re additionally connected to Simmons’ new website, The Ringer. Greenwald and Ryan hosted the great Watch the Thrones podcast (and Greenwald’s weekly recaps/evaluations have been among the many greatest on the web), so that they’re excellent for this sort of gig. With them on the helm, After the Thrones might very nicely be a present about insightful dialogue as a substitute of puff piece interviews with the forged.
Nonetheless, a few of their greatest conversations and observations occurred once they have been important of Recreation of Thrones, which makes me marvel if HBO will hold Greenwald and Ryan on a leash or in the event that they’ll simply allow them to do what they do greatest. Hopefully, it’s the latter. In spite of everything, nobody can actually diminish the recognition of this collection and simply letting these two actually speak concerning the present in the best way they see match may make for critically compelling viewing.
The primary episode of After the Thrones will premiere on April 25, 2016, the day after the premiere of Recreation of Thrones season 6. It is going to be out there on HBO Go, HBO Now and HBO On Demand. If there are plans for it to truly air on the community, they haven’t been revealed fairly but. When you haven’t caught it but, you may watch the trailer for the brand new season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuH3tJPiP-U