George R.R. Martin gives details – Variety

George R.R. Martin has some answers to the questions that remain to viewers on what to expect from the next series of TV series "Game of Thrones".

Martin, author of the "Game of Thrones" source novels, gave some information about Jane Goldman's previous pilot project in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

In the original series, seven kingdoms compete for the iron throne, but the successor of the series will see a higher count of kingdoms. Martin said, "If you go back further, then there will be nine kingdoms and 12 kingdoms, and you will eventually return to where there are one hundred kingdoms – small kingdoms – and this is the time we are talking about here."

The show takes place about 5,000 years before the events of "Game of Thrones", at a time known as "The Golden Age of Heroes".

Martin revealed which of the beloved family lineages will exist about a millennium ago and which ones are left out.

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"The Starks will definitely be there," he said. "The Lannisters are not here yet, but Casterly Rock is definitely here."

The author also confirmed the presence of non-human inhabitants of Westeros, including mammoths, werewolves and White Walkers, but no dragons.

Martin said the show would have an overall format similar to that of its predecessor.

"For 'Game of Thrones', we had never nominated anyone for lead actress or lead actor until recently. It was always to support [categories] because the show is such a whole. He continued, "I think that will also be the case for this show. Naomi Watts, Miranda Richardson, Naromi Ackie and Denise Gough are part of the overall cast announced by HBO.

The title of the series is still secret, but Martin has some ideas, like "The Long Night". He remains open to other names, however: "I've heard that it could be called" The Longest Night ", which is a variation. It would not bother me, he said. "That would be fine."

In an interview with Leonard and Jessie Maltin on the "Maltin on Movies" podcast, Martin said that he was not expecting to see the success of "Game of Thrones" reproduced. "The scale of the success of" Game of Thrones "has reached the whole world and invaded the culture for [such an extent] – it's not something anyone could ever anticipate, nor something that I hope to live again. "