Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have explained why they walked away from the series after the main show ended, despite having an opportunity to make money off of the franchise for life. Since Benioff and Weiss are credited with creating the Game of Thrones TV show, they would contractually received producer credits on future spinoffs, beginning with House of the Dragon and extending through whatever HBO might make next. But Weiss and Benioff turned it down, much to the shock of HBO’s lawyers.
“HBO was kind of confused,” Benioff told The Hollywood Reporter. “I remember their lawyer saying, ‘But it’s just money, we’re just going to pay you.'”
For his part, Weiss said there is no such thing as free money. Even if Weiss and Benioff wouldn’t have to make any more Game of Thrones shows to receive the royalties, their name would still be stamped on the series, and they didn’t want that.
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