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Price—Getty Images for SXSW by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Jul 19, 2017 9:07 PM UTC The _Game of Thrones_ showrunners have revealed their next series, leaving Westeros to create another fantastical and ambitious world-building war drama. HBO has given a straight-to-series order to _Confederate_ from Emmy-winning _GoT_ creators, writers, and producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss. The show “chronicles the events leading to the Third American Civil War. The series takes place in an alternate timeline, where the southern states have successfully seceded from the Union, giving rise to a nation in which slavery remains legal and has evolved into a modern institution. The story follows a broad swath of characters on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Demilitarized Zone – freedom fighters, slave hunters, politicians, abolitionists, journalists, the executives of a slave-holding conglomerate and the families of people in their thrall.” “We have discussed _Confederate_ for years, originally as a concept for a feature film,” said Benioff and Weiss in a joint statement. “But our experience on _Thrones_has convinced us that no one provides a bigger, better storytelling canvas than HBO.” Benioff and Weiss will serve as showrunners on _Confederate_. The series will also have executive producers Nichelle Tramble Spellman (_Justified_) and Malcolm Spellman (_Empire_). “There won’t be dragons or White Walkers in this series, but we are creating a world, and we couldn’t imagine better partners in world-building than Nichelle and Malcolm, who have impressed us for a long time with their wit, their imagination and their Scrabble-playing skills,” Benioff and Weiss added. Also joining as executive producers will be Carolyn Strauss and Bernadette Caulfield from the _GoT_ team. Stated HBO Programming President Casey Bloys: “As the brilliant _Game of Thrones_ winds down to its final season, we are thrilled to be able to continue our relationship with Dan and David, knowing that any subject they take on will result in a unique and ambitious series. Their intelligent, wry and visually stunning approach to storytelling has a way of engaging an audience and taking them on an unforgettable journey.” The order comes as Benioff and Weiss ready to step back from the mammoth franchise of _GoT_, which is currently airing its penultimate season. HBO is developing four potential prequel series to replace the fantasy drama, which ranks as the network’s biggest hit of all time. Production on _Confederate_ will begin following the final season of _Game of Thrones,_ which currently doesn’t have an air date (late 2018 and 2019 are both possible). _This_ [_article_](http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/19/game-of-thrones-showrunners-confederate/) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com) GoT Showrunners Reveal What They've Got Coming Next to HBO ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4865505/game-of-thrones-confederate-hbo-david-benioff-dan-weiss/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4865505/game-of-thrones-confederate-hbo-david-benioff-dan-weiss/"},"headline":"The Showrunners Behind Game of Thrones Just Revealed Their Next HBO Show","datePublished":"2017-07-19T21:07:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:37:54.109Z","description":"It's about the run-up to the Third American Civil War","url":"https://time.com/4865505/game-of-thrones-confederate-hbo-david-benioff-dan-weiss/","keywords":["Television","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13b39f5de5930d32/6988d66422fb85a41ee22093/benioff-weiss-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13b39f5de5930d32/6988d66422fb85a41ee22093/benioff-weiss-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Featured Session: Game of Thrones - 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals","caption":"Featured Session: Game of Thrones - 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals","creditText":"Amy E. 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