--- title: Game of Thrones Creators to Helm New Star Wars Movie Series description: The final season of Game of Thrones may still be over a year away, but that isn't stopping the show's creators from lining up new projects. canonical: https://time.com/5136345/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars-movie-series/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-06T21:29:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:23.665Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Game of Thrones Team to Helm New Series of Star Wars Movies og:description: Winter is coming to the galaxy far, far away og:url: https://time.com/5136345/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars-movie-series/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7033b02d7d293a65/6988fad397cdff1cec6b4312/david-benioff-db-weiss-star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Game-of-Thrones-Showrunners-David-Benioff-DB-Weiss-Star-Wars og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Game of Thrones Team to Helm New Series of Star Wars Movies twitter:description: Winter is coming to the galaxy far, far away twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7033b02d7d293a65/6988fad397cdff1cec6b4312/david-benioff-db-weiss-star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Game of Thrones_ Creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Will Helm New Series of _Star Wars_ Movies  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 6, 2018 9:29 PM CUT  Game of Thrones Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss attend the premiere for the show's sixth season at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 10, 2016 in Hollywood City. Game of Thrones Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss attend the premiere for the show's sixth season at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 10, 2016 in Hollywood City.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 6, 2018 9:29 PM CUT The [eighth and final season](http://time.com/5089700/game-of-thrones-final-season-delayed-2019/ "undefined") of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/ "undefined")may still be [over a year away](http://time.com/5121201/game-of-thrones-april-2019/ "undefined"), but that isn’t stopping creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss from lining up new projects to tackle following the show’s conclusion — specifically ones that require a trip to a whole new galaxy. Lucasfilm [announced](http://www.starwars.com/news/game-of-thrones-creators-david-benioff-and-d-b-weiss-to-write-and-produce-a-new-series-of-star-wars-films "undefined") on Tuesday that the famed showrunner duo is set to write and produce a new series of [_Star Wars_ movies](http://time.com/5045736/upcoming-star-wars-movies/ "undefined") that will be separate from both the episodic Skywalker saga and the previously announced Rian Johnson-helmed trilogy. However, the pair is clearly aware what _Thrones_ fans think their priority should be right now. “In the summer of 1977 we traveled to a galaxy far, far away, and we’ve been dreaming of it ever since,” Benioff and Weiss said in a joint statement. “We are honored by the opportunity, a little terrified by the responsibility, and so excited to get started as soon as the final season of [Game of Thrones](http://www.starwars.com/news/game-of-thrones-creators-david-benioff-and-d-b-weiss-to-write-and-produce-a-new-series-of-star-wars-films "undefined") is complete.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5136345/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars-movie-series/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5136345/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars-movie-series/"},"headline":"Game of Thrones Creators David Benioff and D.B. 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