Warner Bros. Discovery has put Aegon’s Conquest beyond 2027 and on a theatrical path, while the Game of Thrones cast story around Jon Snow has moved in the opposite direction. Kit Harington said a Jon Snow show had been tried for a little while and could not be made, which leaves the first Game of Thrones movie as the cleaner franchise bet for now.
On August 6, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery told shareholders, “Beyond 2027, the slate will continue to leverage iconic intellectual property, including the theatrical event film Aegon’s Conquest from the Game of Thrones universe, the next installment of The Matrix, the next Batman film, and a live-action Jetsons film starring Jim Carrey.” That line does two things at once: it keeps the project alive and it places it in a release window that starts after 2027, not before it.
Aegon’s Conquest in WBD
The film was first announced in April 2026 during a CinemaCon presentation, and the August update turns that announcement into a dated slate item rather than a one-off tease. A theatrical release also matters because it locks the project into the feature-film side of Warner Bros. Discovery’s calendar instead of leaving it as another piece of television spinoff traffic.
Aegon’s Conquest is based on the works of George R.R. Martin and will tell the story of how the Seven Kingdoms were brought together under Targaryen rule. The story centers on Aegon the Conqueror, who founded the Targaryen dynasty and used Balerion the Black Dread, Visenya, Rhaenys, Vhagar, and Meraxes to conquer six of the seven kingdoms, with Dorne holding out for around 200 years before joining during the reign of King Daeron II Targaryen.
Kit Harington and Jon Snow
Kit Harington’s comments give the slate update some friction. In May 2026, during a Motor City Comic Con panel, he said, “It’s open knowledge that we tried to make a Jon Snow show for a little while, and just couldn’t.” He added, “I think he ended well.”
He also left a small door open: “Maybe there’ll be a time…you know, he’s not dead, and that’s the amazing thing, is that he could be picked up again.” For now, though, Warner Bros. Discovery is moving ahead with Aegon’s Conquest while the Jon Snow spinoff starring Kit Harington has been shelved, and that tells viewers where the company sees the franchise’s next theatrical swing.
The practical takeaway is simple: Aegon’s Conquest is no longer just a concept tied to a 2026 announcement. It is in Warner Bros. Discovery’s beyond-2027 slate, it is headed for theaters, and the next real checkpoint is whether the company narrows the window into a date and puts a production team behind it.
