Bill Simmons To Produce 'Game Of Thrones' Aftershow On HBO
The aftershow trend continues with HBO rookie Bill Simmons producing a post- Game of Thrones program. The premium channel said today that After the Thrones , hosted by Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan from The Ringer , Simmons' new content site, will follow the Games of Thrones premiere April 24 and continue throughout the upcoming sixth season. Its the first TV project in HBO's partnership with the former Grantland chief and ESPN personality.
After the Thrones will recap the latest episode, explaining the who, what, when and where; exploring the complicated politics and history of Thrones ; and "offering absurd and not-so-absurd theories about future episodes." Greenwald and Ryan hosted Grantland's Watch the Thrones podcast and currently host The Watch on Channel 33's podcast feed for The Ringer.
The popularity of the aftershow has blossomed since AMC launched the Walking Dead postmortem Talking Dead in 2011. Programs followed by the companion series have included FX's Sons of Anarchy , Discovery's Shark Week and, announced last week , BBC America's Orphan Black.
Simmons and BSMG President Eric Weinberger, with Ryan and Greenwald serving as co-executive producers of After the Thrones, which will be available on Mondays on HBO Now, HBO Go, HBO On Demand and other affiliate portals.
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