In a long overdue move, HBO is expanding its weekly coverage of Game of Thrones with a new addition its lineup.
HBO has announced today that they’ll be teaming up with Bill Simmons for After the Thrones, a weekly show that “takes a lively, humorous and sophisticated look at” Game of Thrones. It will debut this month, with the first episode premiering on April 25th, the day after GoT’s season 6 premiere.
After the Thrones will be hosted by Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan from The Ringer.
HBO says that each new weekly episode of After the Thrones will be available on Mondays on HBO NOW, HBO GO and HBO On Demand, as well as other affiliate portals. Playdates on the HBO channel itself will be announced as they are confirmed in the future.
The show will includes recaps of the latest episode, along with info “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 have experience covering Game of Thrones– they previously hosted Grantland’s Watch the Thrones podcast, and currently host The Watch on Channel 33’s podcast feed.
Launching a recap show to supplement Game of Thrones is a great idea, and it’s something I would’ve expected years ago from HBO. It does seem odd that After the Thrones won’t air until Mondays though- GoT is such an immediate water-cooler type of show, that by later on Monday, people will have gone elsewhere for their recaps and discussion. It would’ve been great if HBO had tried something more in line with AMC’s Talking Dead program. That said, I’m looking forward to seeing what After the Thrones produces.
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