 On July 19, 2017, Weiss announced that he and Benioff are going to begin production on another HBO series, titled "Confederate", after the final season of "Game of Thrones".Weiss and Benioff said, "We have discussed "Confederate" for years, originally as a concept for a feature film - But our experience on "Thrones" has convinced us that no one provides a bigger, better storytelling canvas than HBO.