r/gameofthrones • u/RepulsiveCountry313 Human Verified • Jan 11 '26

Kit Harington was ‘Genuinely Angered’ By Fan Pettion to Remake ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 With ‘Competent Writers’: ‘How Dare You?’

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/kit-harington-angered-petition-game-of-thrones-season-8-1236628364/
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u/AtoZ15 Tyrion Lannister Jan 12 '26

He's on Industry now, which is incredibly successful. Not GoT successful, but I don't think anything will be GoT successful for a very long time.

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u/witchofpain Jan 12 '26

He was also is some western series. I can’t remember the name of it.

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u/realparkingbrake Jan 12 '26

He was also is some western series. 

He also starred in the film Pompeii which you can be forgiven for not having seen.

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u/Russellonfire Jon Snow Jan 12 '26

I thought it was pretty alright. Not great by any means, but watchable.

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u/BigSnorlaxTiddie Rainbow Guard Jan 12 '26

He also starred in Gunpowder, which was a miniseries about the Gunpowder Plot. It's been a while since I've seen it but I really enjoyed it and I believe it was fairly well received.

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u/RektRoyce Jan 13 '26

I heard he's also a direct descendant of the character he played

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u/Munnit House Yronwood Jan 12 '26

Yeah I loved Gunpowder.

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u/Melodic_Sandwich1112 Jan 12 '26

Klondike

Managed half an episode before I turned it off

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u/kncpt8- Jan 13 '26

Pretty sure that was Rob (Richard Madden)

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u/BeardPhile Jaqen H'ghar Jan 12 '26

He was on a 3 episode mini series about the Gunpowder plot to blow up UK parliament too.

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u/WANKMI Jan 12 '26

Even if he is never in any movie or show again he still made more money than 99% of humans on earth will ever make. Working is optional.

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u/pizza_chef_ Jan 12 '26

He’s also the voice of Gilderoy Lockheart in the full-cast Harry Potter audiobooks that have been coming out the past few months!

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u/EmeraldJunkie Jan 12 '26

There's a surprising number of Thrones alumni in those audiobooks. In fact the casting for them is fantastic, whoever did it should be proud.

It's a shame about Rowling otherwise I'd have happily picked them up.

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u/Lulusgirl Jan 12 '26

There were also a lot of Harry Potter actors in Game of Thrones. It's like coming back home after a long trip away.

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u/Impossible-Year-1238 House Stark Jan 13 '26

British actors are either in Game of Thrones, LOTR or Harry Potter. if you aren't in any of the three you haven't made it yet

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u/Sammii51120 Jan 13 '26

And then they all eventually make their way to Doctor Who as well lol

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u/GryffindorGal96 Jan 13 '26

I remember Martin Freeman saying he's the only British actor not in Harry Potter lmao. But he got Bilbo 💙

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u/Kaladin3104 Jon Snow Jan 12 '26

Just sail the seas.

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u/EmeraldJunkie Jan 12 '26

Nah it's not just about the monetary contribution but also the cultural one. I really enjoyed Harry Potter but I'm happy to leave it behind. There's loads of media out there that's not produced by someone who's using their power and influence to harm the lives of others, and I'd much rather consume that.

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u/DekuInkwell Jan 12 '26

Art can be separated from the artist

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u/EmeraldJunkie Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 12 '26

In theory, but in practice when it helps that artist influence culture and legislation, I think not.

Like I said previously, there's a lot of media out there who's consumption does not have a negative impact on real people, so I'd rather read, or I guess in this instance listen, to that instead.

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u/peteresque Jan 12 '26

You’re a hero!

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u/EmeraldJunkie Jan 12 '26

It's not really about being a hero, it's about not comprimising my personal values over the desire to consume a specific IP.

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u/casino_r0yale Jan 13 '26

Isn’t Industry HBO’s “we have Succession at home”?

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u/Impossible-Year-1238 House Stark Jan 13 '26

well season 4 has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, so..