Sansa Stark had one of the more satisfying resolutions in Game of Thrones, taking her place as Queen of the North in the final episode. For a character that endured a lot of hardship in the series, she achieved a surprisingly happy ending. However, Sophie Turner has ruled out reprising the role in any future Game of Thrones media.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Turner had this to say:
“No. It’s time for me to say goodbye.She’s ended up in a place that I’m so happy with. I don’t know. It would be different if someone actually came and said, ‘We want to do a Sansa spinoff show,’ but I’m pretty sure I’d say no. It’s been 10 years of watching this character grow, and she’s at her peak right now. I’m sure if she carried on and did a spinoff show, it would just be downhill from there. She’d have to go through some other terrible traumas or something, and I don’t want to do that.”
Turner is currently doing the press rounds for Dark Phoenix, where she plays another strong female character in Jean Grey, albeit one that might not get the same narrative closure as Sansa. The actor has certainly not been afraid to voice her opinion on the series, criticizing fan petitions to remake Season Eight after its controversial reaction from fans, and revealing just what was going on with the rogue coffee cups in scenes.
It seems unlikely that any Game of Thrones spinoffs will resurrect familiar characters. HBO programming president Casey Bloys dismissed the idea, commenting “right now, a sequel or picking up any of the other characters doesn’t make sense for us.” We’d agree with this assessment: there doesn’t seem to be much mileage left in the story where it left off, and a fresh start in the same universe would allow a series to stand on its own.
What form that will take is currently a bit up in the air, although a prequel series seems to the most likely. For now, we’ll keep our ears to the ground for the latest Game of Thrones, or even the long-awaited next book from George R.R. Martin.
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