Overview
- Martin says his relationship with showrunner Ryan Condal is “abysmal” and that he disowned the series during discussions about Season 3.
- He recounts that his Season 1 notes were heeded but that Condal “stopped listening” in Season 2, and he says he was briefly removed from the series before being brought back.
- Martin says HBO asked him to delete a 2024 blog critical of changes, and the network later issued a statement supporting Condal’s creative decisions.
- Condal has said he tried to incorporate Martin’s input but had to make alterations due to practical production constraints on a large-scale show.
- Martin praises A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, as its showrunner Ira Parker says Martin shared outlines for 12 additional Dunk & Egg stories.