Overview
- In a Guardian interview published on Sunday, September 6, Williams said she saw reports that the BBC is developing an Arya-focused spinoff and that she does not know if she will reprise the role.
- Williams said the character’s appeal came from being a child doing grown-up things and that any return would require redeveloping Arya to match her current age and outlook.
- She described the first half of her 20s as "just hell" after Game of Thrones ended and said she needed a break, citing delayed teenage years, COVID, and an industry strike as factors in her life and career.
- There is no public, confirmed casting or production announcement from the BBC or other rights holders and current reports of a BBC project are unconfirmed media accounts.
- Game of Thrones ran from 2011 to 2019 and has produced other spin-offs; Williams’s ambivalence could shape creative choices, casting discussions, and whether a new Arya project moves forward.