Fast-forward to now, and it appears Confederate won’t be happening, period, if David Benioff and Dan Weiss leave HBO for another network.
Beyond the sensitive subject material, there’s still a community of disgruntled Game of Thrones fans who are ready to jump on any drama Benioff and Weiss are involved in, and not in a good way.
Again, this isn’t too surprising given the initial backlash, the fact that the showrunners are leaving, and the lack of a guarantee that HBO won’t experience that backlash all over again if more progress were made towards Confederate’s development.