The Game of Thrones pilot way back before its premiere in 2011 had its fair share of issues as well, but unlike that pilot, the one for the spinoff prequel didn’t make it to the airwaves.
Sources reportedly state that the pilot was “troubled” by budget overruns, personnel problems, and creative differences.
Executives at HBO apparently screened the pilot, which had been fully filmed, over the summer, and TVLine states that they weren’t happy with the finished product and sent showrunner Jane Goldman back to fix some issues.