Kit Harington Admits He 'Can't Watch'House of the Dragon– and Won't Even WatchGame of Thronesfor Several 'Years'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kit Harington at HBO’s “Industry” Season 3 Premiere held at The Metrograph Theater on August 5, 2024 in New York, New York.Photo:John Nacion/Variety via Getty

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House of the Dragoncannot count onKit Haringtonto be a viewer.TheGame of Thronesalum, 37, admitted that he has not watched the prequel series as of yet, and he doesn’t have plans to, as the Westeros wounds are still a bit too fresh.“I just can’t watch it,” he told theAssociated Pressat the New York City premiere ofIndustryseason 3. “I think it’s just, for me, I spent too long there. And I wish them all the best and I hear it’s wonderful and going really well, but I don’t think I’ll ever watch that show.“What’s more, Harington said he doesn’t think he’ll watchThronesagain for “many years.““It’s taken a few years to put it in the rearview – I’m still unsure whether it is fully in the rearview mirror,” he told AP ofthe eight-season series that concluded in 2019. “I think it takes a long time.“Kit Harington as Jon Snow and Maisie Williams as Arya Stark in “Game of Thrones” season 8.Helen Sloan/HBOIt’s not necessarily shocking that Harington — who marriedRose Leslieaftermeeting her on the show— isn’t exactly eager to rewatchGame of Thrones, given thathe was candid about not having seen the show’s final seasonin the months after it had aired andhis farewell to his character Jon Snow had been so emotional.“I feel like my heart is breaking. I love this show more than, I think, anything,” he told the cast and crew on his last day of filming in footage from the HBO documentaryThe Last Watch. “It has never been a job for me. It’s been my life and this will always be the greatest thing I’ll ever do and be a part of.“There was alsothe possibility that he would reprise the beloved role for a spinoff seriesabout his character, buthe confirmed that the spinoff is now “off the table” in April.Harington toldScreen Rantthat the spinoff – whichhis costar Maisie Williams had told PEOPLE she “excited to see”— was “firmly on the shelf” because the team “couldn’t find the right story to tell that we were excited about enough.“Kit Harington as Jon Snow and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in “Game of Thrones”.HBOHarington is also not the onlyGame of Thronesalum to admit they haven’t been able to watch the prequel series since its premiere in 2022.In June,Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen,told PEOPLE she “still can’t” watch the show. “I just don’t know what it is. I feel so content and happy with what my experience was, that I think watching the new one would just feel so odd, I think,” she said.Like Harington, though, she said it’s “absolutely amazing” that the spinoff has seen such success. “I really so fully support the entire thing and everyone who’s made it and it’s beautiful how successful it’s been.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Game of ThronesandHouse of the Dragoncan be streamed on Max.

House of the Dragoncannot count onKit Haringtonto be a viewer.

TheGame of Thronesalum, 37, admitted that he has not watched the prequel series as of yet, and he doesn’t have plans to, as the Westeros wounds are still a bit too fresh.

“I just can’t watch it,” he told theAssociated Pressat the New York City premiere ofIndustryseason 3. “I think it’s just, for me, I spent too long there. And I wish them all the best and I hear it’s wonderful and going really well, but I don’t think I’ll ever watch that show.”

What’s more, Harington said he doesn’t think he’ll watchThronesagain for “many years.”

“It’s taken a few years to put it in the rearview – I’m still unsure whether it is fully in the rearview mirror,” he told AP ofthe eight-season series that concluded in 2019. “I think it takes a long time.”

Kit Harington as Jon Snow and Maisie Williams as Arya Stark in “Game of Thrones” season 8.Helen Sloan/HBO

It’s not necessarily shocking that Harington — who marriedRose Leslieaftermeeting her on the show— isn’t exactly eager to rewatchGame of Thrones, given thathe was candid about not having seen the show’s final seasonin the months after it had aired andhis farewell to his character Jon Snow had been so emotional.

“I feel like my heart is breaking. I love this show more than, I think, anything,” he told the cast and crew on his last day of filming in footage from the HBO documentaryThe Last Watch. “It has never been a job for me. It’s been my life and this will always be the greatest thing I’ll ever do and be a part of.”

There was alsothe possibility that he would reprise the beloved role for a spinoff seriesabout his character, buthe confirmed that the spinoff is now “off the table” in April.

Harington toldScreen Rantthat the spinoff – whichhis costar Maisie Williams had told PEOPLE she “excited to see”— was “firmly on the shelf” because the team “couldn’t find the right story to tell that we were excited about enough.”

Kit Harington as Jon Snow and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in “Game of Thrones”.HBO

Harington is also not the onlyGame of Thronesalum to admit they haven’t been able to watch the prequel series since its premiere in 2022.

In June,Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen,told PEOPLE she “still can’t” watch the show. “I just don’t know what it is. I feel so content and happy with what my experience was, that I think watching the new one would just feel so odd, I think,” she said.

Like Harington, though, she said it’s “absolutely amazing” that the spinoff has seen such success. “I really so fully support the entire thing and everyone who’s made it and it’s beautiful how successful it’s been.”

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