HBO may actually benefit by having a year without Game of Thrones

Decider

HBO has to fill the Game of Thrones void, and it has plenty of options that will prepare the pay cable network for life after the fantasy series exits next year. “HBO’s 2018 lineup is shaping up to be as creative and challenging and entertaining as ever,” says Meghan O’Keefe. “Maybe the question isn’t can the channel survive, because of course it can. Maybe the question is can HBO reclaim its identity outside the smash fantasy hit. If so, then the 2018 line up, full of diverse voices and thoughtful social criticism, may in fact be an affirmation of what HBO is.”