While the "Game Of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragon", has hit HBO/Sky, Ackie was originally set to star in the first spin-off of the popular fantasy series. The show was filmed under the working title of "Bloodmoon", and Ackie was meant to star in the project alongside Naomi Watts and Jamie Campbell Bower before it was scrapped.
HBO chief content officer Casey Bloys addressed the show's cancellation earlier this year, stating to The Hollywood Reporter that the plot of Bloodmoon required a "lot more invention" and was a "higher risk, higher reward" -— thus prompting HBO bosses not to take the risk.