{"id":9650,"date":"2022-01-07T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1544620"},"modified":"2022-01-07T10:16:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T09:16:08","slug":"could-a-discovery-of-witches-have-a-gallowglass-spin-off","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/could-a-discovery-of-witches-have-a-gallowglass-spin-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Could A Discovery of Witches have a Gallowglass spin-off?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Huw Fullerton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 07 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s fair to say that A Discovery of Witches<\/a> star Steven Cree has some fondness for his character Gallowglass, joking more than once that fans will be crying out for a \u201cGallowglass spin-off\u201d by the end of the fantasy drama\u2019s third and final season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But could such a thing actually happen? And would Cree return to play the character if it did? It turns out it\u2019s more likely than you might think, with original A Discovery of Witches book author Deborah Harkness apparently at work on a novel about the character.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I would totally be open for that, if it ever happens,\u201d Cree told RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Deborah] does have an idea for a Gallowglass book. She plans to write one. I think she\u2019s written one about [Edward Bluemel\u2019s character] Marcus, and maybe she\u2019s writing something else right now. But she\u2019s definitely planning to write a book about Gallowglass.\u201d<\/p>

Sky\u2019s A Discovery of Witches has now adapted all three of Harkness\u2019 original All Souls trilogy, with material from the \u2018Marcus novel\u2019 Time\u2019s Convert slightly included in season two \u2013 so it\u2019s certainly possible Bad Wolf Studios and Harkness could look to a future for the All Souls onscreen world exploring the supporting cast.<\/p>\n

And clearly, they could do worse than to get Cree onboard, who remains committed to the vampire mercenary (and \u201ccousin\u201d to lead character Matthew, played by Matthew Goode) he\u2019s played in seasons two and three.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the character, and I think there\u2019s so many cracking characters in A Discovery of Witches,\u201d he told us. \u201cAnd that\u2019s a thing that\u2019s hard as well, to service all of them equally [in the main series]. You just can\u2019t. And I think there\u2019s so much more to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, you can tell endless stories about Gallowglass. He\u2019s been alive for eight centuries. And he\u2019s such a great character.\u201d<\/p>\n