‘Game of Thrones’ gets post show, ‘After the Thrones’

In the spirit of the “postgame” show, and now ubiquitous from Bravo to AMC, “Game of Thrones” will get its own after-show wrap when the 6th season begins April 24.

The new show, “After the Thrones,” comes from Bill Simmons, formerly of ESPN, who signed a long-term production deal with HBO last summer.

While Simmons is not expected to host — that will be done by Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan, formerly of Simmons’ Grantland website — don’t be too surprised if “The Boston Sports Guy” makes an occasional visit. A prolific and popular podcaster, Simmons knows how to talk about a lot of things) — almost certainly Westeros among them

Both Ryan and Greenwald hosted the “Watch the Thrones” podcast for the now defunct Grantland; Greenwald was also an esteemed and widely read television critic for the site.

 This after-show, by the way, will appear on HBO GO, HBO on Demand, and HBO NOW, the Monday after. 

By Verne J Gay

Verne.Gay@newsday.com@vernejgay

Verne J Gay is the television critic