Fantasy media have a hard time of it.
Nerdy world-building stuff is huge, and mainstream. Not that I think modern Marvel or Star Wars do a great job of it, but they've shown it's more than viable, commercially.
>it’s really a costume drama with extra bonus incest and murder. That makes it easy to bring in a wider audience
Ah yes, incest and murder, famously bringing in a wide audience.
Nerdy world-building stuff is huge, and mainstream. Not that I think modern Marvel or Star Wars do a great job of it, but they've shown it's more than viable, commercially.
>it’s really a costume drama with extra bonus incest and murder. That makes it easy to bring in a wider audience
Ah yes, incest and murder, famously bringing in a wide audience.