Due to its immense popularity on HBO, Game of Thrones ushered in countless imitators during its award-winning run. Although shows like The Witcher, Vikings, Black Sails, The Last Kingdom, and others sustained multi-season success in GoT's wake, Kurt Sutter's relentlessly brutal and ultra-gory The Bastard Executioner went a bit too hard with its intense graphic carnage. Ironically, the FX show was put on the chopping block and axed after just one season.

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