VIDEO : 'Game of Thrones' Producers Stand By Controversial 'Confederate' Show

D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are defending their decision to go forward with their show, Confederate, which is about what present-day America might look like had the North not won the Civil War. The Game of Thrones showrunners faced some backlash this week, with several critics calling out the fact that two white males would be addressing such a sensitive subject matter. However, in addition to Weiss and Benioff, there are two other writers-executive producers on Confederate. Nichelle Tramble Spellman (The Good Wife) and her husband, Malcolm Spellman (Empire), are also behind the project and are both black.