The Targaryen prequel has found its home (Picture: HBO/Sky)

Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon will be heading to London to film, HBO has confirmed.

The upcoming series, which will star Paddy Considine as King Viserys I, will be shooting in the acclaimed Leavesden Studios in Watford.

Leavesden, which is currently where Robert Pattinson fronted film The Batman is being shot, has previously been home to the Harry Potter franchise, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and the Mission Impossible series.

It’s a major move over from Belfast, Northern Ireland – the unofficial home of the main Game Of Thrones series for the past decade.

The series also filmed around the world, with other major set pieces being located in Croatia and Morocco.

Other locations for House Of The Dragon are yet to be revealed, but the team are aiming to start production in 2021 for a 2022 release date.

House of the Dragon takes place 300 years before Game of Thrones (Picture: HBO)

Information about the highly-anticipated series has started to drop over the past few weeks, with the much-loved series focusing on the Targaryen family, 300 years before Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) started her fight for the throne.

Often followed by three dragons, their family declaration is ‘fire and blood’ – which was often literal, with their sometimes vicious tactics in order to keep control of the kingdoms.

Targaryen rulers were known to descend into madness as their quest for power became stronger, causing them to get erratic and violent.

House Of The Dragon is currently slated for release in 2022.

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