If you, like us, are still tending to a Game of Thrones shaped hole in your heart, we have excellent news: HBO has officially confirmed the hit show’s upcoming prequel, House of the Dragon.
While rumours of multiple different prequels began circulating as early as 2018, House of the Dragon is the first of several reportedly in development that has been picked up for a full 10-episode series.
A synopsis of the story on Martin’s website reads:
“Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen—the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria—took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire and Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.”
It will also be partially directed by famed GoT director Miguel Sapochnik, who led some of the show’s biggest battle episodes including “Battle of the Bastards”, which one him an Emmy Award.
