GAME OF THRONES Prequel Series Focusing On The Rise & Fall Of House Targaryen In The Works

GAME OF THRONES Prequel Series Focusing On The Rise & Fall Of House Targaryen In The Works

A second Game of Thrones prequel series has been given the greenlight, & this one will focus on the early days of House Targaryen. The show is said to be based on George R.R. Martin's novel, Fire & Blood.

By MarkCassidy - Sep 12, 2019 03:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
A second Game of Thrones prequel series is in the works at HBO, and there will be dragons!

George R.R. Martin and Colony co-creator/exec producer Ryan Condal are heading up the new show, which will chart the the history of the Targaryens. According to EW, the story would culminate with the legendary civil war known as The Dance of Dragons.

This conflict took place around 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and saw Rhaenyra Targaryen wage war against her half-brother Aegon for control over the Seven Kingdoms.

It sounds like the show is still in the very early stages, but it is expected to receive a pilot order soon. The first, still untitled prequel series set thousands of years before GoT shot its pilot this summer, and is currently in post-production.

What do you guys make of this news? Sound off in the usual place, and check out some previously released behind-the-scenes photos from the final season of GoT .

Simply click on the VIEW LIST (ONE PAGE) button below!

The Iron Throne

Stars Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington, along with showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff, in the Red Keep’s charred throne room. “If 10 years ago somebody had given me a chance to write a ticket, I wouldn’t have been crazy enough to write a ticket to something this great,” Weiss says.


Well, what used to be the Iron Throne!

Here, Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke pose with showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff in the charred remnants of the Red Keep's throne room.

Jon Snow

Jon Snow prepares to enter.


Here, Kit Harington prepares to shoot one of his final scenes as Jon Snow.

In the end, the true heir to the throne decides to head north - the real north, that is - with Tormund, Ghost and the wildlings to start a new life. Let's be honest, he's earned it!

Table Read

The cast reacts to a surprising moment during the season 8 table read.

This is a BTS photo from the upcoming Game of Thrones documentary.

Harington may be smiling here, but right after this snap was taken he finds out that Jon kills Dany, and the tears flow.

Jon And Dany

Jon and Dany snuggle.


This being A Song of Ice and Fire, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen were always destined to meet and fall in love - but those elements can't coexist for two long.

Daenerys Targaryen

“This show is my life,” Emilia Clarke says. “Any doors that are open now, this show opened them. Any major life choice I’ve made have been a reaction to this show.”


Dany's story came to a tragic end, and even though Emilia Clarke has admitted to being shocked and upset by her character's fate, it sounds like she's since come to terms with how things played out.

“This show is my life,” Clarke says. “Any doors that are open now, this show opened them. Any major life choice I’ve made have been a reaction to this show.”

Aegon Targaryen

“This gives me the freedom to try things I want to do,” Kit Harington says. “I keep nicking beers from David and Dan’s fridge. I left them a note saying, ‘I owe you two beers and one career,’ and that’s how I feel.”


Even though nobody referred to him as Aegon Targaryen after the truth came out, that is Jon's real name. Think he'll begin calling himself that up north? Us neither.

Tyrion Lannister

“I will miss this so much,” Peter Dinklage says. “It’s the greatest role I’ve ever had.” 


Tyrion found his head on the chopping block yet again in the season finale after freeing Jaime and renouncing his Queen, but in the end he was able to get away with being Hand to King Bran the Broken. Not a bad gig when you have a few friends on the Small Council!

I will miss this so much,” Peter Dinklage told EW. “It’s the greatest role I’ve ever had.”

Sansa Stark

“On one of my last days on set, I had a moment where I was walking in my Sansa costume onto the grounds of Winterfell thinking, ‘This is one of the last times I will be here as Sansa in my home’ and it was this emotionally powerful moment,” Sophie Turner says.


Sansa was put through the ringer on Game of Thrones, but the resilient eldest daughter of Ned Stark managed to defy the odds wound up being crowned Queen of the North.

Sansa And Arya

Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams on the King’s Landing set.


The Stark sisters didn't get along as kids, but they grew much closer after surviving through a multitude of horrendous events that led them both home to Winterfell.

Arya Stark

“There are loads of stories I want to tell,” Maisie Williams says. “There are loads of stories I want to play.” 


Somewhat predictably, Arya decided to go off on her own at the end of the season finale. Many fans would love to see the continuing adventures of the Dread Pirate Arya someday, but it sounds like the actress that plays her has other things on her mind.

“There are loads of stories I want to tell,” Maisie Williams says. “There are loads of stories I want to play.”

Bran Stark

The Three-Eyed Raven

Who has a better story than Bran Stark? Well, probably quite a few people - but there's no denying that the youngest (surviving) Stark boy had a very unique journey. He is also the best candidate to be King when you think about it... even if he's not the most interesting one!

The Queen of Dragons

For more on the Game of Thrones series finale, pick up the new Summer TV Preview issue of Entertainment Weekly — buy your choice of Daenerys or the Starks now, or find the issue on stands Friday. Don’t forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW.

The Pack Survives

For more on the Game of Thrones series finale, pick up the new Summer TV Preview issue of Entertainment Weekly — buy your choice of Daenerys or the Starks now, or find the issue on stands Friday. Don’t forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW.
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LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 9/12/2019, 3:56 PM
Are they about to milk GOT like AMC is milking The Walking Dead?
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 9/13/2019, 3:38 AM
@LongMayHeReign - Or like how Disney is milking star wars
Odin
Odin - 9/12/2019, 4:00 PM
If they do this, I hope that they do the most interesting stories as a stand-alone episodes, instead of calming through every inch Targaryen history. There can be multipart episodes still.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/12/2019, 4:06 PM
Awesome! Despite the last season of Game of Thrones being incredibly rushed and kind of sucking as far as more Game of Thrones material in general all I have to say is:

Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 9/12/2019, 4:20 PM
I want Robert's Rebellion
tmp3
tmp3 - 9/12/2019, 4:22 PM
Lets see how the first GoT prequel does. Weird seeing them green-light two GoT projects already when they pass on so many projects, I know it's their biggest IP by a significant margin but it might feel like over-saturation at some point
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/12/2019, 4:33 PM
@tmp3 - I got two words for you. HBO Max. Or is that four words?
tmp3
tmp3 - 9/12/2019, 5:25 PM
@TheUnworthyThor - A GOT show would be pretty big for the streamer
GROOTesque
GROOTesque - 9/12/2019, 4:27 PM
“bend the knee”
Lmao...plz no more of that shit.
blitzburgh
blitzburgh - 9/12/2019, 4:44 PM
@natebest will this site ever be the same again because it is still messed up
NateBest
NateBest - 9/13/2019, 12:57 PM
@blitzburgh - There are some BIG changes coming. I appreciate the patience ;)
SerKurtWagner
SerKurtWagner - 9/12/2019, 4:57 PM
This would work better as a collection of mini-stories. Like, two or three part episodes detailing a specific set of events or reign. Really, I just want to see a story that isn't all about the Starks and/or Targaryens.
Deagle
Deagle - 9/12/2019, 5:37 PM
Seriously why, we know the ending? She dies and he goes north, WTF.
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 9/12/2019, 7:33 PM
After how badly they butchered a certain Targaryen, NO THANKS.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/12/2019, 8:34 PM
Well as long as they don't consult nor have anywhere near the previous showrunners then it should in theory work out. But first things first: do that other prequel show first and wait to see the results.
rebellion
rebellion - 9/12/2019, 9:07 PM
Game of Thrones - Insult to Injury
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 9/12/2019, 11:26 PM
After what they did to Jon at the end of GoT and him being a Targaryen lead to absolutely nothing... I have 0% interest in this.
Polaris
Polaris - 9/12/2019, 11:35 PM
After how House Targaryen ended up?? No thanks
CaptCoulson
CaptCoulson - 9/12/2019, 11:44 PM
Want to reiterate this to make it hopefully abundantly open and clear from now on--

There are apparently varying degrees by which George RR Martin himself will be involved across any/all these different pilot spinoffs that HBO is producing (I don't believe there's any where he's always on the sidelines, he'll be doing at least a little bit on each possible miniseries as they occur.

David Benioff & Dan Weiss already WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS "GAME OF THRONES" EVER AGAIN. That was determined a good while ago. They are officially DONE with the Westerosi universe. cause I hear some people (& not just here on CBM) talk about *wanting* to possibly check out any one of the new things coming down the pike, but they're super wary like "just in case of D&D". Well nope, that's the one thing you needn't worry about.
Obviously in a creative capacity, nor in an administrative, producer capacity, either. They won't even get a token EP credit on a spinoff as simply a legacy move that's so common in television with the person having been responsible for the original series, the "mothership" in this scenario.

So you don't really have any good, strong reason to "automatically be against" any new potential spinoff series.

At least, I mean like I hear from some people who are so pissed and affected from season 8 (if not also season 7 together just as much) *still*, they talk about how they've "just wasted the last 8 years of my life", that the ending now retroactively kills and renders meaningless the ENTIRETY of the series now. Which I think is preposterous, frankly. Yeah, I had no shortage of issues with the ending, but I can still go back and get tons of enjoyment from revisiting much of the things that made the first few seasons so fantastic, I already have.
For instance, the fan who will now NEVER go back and watch the likes of "Battle of the Blackwater" or the "Rains Of Castamere", or "Battle of the Bastards", etc ever again simply due to them being collateral damage from that being how massive your disasppointment was with season 8... [frick]s sake. I'd feel sorry for that person.
narrow290
narrow290 - 9/13/2019, 7:00 AM
The last few seasons were rushed, it was still one of the greatest shows of all time!
I can't wait!!
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 9/13/2019, 7:49 AM
@mastakilla39

Not gonna lie that's big facts. There's literally only one era I still want to see in Star Wars and that's the Old Republic, [frick] everything else!
Deagle
Deagle - 9/13/2019, 4:21 PM
If their going to do anything, do a direct sequel to GOT with competent writer and JJ Abrams that b*tch and retconn the crap out of it to fix the mess D&D gave us.
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