HBO cancels Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts, greenlights another
Just as one prequel series was abruptly given the axe, another has been given the official green light from HBO.
HBO’s first potential Game of Thrones spin-off, a prequel set during the Age of Heroes, is “dead,” - but another has just been brought to life.
The network has announced that House of the Dragon, a series about the Targaryen civil war, has officially received a 10-episode order, and will be exclusive in Australia to Foxtel.
The new prequel is based on author George R.R. Martin’s 2019 book Fire and Blood, a history of House Tagaryen that spans roughly 150 years, and is set 300 years before the events of the original series.
Miguel Sapochnik, who directed highly-acclaimed Thrones episodes “Battle of the Bastards” and “Hardhome” will serve as a co-showrunner of the new series, along with Colony executive producer, Ryan Condal.
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Meanwhile, Deadline reports that Jane Goldman, the creator of the other GoT prequel project, codenamed Bloodmoon, sent the cast and crew an email to inform them the project would not be going forward.
Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse starred in the pilot, which was set thousands of years before the events of GoT.
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The show, which was developed by Kingsman writer Jane Goldman and Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, was to be set in the mythical time known as the “Age of Heroes”. The show promised to expose the true ancient history of Westeros, explaining who the ancient Starks really were, and detailing the origins of the White Walkers.
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This report on the pilot comes on the heels of the news that Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will not be moving forward with their planned Star Wars trilogy.
Instead, the duo will focus on their lucrative deal with streaming giant Netflix.
This article originally appeared on Decider and was reproduced with permission
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