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Published 16:25 21 Jul 2020 GMT
HBO has begun the casting process for new Game of Thrones prequel series 'House of the Dragon', it has been reported.
Sources have confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the network has begun casting the hotly-anticipated follow-up to the wildly successful fantasy series.
The prequel, named House of the Dragon is set 300 years before the story of Game of Thrones, and is believed to center around House Targaryen. The pilot series is slated for 10 episodes, per Digital Spy.
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Speaking of the prospect of Game of Thrones prequels and follow ups in a blog post last year, author George RR Martin said;
"I expect to be involved in all of this to some extent… and, who knows, if things work out, I may even be able to script a few episodes, as I did for the first four seasons of GAME OF THRONES.
"But… let me make this perfectly clear… I am not taking on any scripts until I have finished and delivered WINDS OF WINTER. Winter is still coming, and WINDS remains my priority, as much as I’d love to write an episodes of HOUSE."
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Per EW, Ryan Condal (Colony) is a showrunner on the series, alongside GoT veteran Miguel Sapochnik - who took the helm for episodes such as The Battle of the Bastards and The Winds of Winter.
It was previously reported that the prequel could air in as little as two years in 2022, although it would be reasonable to expect a delay of some sort on that timescale due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
House of the Dragon will draw its material from George RR Martin's Game of Thrones companion book Fire & Blood. With that said, the book does cover more than 150 years of Westeros history, so fans can expect a tale of epic scale, with that much source material to work with.
