HBO is poised to return to Westeros for one more collection.
Variety reported Monday {that a} prequel about Aegon I Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros is in the dialogue levels.
The outlet stresses that the potential collection is just being mentioned at this stage.
As a end result, no author is at present hooked up.
On a extra thrilling be aware, sources state that there could also be a characteristic element to the challenge, i.e., HBO and Warner Bros. would produce a characteristic movie that might then lead into the potential collection.”
An enormous-screen film in the Game of Thrones universe would certainly be a draw with followers.
The potential challenge would additionally function a prequel to House of the Dragon, which tells the story of the downfall of House Targaryen.
The newest challenge would discover the story of how Aegon and his sister-wives, Visenya and Rhaenys, used their fleet and their three dragons to beat six of the seven kingdoms on Westeros, aside from Dorne.
“In doing so, Aegon I became the first king of Westeros, the first to sit on the Iron Throne, and the founder of the Targaryen Dynasty,” Variety notes.
HBO has been optimistic about increasing the Game of Thrones universe and has been taking any probabilities with reveals which may not resonate with followers.
In 2019, the premium cabler scrapped a collection centered on The Long Night, which filmed a pilot that got here in under expectations.
On the identical day, House of the Dragon was ordered, and the collection premiered in August 2022.
It landed a speedy renewal for Season 2, which is about to enter manufacturing for a 2024 bow.
It was lately reported that HBO was eager to select up a 3rd season of the collection, an indication that HBO sees a protracted future with the Game of Thrones universe.
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