“Game of Thrones” announces that filming for its prequel will begin in 2021

This new series is inspired by the book Fire & Blood (2018), the narrative of which takes place some 300 years before the events narrated in the Game of Thrones series and which delves into the history of the Targaryens, one of the most important parts of this epic fantasy universe.

“Game of Thrones” announced 3-D Thursday that House of the Dragon, its first “spin-off” and serving as a prequel to the original series, will begin filming in 2021.

“The dragons are coming. The production of ‘House of the Dragon’ will start in 2021”. With that brief message on the HBO hit series’ official Twitter account, the TV legend was rekindled.

Jason Kilar, CEO of WarnerMedia, also briefly addressed this issue in a post Thursday on a corporate blog in which he detailed Warner Bros. strategy for 2021: to release all of its films in theaters and on its platform simultaneously. HBO Max.

“Postscript: Filming of the next ‘Game of Thrones’ series, ‘House of the Dragon’, will begin in a few months. Watch out for the dragons up there!” have a great importance in the stories of George RR Martin.

The premiere of “House of the Dragon” is scheduled for 2022.

This new series is inspired by the book Fire & Blood (2018), the narrative of which takes place some 300 years before the events narrated in the Game of Thrones series and which delves into the history of the Targaryens, one of the most important parts of this epic fantasy universe. .

In October 2019 it was announced that it would be the first series derived from the historical phenomenon of “Game of Thrones” (2011-2019), which caused a sensation around the world and which holds the record for the production of the most awarded fiction of the Emmys (59 awards in total).

At the same time that “House of the Dragon” was given the green light, plans were halted for another series derived from “Game of Thrones” that would star Naomi Watts and that did not convince those responsible for the chain after filming her first episode. (known in the industry as a pilot).

“House of the Dragon” was created by George RR Martin and Ryan Condal, whose resumes include the “Colony” series.

Condal and Miguel Sapochnik will be the “showrunners” (top managers of a series).

Sapochnik, who has directed some of the most famous episodes of “Game of Thrones”, will sit in the director’s chair in the pilot of “House of the Dragon” and other installments of this new show, while Condal will be responsible for the script.