The prequel to the series Game of Thrones, dedicated to the history of the Targaryen dynasty, will not be released until 2022. Casey Bloys, program director of HBO, told about it. A specific date is not yet known, as work on the project is at an early stage.

The head of HBO spoke about the release of the prequel “Game of Thrones”

The prequel to the series Game of Thrones, dedicated to the history of the Targaryen dynasty, will not be released until 2022. Casey Bloys, program director of HBO, told about it. A specific date is not yet known, as work on the project is at an early stage.

The Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, will not premiere until two years from now. According to HBO program director Casey Bloys, the exact release date of the project about the history of the Targaryen family is still unknown, since work on it began quite recently.

“Most likely, this will happen in 2022,” Variety quotes Bloys.

The head of HBO also noted that the filming of the series has not yet started and no one knows when this will happen.

The launch of the Game of Thrones prequel was announced by WarnerMedia in October at the presentation of the new streaming service HBO Max. The House of the Dragon is based on Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin, author of the famous A Song of Ice and Fire saga. The plot of the series will develop around the Targaryen dynasty 300 years before the events of the Game of Thrones.

House of the Dragon will be written by Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, who won an Emmy in 2016 for directing the ninth episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones. They were also confirmed as executive producers along with Martin and Vince Gerardis.

“The Game of Thrones universe is so rich in stories. We look forward to exploring the origins of House Targaryen and the early era of Westeros from Miguel, Ryan and George,” said Bloys.

Shortly before the announcement of the launch of the House of the Dragon, HBO management announced the abandonment of another prequel dedicated to the first battle of people with white walkers. Jane Goldman worked on the plot of this project with Martin. Some media wrote that Josh Whitehouse, Naomi Aki and Naomi Watts were approved for the main roles in the series.

The reason for the end of work on the prequel about the walkers, sources called the dissatisfaction of the representatives of the channel with the pilot episode. It was reported that at first they suggested that the creators of the project make changes to it, but the result, with amendments, did not suit them either.

Previously, Martin revealed the details of the failed Game of Thrones prequel. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the writer said that according to the plot, Westeros consisted of a hundred kingdoms, in which, in addition to direwolves, mammoths lived. At that time, according to Martin's stories, the Starks descended from ancient people, and the Kastler clan lived in the future Lannister castle.

The writer noted that the series was planned to be built on the principle of an ensemble without highlighting the main characters. Martin also revealed that The Long Night is the working title of the third episode of the eighth season of Game of Thrones. Filming of the pilot episode of the series took place last summer in Northern Ireland.

After the release of the finale of the eighth season of Game of Thrones, Martin noted the excellent work of the actors, writers and producers, thanks to which the series came to the screens and won worldwide recognition.

“I want to thank people, but there are so many of them. At the premiere of the eighth season of the series in New York, there were 42 actors, and they were far from all. And the team, although less visible than the actors, is no less important, ”the author wrote.

According to Martin, the exciting eight-year journey with Game of Thrones had a significant impact on his life. The writer's works have become the basis for various projects before, but this is the first time he has achieved such success. The author of A Song of Ice and Fire admitted that it's hard for him to say goodbye to the series, which was devoted to many years of his life.

The writer also spoke about the continuation of work on the final two novels of the series and said that he was very late with the completion of the penultimate book, Winter Winds. He stated that he would be writing the final chapters of the work in New Zealand and would aim to have it completed by July 2020. If this promise was not kept, Martin jokingly allowed the locals to take him prisoner and keep him in the smallest hut until the romance was completed. Then comes the final part of A Song of Ice and Fire, Dreams of Spring.