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‘House of the Dragon’ is the new ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff

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HBO just announced a new Game of Thronesย spinoff series,ย House of the Dragon.

The new spinoff is written by Ryan Condal (Colony), with George R.R. Martin set to co-executive produce. The show is based on Martinโ€™s 2019 bookย Fire and Blood, and is a history of House Targaryen (the ancestors of Daenerys) as they fight through a civil war. The series is set 300 years before the events ofย Game of Thrones.

HBO executive Casey Bloys made the announcement at an event for HBO Max, AT&Tโ€™s streaming serviceย coming May 2020.ย The news comes just hours after news broke that HBO canceled a previously announcedย Game of Thronesย spinoff series.

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It appears part of the reason HBO pushed forward withย House of the Dragonย is due to the โ€œestablished history penned by Martin to serve as a backbone for the story,โ€ according toย Entertainment Weekly.ย The other pilot only had some โ€œvague references to build on.โ€ The goal is to eventually have the events of the new series lead up toย The Dance of the Dragons. Itโ€™s a major moment in the Seven Kingdoms history, leading to an all out civil war between two rival faction of House Targaryen.

There is still no information as to when House of the Dragonย is expected to air.

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