HBO plans new Game of Thrones prequel by Aegon – report

A new Game of Thrones project could be in the works at HBO, reports Variety.

Sources say HBO plans to launch a series about Aegon I Targaryen, also known to fans of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire as Aegon the Conquerer, whose lineage spans House of the Dragon. be eager to move forward”. ‘ and Game of Thrones. HBO and Warner Bros. may also include a feature film to tell the story, either as a tie-in to series or something else. HBO would not confirm the project when approached by IndieWire for comment.

While news of another Game of Thrones spinoff may no longer shock viewers, this is the first potential series since House of the Dragon premiered in August 2022 – and follows directly from events in that series. “House of the Dragon” broke viewership records for HBO and finally gave the network that long-awaited and needed reassurance that audience interest in “Thrones” hadn’t fizzled out after its much-maligned finale. Expanding the world of Westeros with House of the Dragon as a new anchor of success is just good business.

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In the books of George RR Martin, Aegon I was the Targaryen ruler who first conquered Westeros along with his sister-wives Rhaenys and Visenya. The three brought the seven kingdoms of Westeros together under one rule, beginning the hard-fought Iron Throne dynasty. Viserys I (Paddy Considine) in House of the Dragon is the great-great-grandson of Aegon and Rhaenys, so there would be minimal cast or character overlap, just like House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. . (Except for Vhagar the Dragon, who has lived for centuries and just caused a lot of drama in the HOTD Season 1 finale).

With Dragon under its belt, HBO has confirmed that viewers aren’t intimidated by Martin’s dense mythology and sprawling ensemble cast — that Thrones wasn’t just lightning in a bottle. The first spin-off also paid off for significant financial investments and will have its shot at a season one Emmy Awards in the coming months. HBO Max was in the “extremely early stages” of a possible Harry Potter series in 2021, with similar language and about as much progression as the Aegon prequel seems to have – but films in the Harry Potter expanded universe hadn’t the same evidence of success, with the mediocre box office performance of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (and finally the disastrous Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore). As early and uncertain as news of another Westeros series may be, Aegon’s story has a much better chance of being made And compare well to other options – and cement Thrones’ conquest of 21st-century television.

Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon will stream on HBO Max.

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