HBO Orders Game of Thrones Prequel Series

House of the Dragon is set 300 years before the events of the hit show

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Hours after HBO pulled the plug on one Game of Thrones prequel series it had in development, the network gave a straight-to-series order to a different one.

On Tuesday, HBO picked up House of the Dragon, which is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The series is co-created by author George R.R. Martin, whose fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire, was adapted into the HBO hit show.

HBO programming president Casey Bloys made the announcement during the WarnerMedia investor day, as the

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