HBO Orders Game of Thrones Prequel Series

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

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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