This week saw a change in the Game of Thrones legacy.
HBO has shut down development of the prequel series tentatively titled The Long Night, which was to be directed by S.J. Clarkson and star Naomi Watts, according to Deadline. The script for the pilot, set thousands of years before the Game of Thrones series, was in editing, according to the report. A pilot was ordered last year, but now will not be produced.
Meanwhile HBO has ordered a 10-episode first season of House of the Dragon, a second Game of Thrones prequel based on the companion book Fire & Blood and focusing on the House of Targaryen, according to Variety. The series had been reported to be close to a pilot order , but will now go straight to series instead.
The script, written by Ryan Condal (Colony, Rampage) will cover events in George R. R. Martin’s book, Fire & Blood, which details the history of the dragon-wielding family 300 years before the events in Game of Thrones. It’s likely the series would revolve around the Dance of Dragons, the legendary Targaryen civil war. Entertainment Weekly first reported that HBO was close to ordering a pilot in early September.
Condal, who created the series with Martin, will be co-showrunner with “Battle of the Bastards” director Miguel Sapochnik, who is also directing the pilot and other episodes.
HBO had ordered a pilot for the now-cancelled GoT prequel, directed by SJ Clarkson. The series was created by screenwriter and producer Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Kingsman), who served as a showrunner, and George R. R. Martin. Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss decided not to have too much involvement in the prequels, but stayed on as executive producers.
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