House of the Dragon: A Prequel Show
Game of Thrones concluded its run on May 19, 2019. As the show ended it seemed that every show wanted to be the next big Game of Thrones juggernaut that enjoyed the same prestige, popularity and critical acclaim that Game of Thrones once enjoyed.
HBO knew what it had with the original show and while the first attempt at a prequel didn’t pan out, a Targaryen centered show did. The first episode of House of the Dragon premiered on August 21st 2022. It is set nearly 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and was based on parts of Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin.
The first season is about the lead up to a Targaryen civil war, “The Dance of the Dragon.” The reason for the war was over the issue of succession. The first ten episodes also span nearly twenty years and have many time skips.
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