Almost two years afterGame of Thronesended its run, HBO continues to try to build the property into a major franchise with news of a second prequel series in the works. This new series will reportedly be an adaptation ofGeorge R.R. Martin’s novella seriesTales of Dunk and Egg.
Variety broke the newsof this latest series that will hope to continue the massive popularity ofGame of Thrones. The series is obviously in its early stages of development as no talent has been linked to the project as of yet and both HBO and Martin himself declined to comment on the news being broken.
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To date,Tales of Dunk and Eggconsists of three novella’s that follow the adventures of the heroic knight Ser Duncan the Tall and his trusty squire young Aegon V Targaryen aka Egg, the future king of Westeros. The book series takes place 90 years before the events ofGame of Thrones. The three novellas released thus far are titledThe Hedge Knight,The Sworn Sword, andThe Mystery Knight.
Though there is no indication of when production will begin, it will obviously follow the production ofthe otherGame of Thronesprequel series,House of the Dragon. That series is already looking at a 2022 release on HBO and production is underway with newly announced cast members Olivia Cooke and Matt Smith. That series will explore the reign of the Targaryens and the family’s civil war that tore Westeros apart. A third series was also in development written by Jane Goldman and starring Naomi Watts, but it was scrapped followingthe filming of its pilot.
Following the end ofGame of Thrones, there were reports that HBO wasconsidering a number of seriesthat would continue the franchise into the future. Fans of Martin’s writing had been hoping one of the series in question would indeed byTales of Dunk and Egg. If the novellas are any indication, the series could be a smaller-scale look at the world of Westeros as the stories followed the two main characters on smaller adventures that provided a look at Westeros' history.
Given thedivisive response to the final seasonofGame of Thrones, HBO might be overestimating how eager fans will be to return to this world. However, there is still so much potential with this franchise, andTales of Dunk and Eggcould provide a fun new direction for them to take.
All eight seasons ofGame of Thronesare currently available on HBO Max.
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