It’s official. HBO announced over the weekend that a Game of Thrones Prequel is coming. According to the Hollywood Reporter:
HBO is officially moving forward with a pilot order for a still-untitled Game of Thrones prequel, created by Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and George R.R. Martin — the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series on which Thrones is based.
HBO released a statement with the official synopsis of the show:
Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. And only one thing is for sure: From the horrifying secrets of Westeros’ history to the true origin of the white walkers, the mysteries of the East, to the Starks of legend … it’s not the story we think we know.
The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will return to HBO in 2019.
[Hollywood Reporter] [Variety] [HBO] [The Ringer]
