House of the Dragonis the firstGame of Thronesspinoff to reach HBO; however, it may not be the last. The upcoming series will focus on the Targaryen dynasty and the civil war which ensues. Until now, we’ve only had theA Song of Ice and Fireadaptation,Game of Thrones. However, there’s plenty of source material from George R.R. Martin that could be crafted into television shows.
During aninterview with The Hollywood Reporter, co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik explains howHouse of the Dragoncould be the base for more stories in the future. “The Targaryens span both directions,” Sapochnik says. “So as a spine to other possible stories and spinoffs… this is a great place to start.” Sapochnik is right. The Targaryens or other characters introduced within the show could be explored at any point in time, from Aegon’s conquest to the Doom of Valyria.
HBO Chief Content officer Casey Bloys says, “I also liked the idea of focusing on one family, and obviously the Targaryens have a lot of drama to go around. I also liked how empires can quickly fall - those are the types of conversations we are having in our own country, which I don’t think is anything I would’ve thought we’d be talking about 20 years ago.”
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Prepare to return to Westeros next month, August 21st, withHouse of the Dragon. The latest trailer for the series can be found below.
House of the Dragonisn’t the firstGame of Thronesspinoff planned; it’s just the first to reach audiences. Initially, a spinoff revolving aroundThe Long Knight, titledBloodmoon, would be the first spinoff from theGame of Thronesfranchise. However, the series starring Naomi Watts eventually fell through following a $30 million pilot episode.
In March 2021,news broke that three moreGOTspinoffswere in the works, the first beingThe Sea Snake.The prequel would focus on Corlys Velaryon, aka The Sea Snake, a character played by Steve Toussaint in theHouse of the Dragonseries. It’s unknown how the character would overlap between the two shows, and it may depend on his popularity with audiences.
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Ten Thousand Shipsis also in the works at HBO, following Princess Nymeria, an ancestor of House Martell who founded Dorne.Amanda Segel is writing the seriesand has already delivered a few drafts to George R.R. Martin. In addition, there’s a rumoredFlea Bottomseries centered on the King’s Landing Slums featured in the original show, where the poorest residents of the Westeros capital live. Last month, a sequelseries featuring Kit Harrington’s Jon Snowwas rumored to be in the works, withEmilia Clarke confirming the news.
It seems as if HBO and George R.R. Martin aren’t slowing down with the expansion ofGame of Thrones, and we should only expect to hear more announcements in the future.
