Game of Thrones was developed from the series of novels written by Martin named A Song of Ice and Fire. Indeed, the first novel in the series was titled A Game of Thrones, published in 1996. The The writers of 'House of the Dragon' had a simpler brief for their prequel. Original book author George R.R. Martin wrote the novel ‘Fire & Blood’ in between Game of Thrones books, in order to Game Of Thrones fans, rejoice! Looks like we might be getting new binge-worthy content based on the series. Titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, the prequel series will be based on George R.R. Martin’s Dunk and Egg books and is officially in the works at HBO. Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, and Emma D'Arcy will costar in "House of the Dragon." The first of HBO's planned "Game of Thrones" prequel series is currently filming, and will premiere in 2022. "House of the Dragon" is based on the bloody history of the Targaryens found in George R.R. Martin's "Fire and Blood" book. Of all Martin's books, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" should be the easiest to adapt. "Game of Thrones" had to fit thousands of pages of story into Seasons 1-5, while "House of the Dragon" uses Yes, the series is a prequel with Ryan J. Condal (Rampage and Hercules) and Miguel Sapohnik (whom you may remember from Game of Thrones favorite episodes “Battle of the Bastards,”“Hardhome,” and more) at the helm. Author George R.R. Martin is also actively involved as an executive producer. Martin has written three prequel novellas set about 90 years before A Game of Thrones, a fictional history book about Westeros and an encyclopedia-style book about the wider world. For the most part, those books are the basis for the shows described on this list. George R. R. Martin explains his initial worry about the new Game of Thrones prequel series and why the title is different from the books. The Hedge Knight is based on the Dunk and Egg books .

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