Ask any Game of Thrones fan what theyโre desperate to see adapted for screens and without fail, theyโll all give you the same two answers: Robertโs Rebellion, specifically when the House Baratheon heir turned โUsurper Kingโ defeated Prince Rhaegar Targaryen in single combat during the Battle of the Trident; and Aegonโs Conquest.
Now, after years of rumours and industry whispers, the latter is finally happening at HBO.
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Some of you may recall such a project reportedly being in development last year, according to Variety, which simply indicated the prequel to end all prequels was in โvery early stages.โ Fast forward to 2024 and itโs officially been confirmed, complete with a a scribe to adapt George R.R. Martinโs best-selling mythology: Mattson Tomlin.
Tomlin is currently quite the in-demand talent whoโs most notably undertaken some uncredited work on Matt Reevesโ The Batman; heโs also currently co-writing the hotly-anticipated sequel The Batman Part II starring Robert Pattinson. Other credits include Keanu Reevesโ action comic adaptation BRZRKR and the upcoming video game adaptation Mega Man.
Set 54 years before the events of House of the Dragon โ and almost 300 years before Game of Thrones kicks off โ Aegonโs Conquest is the defining moment of the countryโs modern history. Within two years, Valyrian invaders Aegon Targaryen alongside his sister-wives Rhaenys and Visenya would unify six of the Seven Kingdoms (all but Dorne) in a bloody and brutal campaign.
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This not only established the Targaryen dynasty that governed the land for centuries but also set the main storyline in motion. One inside source describes this spin-off as taking a โback to basicsโ approach to Martinโs epic fantasy universe.
The Aegonโs Conquest series currently represents one of six Game of Thrones spin-offs in development next to The Sea Snake (centred on Lord Corlys Velaryson); 10,000 Ships (centred on founder of Dorne, Princess Nymeria); A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight (centred on Ser Duncan the Tall and young Aegon V Targaryen); as well as the Golden Empire animated series (centred on Yi Ti, a fabled kingdom loosely based on Imperial China).
