Brace Thyself: HBO Is Reportedly Eyeing A ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff About Aegon’s Conquest
— 4 April 2023

Brace Thyself: HBO Is Reportedly Eyeing A ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff About Aegon’s Conquest

— 4 April 2023
Randy Lai
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Earlier yesterday, reporting from US entertainment news outlet Variety indicated HBO is now in the “very early stages” of producing yet another Game of Thrones prequel – this time centering on the Targaryen conquest of Westeros.

Set some 128 years before the events of House of The Dragon, the latest addition to HBO’s sprawling GoT-themed universe is yet to find a writer or showrunner. In spite of this, according to reporting by Variety, studio execs are “keen to move forward” with plans for a feature film, in addition to the proposed TV series – bringing the total number of Game of Thrones projects now on the boil to 7.

That does not include any of the animated prequels – which HBO Max has ostensibly been eyeing since 2021.

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The proposed prequel series would follow the Targaryen ‘Wars of Conquest’ – taking place some 300 years before the original Game of Thrones (Image Credit: Chase Stone // A Wiki Of Ice and Fire)

In any event, shoving aside questions of real-world feasibility, the narrative thrust of Aegon’s Conquest sounds like a lot like it would work for prestige TV. The series would follow Aegon The Conqueror, and his sibling-spouses Visenya and Rhaenys, as they prosecute their invasion of Westeros: culminating in the foundation of the Targaryen Dynasty and creation of the Iron Throne.

Like House of the Dragon, the events of the Conquest are painted in only broad detail: as part of an account given by GoT creator George R.R. Martin in his fictional history, Fire & Blood. This would give prospective showrunners a good deal of narrative freedom when developing the various arcs in the first season; though a number of film & television writers have slammed the premise for its apparent lack of “interpersonal drama and politicking that [these] shows are best at”.


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Following 6 years in the trenches covering consumer luxury across East Asia, Randy joins Boss Hunting as the team's Commercial Editor. His work has been featured in A Collected Man, M.J. Bale, Soho Home, and the BurdaLuxury portfolio of lifestyle media titles. An ardent watch enthusiast, boozehound and sometimes-menswear dork, drop Randy a line at [email protected].

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