The Targaryens play their own game of thrones in this prequel series, which begins with a flailing king, his calculating brother, and a young girl thrust into power. By Randall Colburn Published The logline: “A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg After a three-year hiatus, we're back to Westeros for an all-new prequel series set in the world of Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon brings viewers back to the reign of House Targaryen, 200 The “Game of Thrones” prequel pilot at HBO is starting to round out its cast. Josh Whitehouse has joined the project, though the exact nature of his role is being kept under wraps. Whitehouse The move comes on the heels of the Dragon series premiere — directed by Sapochnik — delivering 25 million viewers in its first week since release and helping score the Game of Thrones prequel Amidst news of many Game of Thrones spin-offs, news broke in June 2022 that the hit HBO series would be getting its first sequel based on the character of Jon Snow. Author of the novels George R Milly Alcock and Emily Carey are set for recurring roles in House of the Dragon, HBO‘s straight-to-series Game of Thrones prequel from George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik Another “Game of Thrones” prequel, “House of the Dragon,” recently started production. That series will star Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Steve Toussaint, Rhys The “Game of Thrones” prequel pilot at HBO is beefing up its cast. Marquis Rodriquez, John Simm, Richard McCabe, John Heffernan, and Dixie Egerickx have all been cast in series regular roles. HBO recently announced a group of new actors joining the pilot of the first "Game of Thrones" prequel show. Jamie Campbell Bower is one of the stars, but this isn't his first go-around with "Game of Thrones." Bower played Ser Waymar Royce for the first version of the pilot episode (which never aired). By the time HBO needed to re-shoot the VqPFD.