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Game ofThrones fans are in for a treat!
George R.R. Martin, the author whose bookA Song of Ice and Fireinspired the epic HBO fantasy series, announced Thursday that filming for the upcoming prequel,House of the Dragon, has officially wrapped.
Martin, 73, also expressed his approval after watching several episodes from the forthcoming first season.
“Exciting news out of London — I am informed that shooting has WRAPPED for the first season,” hewrote in a blog post. “Yes, all ten episodes. I have seen rough cuts of a few of them, and I’m loving them.”
He continued, “Of course, a lot more work needs to be done. Special effects, color timing, score, all the post production work. But the writing, the directing, the acting all look terrific. I hope you will like them as much as I do.”
Although filming for the spinoff series, based on Martin’s bookFire & Blood, has concluded for its first season, the author has not been able to disclose the release date for the highly anticipated series.
“So when will you see it, you ask?” he added. “When will the dragons dance? I wish I could tell you. Lots of work remains to be done, as I said, and covid makes planning difficult. This spring? Unlikely. Maybe summer? Could be. Fall? Who knows? You’ll know when we do.”
House of the Dragonfollows the Targaryen civil war, which took place about 300 years before the events ofGame of Thrones.
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The show will feature King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), his brother Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), his daughter Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), and Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) also known as the Sea Snake.
“That’s a hell of a list to be at the top of, too. Amazon’s new Tolkien series? Neil Gaiman’s SANDMAN? Marvel shows?STAR WARSshows?” he wrote. “Good company.”
The author told fans to “anticipate away” ahead of the premiere, teasing, “I do not think you will be disappointed.”
“Ryan and Miguel have done an amazing job,” Martin added of the show’s executive producers, Ryan J. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik. “And the cast… just as withGAME OF THRONES, most viewers will only have heard of a few of the actors, but I think you are going to fall in love with a lot of them. (Only to have your heart broken later when… but no, that would be telling). I think the Targaryens are in very good hands.”
source: people.com
