A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey)

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms begins production

The Game of Thrones prequel series follows the story of Ser Duncan the Tall and his diminutive squire Egg.  Warner Bros. Discovery have announced the start of production on its next chapter in the Game of Thrones franchise: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. With House of the Dragon currently heating up our screens, this … >

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House of the Dragon – Season 3 confirmed

As the second season of House of the Dragon premieres, the show’s future is confirmed.  Last night in the US, and at 2 am in the UK, House of the Dragon returned for its highly-anticipated second run. The show, a prequel to Game of Thrones, chronicles an internecine conflict within the ruling Targaryen House. Here’s … >

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Dunk and Egg stars Peter Claffy & Dexter Sol Ansell

Dunk and Egg casts its leads

The Game of Thrones spin off moves towards production.  With all the focus on the fiery action of House of the Dragon, which lands its second series in June, it’s easy to forget that there’s another Game of Thrones related show in the offing. “Dunk and Egg”,  more properly known as A Knight of the … >

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George R R Martin talks Game of Thrones animations

With various spinoffs in progress, the Game Of Thrones creator has revealed one element of the Westerosi animations slate.  We’ve known for a while that George R. R. Martin and HBO have various spinoffs in progress for the Game of Thrones universe. So far, only one has actually come to fruition as House of the … >

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House of the Dragon – George R. R. Martin talks time jumps

Could there have been even more recasting in House Targaryen?  As the dust settles on the first season of House of the Dragon and work underway on its second, author George R. R. Martin has granted us some insight behind the scenes. With the show drawn from his chronicle of Targaryen history, Fire and Blood, … >

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House of the Dragon - Queen Alicent and Princess Rhaenyra as adults

House of the Dragon – Ep 6 ages up two major players

We welcome Olivia Cooke and Emma D’Arcy as the adult versions of Alicent and Rhaenyra.  We’ve known from the outset that House of the Dragon would incorporate a narrative time jump during its first season. The Game of Thrones prequel draws its story from George R. R. Martin’s Fire and Blood; it chronicles an approximately … >

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House of the Dragon loses a co-showrunner (but gains another)

The Game of Thrones prequel continues without Miguel Sapochnik.  Despite roaring into a recommission just days after its premiere, changes are already afoot behind the scenes at House of the Dragon. The Game of Thrones prequel, set nearly two centuries earlier, charts the tumultuous events of the Targaryen civil war; the dragon-riding rulers of Westeros … >

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