New GAME OF THRONES Prequel Series in Development at HBO Titled TALES OF DUNK AND EGG

HBO is developing another Game of Thrones prequel series and it will be an adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s book Tales of Dunk and Egg, which is a series of fantasy novellas.

The stories follow the adventures of the hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall, who would become a legendary member of the Kingsguard, and his squire Egg, who would become King Aegon V Targaryen of Westeros. The stories are set 90 years prior to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire.

There are novellas that have been published including The Hedge Knight (1998), The Sworn Sword (2003), and The Mystery Knight (2010). A collection of the three novellas, with illustrations by Gary Gianni, was published as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in 2015.

There is no writer or other talent currently attached to the new project, but that will change soon as this is apparently a high priority for the premium cable network. If this project gets picked up as a series, it will be the second Game of Thrones prequel series.

The other Game of Thrones series currently in development is House of the Dragon, which will tell the story that leads to the Targaryen civil war in Westeros that is known as the Dance of Dragons. That series is set to debut in 2022.

Source: Variety