HBO is officially making a 'Game of Thrones' prequel series all about House Targaryen

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• A full "Game of Thrones" prequel series is officially happening at HBO. 
• "House of the Dragon" will be a 10-episode show based on George R.R. Martin's "Fire and Blood" book.
• The pilot and "additional episode" are going to be directed by Miguel Sapochnik, who famously helmed the "Battle of the Bastards" and "The Long Night" episodes on "Game of Thrones."
• Sapochnik also serves as showrunner of "House of the Dragon," along with its cocreator Ryan Condal.
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After two years of developing ideas, the first "Game of Thrones" prequel series is officially happening. HBO announced Tuesday evening that it's "given a 10-episode, straight-to-series order" for "House of the Dragon" — a Targaryen-centric prequel set about 300 years before the events of "Game of Thrones."

The new show's cocreators are George R.R. Martin, author of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the latest Westeros-based novel "Fire and Blood," and Ryan Condal. 

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