The move follows the hugely successful launch of Dragon last year, which generated 29 million viewers per episode, according to HBO.

HBO/Max chief Casey Bloys told reporters that others are still in active development. The Hedge Knight project was one of several put into development in hopes of adding to the company’s post-GoT arsenal. Martins Dunk and Egg novellas over the course of six. The title also suggests another series in the “Wolf and Cub” genre of a protector and ward wandering a dangerous landscape in the wake of HBO’s success with The Last of Us and Disney+’s The Mandalorian. HBOs recently greenlit Game of Thrones spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, will adapt the first of author George R.R. The Dunk and Egg stories are more intimate two-handers with a bit of a lighter tone. The other shows are sweeping war epics with sprawling ensemble casts that take place in multiple locations. The project represents a different kind of Westeros tale than Thrones (pictured above) or Dragon. Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal will executive produce, along with Martin’s longtime business manger Vince Gerardis. Martin himself will be writing on the show, with the author billed as an executive producer and writer alongside Dragon producer Ira Parker. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.” The description: “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. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.'Game of Thrones' Play in the Works for Broadway, Will Revive Iconic Characters (Exclusive) Martin, is called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: the. “A young, naive but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall” (aka Dunk) “and his diminutive squire, Egg. Game of Thrones is getting a prequel that will stream exclusively on the new Max streaming service. “A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros,” the official logline reads. Ryan Condal, who currently serves as House of the Dragon‘s showrunner, and Vince Gerardis also will be EPs. The series will be written and executive-produced by Martin and Ira Parker. Discovery’s unveiling of its Max streaming service. Martin once plainly stating that HBO was not going to make a TV show out of his Dunk and Egg novellas, those characters will be central in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, a Thrones prequel series that HBO greenlit Wednesday during Warner Bros.

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