Game of Thrones spin-off in the works from The Batman writer Mattson Tomlin showcasing Aegon Targaryen’s conquest
HBO is getting back into the Game of Thrones business, developing another spinoff that will likely serve as a prequel to House of the Dragon.
The pay cable network is teaming up with writer Mattson Tomlin – who did uncredited work on The Batman and is writing The Batman 2 – for a new GoT spinoff, following Aegon’s Conquest.
House of the Dragon was determined to be set approximately 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and 100 years after Aegon Targaryen’s conquest.
This series would tell the story of how Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros with his sisters/wives Visenya and Rhanys, and their dragons.
Within two years he had united six of the seven kingdoms and conquered all but Dorne in his conquest.
HBO is getting back into the Game of Thrones business, developing another spinoff that will likely serve as a prequel to House of the Dragon.
The pay cable network is teaming up with writer Mattson Tomlin – who did uncredited work on The Batman and is writing The Batman 2 – for a new GoT spinoff, following Aegon’s Conquest
House of the Dragon was determined to be set approximately 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and 100 years after Aegon Targaryen’s conquest.
Aegon was also the first king to rule from a new city now known as King’s Landing, and he also created the Iron Throne with the swords of his defeated enemies.
He would also start what would become the small council and establish the first hand of the king.
Aegon himself ruled Westeros for almost forty years, much of it peacefully, before dying at the age of 63.
His Targaryen family would eventually rule Westeros based on their dragons for almost 300 years, before Robert’s Rebellion, about 17 years before the start of the Game of Thrones books and TV series.
After Game of Thrones came to an end, HBO developed a number of spin-offs with author George RR Martin and several other writers.
Only two of these will actually come to fruition, the first of which is House of the Dragon, which will debut its second season on HBO later this year.
The second is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: A Hedge Knight, scheduled to begin filming this year, based on Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas.
As for this new potential series, a source claimed that HBO was taking a “back to basics” approach, though it’s unclear what exactly that means.
Aegon was also the first king to rule from a new city now known as King’s Landing, and he also created the Iron Throne with the swords of his defeated enemies.
His Targaryen family would eventually rule Westeros based on their dragons for almost 300 years, before Robert’s Rebellion, about 17 years before the start of the Game of Thrones books and TV series.
Tomlin made his writing and directing debut with 2008’s The Projectionist before writing and directing 2012’s Solomon Grundy, based on one of his short films.
He would go on to write Netflix’s Project Power starring Jamie Foxx and Dominique Fishback and Little Fish with House of the Dragon’s Olivia Cooke.
He most recently wrote and directed Mother/Android starring Chloe Moretz, and will write for 2022’s The Batman.
He is currently writing The Batman 2, along with a film adaptation of the 8-bit video game Mega Man and an adaptation of the BRZRKR comic book starring Keanu Reeves.