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The showrunners of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power promise their fantasy drama for Amazon Prime will feature all new stories and is not “a reboot or a retread” of what J.R.R. Tolkien fans saw in the movies.

New York Times, the novelist said he was largely iced out of the series following Season 4. In early seasons, Martin told the Times that he wrote and read scripts, consulted on casting decisions and visited sets.

Zack Sharf George R.R. Martin told The New York Times that he was kept “out of the loop” during the last four seasons of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” a mistake that “House of the Dragon” co-showrunner Ryan Condal did not want to make during the development of the upcoming prequel series.

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Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterGeorge R.R. Martin and the cast of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” came out for the “Game of Thrones” prequel’s first-ever San Diego Comic-Con panel Saturday, revealing a few significant tidbits about the show ahead of its Aug. 21 premiere.

“House of the Dragon” on Saturday, tackling everything from the show’s number of dragons to why Westeros is so opposed to having a Queen.The panel kicked off with an extended trailer that finally unveiled much of the show’s plot, which – much like “Game of Thrones” – revolves around a dispute over who’s going to take over the Iron Throne: this time from King Viserys (played by Paddy Considine). The choice is between his brother Daemon (played by Matt Smith) and his daughter Rhaenyra (played by Emma D’Arcy).What can fans expect from this new show? “Fire and blood,” co-showrunner Ryan Condal said.

cast and creative team made their San Diego Comic-Con debut on Saturday, taking the stage at Hall H to give fans a preview of the upcoming prequel series. Ahead of the long weekend, HBO also debuted a full-length trailer for its newest installment in author George R.

“House of the Dragon,” is slated to have less sex than its predecessor.According to showrunner Miguel Sapochnik, the new HBO Max series will “pull back” on the number of intimate scenes.Sapochnik — who also directed several episodes of “GoT” — will keep the scenes at bay, but won’t stay away from exploring the themes of sex and violence in the Targaryen family, he told the Hollywood Reporter.“If anything, we’re going to shine a light on that aspect,” Sapochnik said of the sexual assaults that often happened in the parent series.“Game of Thrones” aired on HBO from 2011 until 2019 and featured many sexually explicit plot lines including rape and incest.“You can’t ignore the violence that was perpetrated on women by men in that time. It shouldn’t be downplayed and it shouldn’t be glorified,” Sapochnik noted.He added that he and his co-showrunner Ryan Condal “carefully” and “thoughtfully” planned out the moments of sexual violence in the new series.

One of the stars of HBO’s upcoming “House of the Dragon” is revealing he was hit with racist backlash after being cast in the hugely anticipated “Game of Thrones” spin-off.

Back for real and in-person for the first time in three years, Comic-Con doesn’t truly take off until Thursday, but already the battle lines have been drawn on the streets of San Diego and beyond with billboards, train wraps and banners.

Ahead of its big appearance at Comic-Con, HBO today released a new trailer for House of the Dragon. Watch it above.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Game of Thrones” fans have really only had one thing to look forward to since the show’s final conclusion three years ago: “House of the Dragon,” the only :GOT” prequel series to make it through HBO pre-production. From co-creators George R.R Martin and Ryan Condal, the upcoming series centers on the Targaryen civil war that took place 300 years before the original series’ events.The show doesn’t arrive on HBO Max until Aug.

Get ready to return to Westeros.

. After HBO announced that  will debut Sunday, Aug. 21, the network released the first official teaser for the franchise’s prequel series. The ten-episode drama is based on George R.R.

HBO has unveiled the latest trailer for its Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon. 

HBO sets its eyes on an August release date for its “Game of Thrones” prequel.

. On Wednesday, HBO announced that the franchise’s prequel series,, will debut Sunday, Aug. 21.

The wait for the much-anticipated prequel is almost over: HBO has announced the debut date for the Game of Thrones prequel from George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik. It will premiere Aug. 21.

House of the Dragon is coming to HBO this year.

Milly Alcock and Emily Carey are set for recurring roles in House of the Dragon, HBO’s straight-to-series Game of Thrones prequel from George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.

We’re getting the first look at Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon. HBO has released the first official images of the series, which hails from George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.

With all that talk around the Game Of Thrones' prequel, we finally have a major update on one of them. The House of the Dragon has now officially gone into production as announced by HBO.

House of the Dragon is officially in production, HBO has announced!

The House of the Dragon is finally under construction.

HBO’s House of the Dragon has added Fabien Frankel to the cast in a major role.

HBO’s House of the Dragon has rounded out its main cast with the addition of Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best and Sonoya Mizuno.

Exactly two years after the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones premiered, cameras will start rolling on its successor, prequel series, House of the Dragon.

HBO has set three more House of the Dragon leads as Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy have joined Paddy Considine in the straight-to-series Game of Thrones prequel from George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.