‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel in Early Development at HBO

A series adaptation of Tales of Dunk and Egg, a prequel to the events of Game of Thrones, is in early development at HBO, multiple sources reveal.

The one-hour show would be based on the series of fantasy novellas by George R. R. Martin, which follow the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and a young Aegon V Targaryen (Egg); 90 years prior to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire.

Martin has published three novellas in the Tales of Dunk and Egg series to date; The Hedge Knight in 1998, The Sworn Sword in 2003, and The Mystery Knight in 2010. The three novellas were then collected and published together as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in 2015.

Fans have been calling for a Tales of Dunk and Egg TV series for some time now. When HBO announced a number of Game of Thrones spinoffs were in the works back in 2017; fans hoped that the novellas would be among the contenders for a series pick up. But Martin later said that there were no plans to adapt the books at that time.

But just because the series is in development does not necessarily mean it will move forward. Another Game of Thrones prequel written by Jane Goldman and starring Naomi Watts went to pilot at HBO but was ultimately passed over in 2019.