HBO has officially given a pilot order for a still-untitled Game of Thrones prequel, created by Jane Goldman and George RR Martin, whose A Song of Ice and Fire novel series serves as the basis for the popular epic fantasy series.
Set thousands of years before the events of GOT , the project chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour.
A logline from the network teased the plot without divulging any details.
“Only one thing is for sure: from the horrifying secrets of Westeros’ history to the true origin of the White Walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend — it’s not the story we think we know.”
The pilot is based on a story from Goldman and Martin, with teleplay credited to Goldman.
Goldman will also serve as showrunner, reported Variety .
Martin and Goldman’s GOT prequel is the first of several potential series set in the world of Westeros to move forward at HBO beyond the script phase.
In May 2017, a multitude of writers were announced by HBO to be working on what Martin described as the “successor shows.”
The other writers working on the potential spin-offs are Max Borenstein, Brian Helgeland, Carly Wray, and Bryan Cogman.