At least one “Game of Thrones” prequel is reportedly confirmed, and its filming will begin in October. The production of the upcoming series will also take place in Belfast.
For over a year now, “A Song of Ice and Fire” author George R.R. Martin has been keeping fans posted about the making of the “Game of Thrones” prequel. There were five different series being considered to continue the “Game of Thrones” universe on HBO but only one project has been confirmed so far.
Belfast Telegraph reports that people working in The Paint Hall studios have confirmed that it is going to be the same location for the production of the “Game of Thrones” prequel. According to the same sources, they were briefed to prepare for a set that would portray scenes set 1,000 years before the “Game of Thrones” era as fans know it today.
Meanwhile, HBO and Martin are understandably being secretive about the plot that the “Game of Thrones” prequel will take. So far, the author has only said that he prefers the title “The Long Night” because that “says it all.”
The beginning of the “Game of Thrones” prequel filming happens just months after the shooting of “Game of Thrones” season 8 wrapped up. This might also mean that HBO is really aiming to release the new series no later than 2020.
The year has been speculated as the first “Game of Thrones” prequel year of release since HBO's president of programming, Casey Bloys, stated, “There is not going to be anything in any scenario where we have any sort of prequel air for at least a year after ['Game of Thrones' season 8]."
George R.R. Martin, the mastermind of the “Game of Thrones” universe, is obviously very much involved in the crafting of the prequels. He has discussed these projects several times on his LiveJournal site. In May 2017, Martin even explained why he refuses to call the “Game of Thrones” prequels “spinoffs.”
“I don't think [the term ‘spinoff’] really applies to these new projects. What we're talking about are new stories set in the ‘secondary universe’ (to borrow Tolkien's term) of Westeros and the world beyond, the world I created for ‘A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE,’” Martin said.
