The prequel to HBO's highly acclaimed series "Game of Thrones" is getting a release date. "House of the Dragon" will premiere on August 21st. The ten-episode drama follows House Targaryen 200 years before the events in "Game of Thrones" take place. George R.R. Martin is a series co-creator, and wrote the novel the series is based on, "Fire & Blood." The spinoff centers around the brutal civil war under Targaryen rule known as Dance of the Dragons.
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