House Of The Dragon's Release Date Already Breaks A GOT Tradition
The House of the Dragon release date has been confirmed, and it means the spinoff is already breaking from one Game of Thrones tradition. Following Game of Thrones' ending in 2019, HBO made it clear that there would be more stories to come from Westeros. The first of those is House of the Dragon, which has been created by A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin, based on his own Fire & Blood book, alongside Colony's Ryan Condal.
Set around 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon will tell the story of House Targaryen during its glory years reigning over the Seven Kingdoms, with Civil War set to tear the family and Westeros apart. House of the Dragon was first confirmed by HBO back in 2019; production started in 2021 and, after some COVID-19 related delays, the Game of Thrones spinoff is almost ready to be released. HBO had long since announced it would debut in 2022, but have now revealed exactly when, with House of the Dragon's release date set for August 21, 2022.
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With that, the House of the Dragon release date breaks one of Game of Thrones' biggest traditions: its Spring release slot. Game of Thrones first released on HBO in April 2011, and almost every season after that debuted around the same time, with most first airing in April and season 3 beginning on March 31, 2013. The only exception to this was Game of Thrones season 7, which released in July 2017, but that was only because of an extended production schedule as the episodes got bigger, and it reverted back to April for season 8. House of the Dragon has had its own production setbacks, of course, which help to explain its later release date, but it
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