
Also Read: Jason Segel to Play Coach Paul Westhead in HBO's 1980s LA Lakers Series “House of the Dragon” is set 300 years before the events of HBO’s fantasy epic. At the same time, HBO is developing a number of other spinoffs, including ones for HBO Max. Martin, whose “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels served as the basis for HBO’s Emmy-winning series, is currently executive producing the network’s upcoming prequel, “House of the Dragon,” which will premiere in 2022. HBO declined to comment on the terms of the deal. The deal is for five years and worth somewhere in the mid-eight figures, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news Friday. Martin to a massive overall deal in which Martin will develop content for HBO and HBO Max. We saw how effective the show was when it focused on one location and a subset of characters in Season 2's "Blackwater," but it's fairly clear by now that such an episode is the exception, not the rule.HBO has signed “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. But there are so many people in "Game of Thrones" that the impact of any one strand of the tale can relatively easily be diffused or diluted. Over three seasons, I've certainly become interested in any number of relationships and intrigued by a number of individuals (and it's good to recall that four seasons of "Mad Men" served as prelude to "The Suitcase"). The actors and writers on this show are very skilled, and they're clearly doing all they can to make every moment count, but the on-screen storytelling that pierces our hearts most deeply often has that effect because it accumulates power over one or two hours.

Jaime and Brienne - an odd couple if there ever was one - have a similarly fascinating dynamic, but its impact isn't quite the same because their Season 3 interactions are sprinkled across several different episodes.
