Dunk & Egg: Steve Conrad to write Game of Thrones prequel series

Light the signal pyres and polish your armor to a shine as bright as the sun because the Dunk & Egg prequel series to Game of Thrones has set Steve Conrad (Patriot, Perpetual Grace) to write and executive produce the project.

Presented using a one-hour format, the show is currently in the works at HBO Max. The Dunk & Egg prequel series will be based on the collection of fantasy novellas by the “favorite character killer” himself, George R.R. Martin. The series revolves around the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and a young Aegon V Targaryen (Egg), and takes place 90 years before the events of “A Song of Ice and Fire.”

Previously, it was rumored that Dunk & Egg would be an animated affair, though talks of the show being live-action are also being bandied about.

Martin has published three novels in the “Tales of Dunk and Egg” series so far: “The Hedge Knight” (1998), “The Sworn Sword” (2003), and “The Mystery Knight” (2010). In 2015, all three installments were combined and published under the title “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.” Martin hinted there could be more installments of the series, but the status of those projects is unknown.

HBO has another Game of Thrones prequel series in the works titled House of the Dragon, which is due to arrive on HBO Max next year.

House of the Dragon will be set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones and will track the beginning of the end for House Targaryen. The ten-episode series is based upon George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” a Targaryen history book which chronicles the history of House Targaryen, starting with Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and [going on] to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold the throne, all the way up to the civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons, that nearly tore their dynasty apart.

Conrad’s feature film writing credits include scripts for Wonder, Unfinished Business, The Pursuit of Happyness, and The Weather Man. He also created Amazon Prime’s Patriot as well as the upcoming AMC+ animated neo-noir series Ultra City Smiths.

Have you read Martin’s “Tales of Dunk and Egg” series? Do you think it’s worth adapting into a series? Let us know in the comments section below.