George R.R. Martin explains why HBO is still filming Season 2 of 'House of the Dragon' amid writers' and actors' strikes. He gave a book-progress update too. It is a wonderfully auspicious ending to the most enjoyable episode of House of the Dragon so far, a thoroughly convincing proof of the time-hopping concept for the showrunners. Additional notes The Jane Goldman one was a bit of a bigger swing because there was a lot more invention. House of the Dragon, George has text and history for that era, so there is a bit more of a road map. The reign of House Targaryen begins with this prequel to the popular HBO series Game of Thrones. Based on George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon is set nearly 200 years before Game Fans spit fire as ‘House of the Dragon’ crashes HBO Max: ‘This is just too much’. Fans were anxiously waiting for the premiere of the “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon Martin took to his blog to confirm that the series is still filming and is actually halfway done filming the second season. "One of the few shows till shooting is HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, as you may Airing on the HBO television network, the House of the Dragon TV show is based on George R.R. Martin ’s Fire & Blood novel and is a prequel to Game of Thrones. It stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Additional cast includes Milly Alcock House of the Dragon arrives this Sunday night on HBO, and the cable channel has released a new teaser for the prequel series which is set 200 years before Game of Thrones.. Paddy Considine, Matt j47u8f.