'House of the Dragon' EPs on How 'Succession' and 'The Crown' Influenced the 'GOT' Prequel (Exclusive)

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, HBO is expanding the world of by going back several hundred years to focus on House Targaryen. The all-new series is adapted from George R.R.

Martin’s by co-creators and executive producers Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal, who have been tasked with breathing new life (or fire) into the franchise three years after the original series ended in 2019 with a Targaryen reclaiming the Iron Throne.But long before Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), there was a deadly battle of succession as the Targaryens struggled to find a suitable heir to maintain the family’s continued rule over King’s Landing in Westeros.

And given the subsequent political maneuvering that plays out in the, it’s no surprise that Sapochnik and Condal tell ET that the two series that were top of mind in the writers’ room during season 1 were HBO’s other family drama and a historical drama about the royal family on Netflix. “The shows we talked about the most in the writers’ room were and ,” Condal says of the discussions that went “beyond, which was talked about all the time.” Similarly to, the series created by Jesse Armstrong follows a super wealthy and a super powerful family, whose patriarch runs a media conglomerate.

And when his health and status at the top is questioned, the other family members start making their own moves and claims for the seat at the head of the table. , meanwhile, chronicles the rise and reign of Queen Elizabeth II and her family’s rule over the ever-evolving British empire.