Game Of Thrones Prequel Pilot To Film In Early 2019

The end of Game of Thrones is inching closer and closer. With Season 8 set to debut in the first half of 2019, bringing the series to a close, many fans are waiting to see what becomes of the many proposed spin-offs that were in development. Thankfully, HBO programming president Casey Bloys shared some very interesting information at the TCA press tour.

While five pilot pitches were originally in contention, HBO recently ordered one to be filmed. It was initially reported that the pilot, written by Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass), would begin production in October, but Bloys says that was never the case.

It's only now that the search for a director is beginning, along with a cast. The hope is to film the pilot in Ireland in early 2019. As previously reported, the potential prequel is set thousands of years before Game of Thrones and "chronicles the world's descent from the Golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour."

Bloys was quick to note that this one pilot going into production doesn't mean the others have no chance of seeing the light of day. Instead, he would only say that the remaining four pitches are a "combination" of dead and still in the works. "The reason we did multiple scripts is out of five, we'd be lucky if we got one," he admitted.

Though Game of Thrones' final season will air in 2019, a release date for the potential follow-up has not been announced.