HBO HAS given a 10-episode, straight-to-series order to House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel co-created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal. Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal will partner as showrunners and will also serve as executive producers along with George R.R. Martin and Vince Gerardis.

The announcement was made during the WarnerMedia Day by Casey Bloys President of HBO Programming on October 29.

Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and tells the story of House Targaryen. Sapochnik will direct the pilot and additional episodes.

“The Game of Thrones universe is so rich with stories,” Bloys said in a release. “We look forward to exploring the origins of House Targaryen and the earlier days of Westeros along with Miguel, Ryan and George.”

Sapochnik previously directed the Game of Thrones episode, Battle of the Bastards, for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series as well as a Director’s Guild of America awards. He won another Emmy — for Best Drama Series for the series’ final season where he served as an executive producer.

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