HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel pilot has begun filming in Northern Ireland, the same location the original Game of Thrones series also filmed, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.
The untitled pilot takes the prequel concept to a new level as it is set thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones.
He also noted that “three more Game of Thrones prequels, set in different periods and featuring different characters and storylines, remain in active development.”
S.J. Clarkson, John Simm (Strangers), Richard McCabe (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams), John Heffernan (Dracula) and Dixie Egerickx (The Secret Garden).