The second season of House of the Dragon, a prequel to the popular series Game of Thrones, is about to premiere this Sunday June 16. Meanwhile, George R.R. Martin (Wild Cards, Elden Ring), the author and creator of the Game of Thrones saga, has shared an exciting update about another new series related to this universe.
Martin announced that a new prequel series, Ten Thousand Ships, which focuses on Princess Nymeria, is back in development. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project had previously been in the works but now has new momentum and is moving forward. Eboni Booth (Paris, Crazy Annie), a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright recognized for her play Primary Trust in May, has been brought on as the new writer for the fantasy series.
A blog published on June 11 and written by Martin reveals that Booth is “an amazingly talented young playwright, and a joy to work with; when not writing and producing her prize-winning plays on- and off-Broadway, she has been kept busy by me and HBO, working on a new pilot for TEN THOUSAND SHIPS, a GAME OF THRONES spinoff about Nymeria and the Rhoynar. We’re all very excited about this one… though we’re still trying to figure out how we’re going to pay for ten thousand ships, three hundred dragons, and those giant turtles.”
The Hollywood Reporter highlights that the new prequel series takes place 1,000 years before the timeline of Game of Thrones. It features Princess Nymeria, a warrior queen who is historically significant as the founder of the kingdom of Dorne, one of the regions in the Game of Thrones universe. The story involves Nymeria and her people, the Rhoynars, who were defeated by the Valyrians, an ancient and powerful civilization known for their dragons. The Rhoynars then embarked on a journey from Essos, a separate continent in the Game of Thrones world, to Dorne.
Ten Thousand Ships isn’t the only prequel to be expected from the Game of Thrones universe. As reported earlier, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight is also in the works, starring Peter Claffey (Wreck, Bad Sisters) and Dexter Sol Ansell (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, The Midwich Cuckoos).