Game of Thrones fans think they’ve found sprawling set for prequel House of the Dragons as crew spotted in Cornwall
GAME of Thrones fans reckon they've discovered the set for the long-awaited prequel House of the Dragons.
Crew have been spotted at work in Cornwall building sprawling backdrops which would fit in with the dark dystopia portrayed in the popular series.
The original HBO series ended in 2019, with the studio promising that filming for the prequel would kick off in the UK in April following a series of delays.
Scenes of activity at several different locations saw a bevy of people at work, while lorries with the Warner Bros logo written across them could clearly be seen.
Both HBO and Warner Bros come under AT&T’s WarnerMedia division.
Pictures also show the spectacular St Michael's Mount, a historic castle found off the coast of Marazion in Cornwall, has been transformed with scaffolding and filming equipment.
One site saw a stone archway being built which would be right at home in any Game of Thrones scene.
The new series is set 300 years prior to Game of Thrones and will document the history of the House Targaryen.
The network has remain tight-lipped on further details about the show and but some cast members have been announced.
Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith will portray Rhaenyra's uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen.
King Viserys Targaryen will be played by Paddy Considine while the king's heir will be played by Emma D'Arcy, while Bates Motel star Olivia Cooke is the king's second wife Queen Alicent Hightower.
However, the part of Aegon II Targaryen, Princess Rhaenyra's younger half-brother, has yet to be cast.
HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys believes the novel by George R.R. Martin offers several opportunities for more spin-offs to be made in the future.
He said at a TCA event in February: "'He's got a lot of road maps in terms of history.
"So one of the great things about House of the Dragon is that it's an established history that leads you to Game of Thrones the show, and there is a lot of little branches. There is a lot of opportunities and stories to tell."
British actress Cooke, 27, told Variety that she had never watched the hit HBO series when she first auditioned for House Of The Dragon.
She admitted: "When I read the script, I hadn't seen any Game of Thrones, but then I binged it and now I'm obsessed."
Speaking about her character, she shared: "I’ve had one sort of preliminary fitting when they just draped some fabric on me but that was it."
