Everything you need to know about episode 1 recap of House of the Dragon House of the Dragon. By Miftaudeen Raji American fantasy drama television series, House of the Dragon , a prequel to the television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) has just kicked off. The series captured the story of the Targaryen civil war that took place about 200 years before events portrayed in ‘Game of Thrones.’ Now, here’s everything you need to know about the full recap of the first episode: Making of the Series: The prequel series was created by Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO and is based on portions of Fire Blood. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik are showrunners for House of the Dragon. House Velaryon. One hour until #HOTD pic.twitter.com|sVOriIQZ68 — House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) August 22, 2022 The series, set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen, the events leading up to and covering the Targaryen war of succession, known as the “Dance of the Dragons”. In October 2019, House of the Dragon received a straight-to-series order with casting beginning in July 2020 and principal photography starting in April 2021 in the United Kingdom.