The prequel will go back thousands of years from the Westeros we know and love (Picture: HBO/Amazon)

Game of Thrones fans were left with mixed feelings after last week’s finale.

Regardless of your feelings over that ending, one thing’s for sure: we’ll miss the residents of Westeros.

But there’s good news ahead! Not only are HBO releasing a new documentary, there’s also some exciting news about George RR Martin’s next book and more information on the Game of Thrones prequel.

What will the Game of Thrones prequel be called?

The GoT prequel has the working title of Bloodmoon.


It’s not clear if it will keep this name when it goes to air.

What will the Game of Thrones prequel be about?

Set thousands of years before GoT, Bloodmoon will begin during The Age of Heroes.



During this time, there was a winter which lasted a whole generation, which is when the White Walkers arrived for the first time.

We’re already excited and scared (Picture: HBO)

The events of this era in time – the Long Night – will feature heavily in the prequel.

While we won’t see any of our favourite GoT characters, we may see some of their predecessors such as Bran the Builder, founder of the House of Stark as well as Lann the Clever, founder of the House of Lannister.

When will the Game of Thrones prequel air?

Filming is due to start in June, but no release date has been set yet.

HBO Programming President Casey Bloys told the Hollywood Reporter earlier this month they’re in no rush to release the prequel.

He said: ‘What I’m not doing is working backwards by saying, “this has to be on the air by this date.”‘

He added: ‘I don’t want to speculate any dates.’

Who will be in the Game of Thrones prequel cast?

The cast, led by Naomi Watts, is pretty big, and if GoT is anything to go by, we’re sure it will grow and grow.

Some cast highlights include:

Naomi Watts, best known for her role in Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and 21 Grams

Josh Whitehouse, Burberry model and Poldark actor

Naomi Ackie, best known for her role in Lady Macbeth

Denise Gough, star of Colette and Apple Tree Yard

Jamie Campbell Bower, known for his roles in The Twilight Saga and Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp, Toby Regbo, John Simm, Marquis Rodriguez, Richard McCabe, John Heffernan, Dixie Egerickx and Sheila Atim will also star.

No details are known about Naomi Watts’ leading character (Picture: Getty)

Are there going to be any other Game of Thrones spin-off shows?

There are reportedly plans to create up to four more spin-off shows, however, it’s unclear whether or not these have all been commissioned, or will go ahead.

When will George RR Martin release the Winds of Winter book?

George RR Martin previously refused to speculate on when he may finish the Winds of Winter.

However, that all changed earlier this week when he responded to an Air New Zealand ad which invited him over there to finish his book.

On his blog he wrote: ‘If I don’t have The Winds of Winter in hand when I arrive in New Zealand for worldcon, you have here my formal written permission to imprison me in a small cabin on White Island, overlooking that lake of sulfuric acid, until I’m done.’

Worldcon takes place in New Zealand in the summer of 2020, which isn’t very far away at all.

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch is on Sky Atlantic at 2am on Monday 27 May and again at 9pm.

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