House of the Dragon showrunner Miguel Sapochnik reveals his prequel will have a different tone - Daily Mail

Just two weeks after the first trailer for HBO's House of the Dragon was unleashed, the showrunner is opening up about how the tone differs from Game of Thrones.

House of the Dragon is based on Game of Thrones author George R.R.

Showrunner Miguel Sapochnik, who directed the House of the Dragon pilot and some of Game of Thrones' most memorable episodes, spoke about the show in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. .

New tone: Just two weeks after the first trailer for HBO's House of the Dragon was unleashed, the showrunner is opening up about how the tone differs from Game of Thrones.

New show: House of the Dragon is based on Game of Thrones author George R.R.

Martin's books and the original Game of Thrones TV series was set after Robert's Rebellion, where Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) usurped Aerys Targaryen, known as the Mad King.

Sapochnik made it clear that House of the Dragon is, 'standing on the shoulders' of Game of Thrones, adding, 'most important thing for us to do is to respect that show as much as possible and try and complement it rather than reinvent it.'.

Shoulders: Sapochnik made it clear that House of the Dragon is, 'standing on the shoulders' of Game of Thrones, adding, 'most important thing for us to do is to respect that show as much as possible and try and complement it rather than reinvent it'.

While Sapochnik served as a director and executive producer on Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon marks his first foray into showrunning, which he admitted was quite the different beast