The upcoming Aegon the Conqueror series was born out of a rather ridiculous pitch for the character.

Game of Thrones has found new life with the ongoing prequel series House of the Dragon. The franchise saw a dip in quality and received extreme backlash for its lackluster handling of the final season of the parent show. The prequel series brought back the glory days of the franchise with fans being reminded of what made Game of Thrones great.

HBO is keen to expand the universe even more as they have various Game of Thrones spin-offs in the works. While they have started filming The Hedge Knight series, they have yet to begin production on the announced Aegon the Conqueror series. Discussions about the project had started after the end of Game of Thrones and its initial treatment was rather strange to say the least.

Game of Thrones is now basking in the success of House of the Dragon and looking at various prequel possibilities with new characters. HBO has confirmed development of a Hedge Knight series and a show focused on Aegon the Conqueror. The latter is a promising project as its events have been hinted at many times in House of the Dragon and is a large part of George RR Martin's Fire & Blood.