People might be more prepared to give this a chance.
Clearly, people haven't forgotten how much they hated that final episode – but at least the feeling won't be as raw. The fact is, by the time House of the Dragon arrives, it will have been three years since the Game of Thrones finale. It makes sense to keep franchising a fantasy series like this that spans so many in-universe years, and has so many stories that can potentially be told. Game of Thrones was arguably too big to leave alone, with 19.4 million people tuning into the finale on the night it aired in the US. The grab for consumer dollars means that intellectual properties are more valuable than ever – it's why Disney is using Star Wars and Marvel to get people excited about Disney Plus. The Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark has renewed interest in that show.
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HBO has brought back Sex and the City for a new series, following a couple of movies, while Deadwood got a follow-up movie a few years back.
The current age of streaming, though, has changed the priorities of major entertainment companies. The continuation of Game of Thrones feels very un-HBO in some ways – the cable network wasn't traditionally known for follow-up series or prequels. House of the Dragon was created in the wake of that. But it hasn't taken the process lightly, going as far as shooting a pilot for a Jane Goldman-created show known as Bloodmoon that would've starred Naomi Watts, among others, before scrapping it. There was no doubt that HBO was going to continue to mine Game of Thrones for new series after the main show ended.
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