"Game of Thrones" finished its epic run in May, but the franchise – as opposed to many of the HBO hit's deceased characters – appears to have plenty of life left in it.

《权力的游戏》于今年5月结束了史诗般的巨制，但与HBO热门剧集《权力的游戏》中死去的许多角色不同，《权力的游戏》似乎还有很多生命力。

HBO is nearing a pilot deal for a prequel series that would be set three centuries before "GoT" and would focus on the decline of House Targaryen.

HBO即将试播一部前传，故事背景设定在《权力的游戏》(GoT)之前300年，主要讲述坦格利安家族(House Targaryen)的衰落。

Deadline first reported the news, which was confirmed by a person familiar with the project who was not authorized to speak publicly.

Deadline首先报道了这一消息，该消息得到了一位未获授权公开发言的知情人士的证实。

The project is from George R.R. Martin, best-selling author of the book series on which "GoT" is based, and Ryan Condal ("Colony").

这个项目来自乔治·r·r·马丁(George R.R. Martin)和瑞恩·康达尔(Ryan Condal，《殖民地》[Colony]的编剧)，马丁是畅销书《GoT》系列的作者。

Martin suggested in May on his blog that readers could get hints about the project by reading his novel "Fire & Blood." The book is described as a Targaryen history and is set 300 years before the events of "GoT," which featured one of the family's most famous descendants, Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).

今年5月，马丁在他的博客上表示，读者可以通过阅读他的小说《火与血》(Fire & Blood)来了解这个项目。这本书描述了坦格利安家族的历史，背景设定在《GoT》发生300年前。《GoT》讲述了坦格利安家族最著名的后裔之一丹妮莉丝·坦格利安(丹妮莉丝·克拉克饰)的故事。

He wouldn't reveal the plot of the new project, but wrote: "Maybe some of you should pick up a copy of 'Fire & Blood' and come up with your own theories."

他不愿透露新项目的情节，但写道:“也许你们中的一些人应该拿起一本《火与血》，自己脑补一下剧情。”

Another potential prequel series already is in the works, having completed taping of the pilot in Ireland earlier this year.

另一个潜在的前传系列已经在制作中，今年早些时候已经在爱尔兰完成了试播。

That project, which is in post-production, stars Naomi Watts and is set thousands of years before the original. During remarks at the Television Critics Association in July, HBO program chief Casey Bloys said the filmed dailies look "really good."

这部正在后期制作的电影由娜奥米·沃茨主演，背景设定在原著之前数千年。今年7月，HBO节目总监凯西·阿洛伊斯在电视评论协会发表讲话时表示，该剧拍摄效果“看起来真的很好”。