Game of Thrones and Rogue One get prequels, Industry returns, and Steve Carell stars as a therapist held captive by a serial killer. Amy Charles lists August's unmissable releases.
1. House of the Dragon
Since the series ended, TV journalists and fans alike have pondered the question: what will be the next Game of Thrones? The next epic fantasy saga with enormous international success, creating water-cooler moments every week? The answer could just be: more Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon – based on George RR Martin's Fire & Blood – is set 200 years before Game of Thrones, and tells the story of the House Targaryen, the silvery-haired dragon keepers. It stars The Crown's Matt Smith and Wanderlust's Emma D'Arcy as rivals to the Iron Throne, currently occupied by Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes), with the rest of the cast including Steve Toussaint (Prince of Persia), Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One) and Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man). "It's powerful, it's visceral, it's dark, it's like a Shakespearean tragedy,
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