Winter is coming (back) in August with Game of Thrones prequel

The Game of Thrones prequel sets the date, Bruce Willis retires, and Disney+ Secretly edits a Marvel show.

HBO has announced an August 21 launch date for its new Game of Thrones prequel series House of The Dragon. The release date puts it just 2 weeks ahead of the launch of the Amazon Lord of The Rings prequel series. Can television sustain two big brand fantasy epics at once? Maybe. Either way, there's bound to be quite a few frustrated folk at Amazon Prime…