Rhys Ifans ( Berlin Station, Notting Hill) as Otto Hightower, Hand of the King and close counselor of King Viserys, to whom he is very loyal father of Alicent Hightower. But will he succumb to the family’s tendency to lose their damn minds?

Daemon is known for his battle skills and his dragon-riding ability. Matt Smith ( Doctor Who, The Crown) as Prince Daemon Targaryen, younger brother of King Viserys. However, “good men do not necessarily make for great kings.” Paddy Considine ( The Outsider) as King Viserys Targaryen, a “warm, kind and decent man” who was handpicked to rule Westeros. House of the Dragon’s cast list is long and full of familiar faces. While the show’s first poster simply depicted the Targaryen sigil - a three-headed dragon - the official key art shows Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen standing in front of the Iron Throne while a dragon stares down menacingly behind her.

You understood the history and what the story would be, so it’s easier to. “ House of the Dragon, George has text and history for that era, so there is a bit more of a road map. “The Jane Goldman one was a bit of a bigger swing because there was a lot more invention,” the exec explained. Bloys said the existence of that source material gave House of the Dragon an edge over other Thrones continuation ideas including Jane Goldman’s pilot, which starred Naomi Watts (Twin Peaks) and which was killed in October 2019. Ramin Djawadi, who composed the score for Game of Thrones, also will be on hand.įire & Blood, a compendium Martin wrote chronicle the Targaryen family from his A Song of Ice and Fire novels, will provide a template for the new series. Sapochnik also will direct House of the Dragon. Thrones vet Miguel Sapochnik, who directed six episodes of the original series - including “Battle of the Bastards” and “The Long Night” - and Condal will serve as co-showrunners.

Game of Thrones author Martin and Ryan Condal ( Colony) are the series’ co-creators, and the concept is a reworking of an idea by Thrones co-executive producer Bryan Cogman. Production got underway in April 2021, when the cast gathered for the series’ first table read. House of the Dragon will premiere on HBO on Sunday, Aug. House of the Dragon was ordered to series in October 2019 Season 1 will consist of 10 episodes. It follows the fall of House Targaryen - aka Daenerys’ (and Jon/Aegon’s) family. House of the Dragon is a prequel to Game of Thrones its action is set two centuries before the events of the original series.

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