House of the Dragonis gearing up for its highly anticipated arrival.On Wednesday, HBO announced the premiere date for theGame of Thronesprequel and released new photos of the characters. The 10-episode drama series will debut on Sunday, Aug. 21 and will stream on HBO Max.House of the Dragonis based on George R.R. Martin’sFire & Bloodand follows the Targaryen civil war, which occurred about 200 years before the events that unfolded inGame of Thrones.Ollie Upton/HBOThe cast includesMatt Smith(Prince Daemon Targaryen),Olivia Cooke(Alicent Hightower), Emma D’Arcy (Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen), Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower), Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys Velaryon), Eve Best (Rhaenys Velaryon),Paddy Considine(Viserys Targaryen), Fabien Frankel (Criston Cole) and Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria).Game of Throneswrapped its eight-season runon HBO in May 2019. Since then, multiple spinoff series have been invarious stages of developmentat HBO.Ollie Upton/HBOOllie Upton/HBOPreviously in December 2020, HBOreleased concept artfor the new dragons featured in the series. The renderings depicted one dragon’s face from up close, with dark red scales and saliva dripping from its teeth. The other photo depicted an orange dragon with spikes on its tail, wings and head.HBO later confirmed via theHouse of the DragonTwitter account thatproduction on the series had started, writing in April 2021 beside a photo of the cast’s table read, “Fire will reign. The @HBO original series #HouseoftheDragon is officially in production. Coming soon to @HBOMax in 2022.“In October, HBO Maxdropped the first teaser forHouse of the Dragonas part of the HBO Max Europe launch event. The haunting video showed House Targaryen in power as one character said in a voiceover, “Dreams didn’t make us kings. Dragons did.“Ollie Upton/HBORELATED VIDEO: House of the Dragon Teaser Shows First Footage of New Series Set 200 Years Before Game of ThronesMost recently, Martin revealed he was thrilled for the spinoff, writing ina poston his website that he was"anticipating"House of the Dragon"pretty eagerly.““Okay, I am hardly objective. And I know a lot of what you will be seeing. (I, um, wrote the book),” the author wrote. “I’ve seen a rough cut of the first episode. And loved it. It’s dark, it’s powerful, it’s visceral… just the way I like my epic fantasy.“Ollie Upton/HBO"Ryan and Miguel have done an amazing job,” he added of two of the show’s executive producers Ryan J. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik. “And the cast… just as withGAME OF THRONES, most viewers will only have heard of a few of the actors, but I think you are going to fall in love with a lot of them… I think the Targaryens are in very good hands.“Concluding his post, Martin advised fans to “anticipate away” ahead of the show’s premiere and reiterated, “I do not think you will be disappointed.”
House of the Dragonis gearing up for its highly anticipated arrival.
On Wednesday, HBO announced the premiere date for theGame of Thronesprequel and released new photos of the characters. The 10-episode drama series will debut on Sunday, Aug. 21 and will stream on HBO Max.
House of the Dragonis based on George R.R. Martin’sFire & Bloodand follows the Targaryen civil war, which occurred about 200 years before the events that unfolded inGame of Thrones.
Ollie Upton/HBO
The cast includesMatt Smith(Prince Daemon Targaryen),Olivia Cooke(Alicent Hightower), Emma D’Arcy (Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen), Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower), Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys Velaryon), Eve Best (Rhaenys Velaryon),Paddy Considine(Viserys Targaryen), Fabien Frankel (Criston Cole) and Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria).
Game of Throneswrapped its eight-season runon HBO in May 2019. Since then, multiple spinoff series have been invarious stages of developmentat HBO.
Previously in December 2020, HBOreleased concept artfor the new dragons featured in the series. The renderings depicted one dragon’s face from up close, with dark red scales and saliva dripping from its teeth. The other photo depicted an orange dragon with spikes on its tail, wings and head.
HBO later confirmed via theHouse of the DragonTwitter account thatproduction on the series had started, writing in April 2021 beside a photo of the cast’s table read, “Fire will reign. The @HBO original series #HouseoftheDragon is officially in production. Coming soon to @HBOMax in 2022.”
In October, HBO Maxdropped the first teaser forHouse of the Dragonas part of the HBO Max Europe launch event. The haunting video showed House Targaryen in power as one character said in a voiceover, “Dreams didn’t make us kings. Dragons did.”
RELATED VIDEO: House of the Dragon Teaser Shows First Footage of New Series Set 200 Years Before Game of Thrones
Most recently, Martin revealed he was thrilled for the spinoff, writing ina poston his website that he was"anticipating"House of the Dragon"pretty eagerly.”
“Okay, I am hardly objective. And I know a lot of what you will be seeing. (I, um, wrote the book),” the author wrote. “I’ve seen a rough cut of the first episode. And loved it. It’s dark, it’s powerful, it’s visceral… just the way I like my epic fantasy.”
“Ryan and Miguel have done an amazing job,” he added of two of the show’s executive producers Ryan J. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik. “And the cast… just as withGAME OF THRONES, most viewers will only have heard of a few of the actors, but I think you are going to fall in love with a lot of them… I think the Targaryens are in very good hands.”
Concluding his post, Martin advised fans to “anticipate away” ahead of the show’s premiere and reiterated, “I do not think you will be disappointed.”
source: people.com
