House of the Dragon

House Of The Dragon will give viewers a closer look at the Targaryen family, which spawned one of Game Of Thrones' most popular characters - Daenerys, the ...

In the book, Viserys is known as a generous and amiable man. Sign up for our Dragon Watch newsletter. Considine grew up near Burton-on-Trent with a brother and four sisters.

As the upcoming series 'House of the Dragon' approaches its release date, its showrunners Ryan J Condal and Miguel Sapochnik reveal that it is a “complex ...

That family happens to be the most powerful in the history of Westeros. They know this, but that hubris could be their downfall.” Even though the series is a prequel to ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘House of the Dragon’ has an entirely new story with new characters played by an impressive cast.

House of the Dragon is the new Game of Thrones prequel from HBO. Just like the original show, it boasts a star-studded cast, all hoping to recapture the ...

He is a knight of House Hightower and the Hand of the King to King Viserys I Targaryen. Who else stars in House of the Dragon? Olivia Cooke is playing Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Ser Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King to King Viserys I Targaryen, and a member of the king's inner circle. He is taking on the role of Prince Daemon Targaryen, one of the two Targaryen siblings that are at the heart of the civil war. Who stars in House of the Dragon? Set to premiere on August 21 on HBO Max in the USA and August 22 on Sky Atlantic in the UK, House of the Dragon hype is in full swing.

As the upcoming series “House of the Dragon” nears its release date, its showrunner Ryan J. Kondal and Miguel Sapochnik reveal that it is a “complicated ...

There was murder and betrayal, and all those things are here, but it’s really about the disintegration of a family. They know this, but this arrogance can be their downfall. Even though the series is a prequel to “Game of Thrones,” “House of the Dragon” features an entirely new story with new characters played by an impressive cast.

King Henry wanted his daughter, Empress Matilda, to succeed him, and brought her to Normandy with the intention of marrying her to Geoffrey of Anjou in an ...

The “greens” seize the Iron Throne and King’s Landing, facilitated in part by Princess Rhaenrya being at Dragonstone on the night of King Viserys’ death, just as Empress Matilda was in Normandy when Henry I passed away. We’ll leave it in its opening stages to avoid spoiling too much of House of the Dragon. Expect a lot more parallels, but cranked all the way to to “11.” At King’s Landing, King Viserys Targaryen I (King Henry I) worries about passing away without a son as his heir. The result was that King Henry had no surviving direct male heir upon his death in 1135. And now, we’re about watch a new show set in the Game of Thrones universe: House of the Dragon, based on Martin’s book Fire & Blood. Unsurprisingly, this story also has roots in history.

House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke has slammed anti-abortion laws in Texas as being 'the same' as medieval world in Game of Thrones.

MORE : George RR Martin asked for huge Game of Thrones ‘mistake’ to be rectified in House of The Dragon: ‘He had a bee in his bonnet about it’ MORE : Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunner addresses ‘rivalry’ rumours with Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon House of the Dragon actor Olivia Cooke has compared anti-abortion laws in Texas to the patriarchal and ancient land of Westeros in Game of Thrones.

Actress Olivia Cooke slammed America's new anti-abortion laws on Saturday, comparing Texas to the fictional medieval-based world of Westeros.

Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling on June 24, singling out Texas. (Pictured with House of the Dragon cast at the series' World Premiere on July 27 in Los Angeles) (Pictured: Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence at Rally for Abortion Justice in New York City) Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling on June 24.

Can fans expect the conclusion to GRRM's Song of Ice and Fire books to finally answer the Valonquar and Lightbringer prophecies, and others ignored by the ...

So, is the prophecy unfulfilled in the TV version of the story? But it does mean the prophecies that made it into the TV version are possibly the most important prophecies of all. Meanwhile, the Red Priests and Priestesses we see in Essos believe that Daenerys is the Princess That Was Promised. Kinvara says, “from the fire she was reborn to remake the world… This one is complicated, because characters within the books tend to conflate prophecies about the return of legendary figure Azor Ahai and the coming of the Prince That Was Promised. The TV show then further complicates things by cutting Azor Ahai out altogether. you will be King.” Then she gets him to look into the fire and asks him “do you see?” and he says “yes.” Stannis does win one victory, at the Battle of Castle Black where Mance Rayder is defeated, but it’s safe to say he doesn’t fulfil the rest of this prophecy in any way, shape, or form. The TV show version of Maggy the Frog’s prophecy to Cersei, although cut down from the book version, did keep the references to her children, and Robert’s as well. Also, although the context clearly seems to point to Rhaego as the subject of the prophecy, it’s Dany who has just eaten a horse’s heart – so maybe it’s Dany who is the Stallion That Mounts the World. She does, in fact, bring all the Dothraki together into a single khalasar, an action that might be considered as uniting “all the people of the world” from a Dothraki point of view. Even if Jaime’s dream does come true, it’s also not likely to happen in The Winds of Winter. Jaime dreams about himself and Brienne underneath Casterly Rock, surrounded by dead people – including Cersei. He dreams that both of them end up with flaming swords and that this is where he will die. Dany’s visions in the House of the Undying are also fewer and simpler on TV than in the book version, with much less to unpack. Whether this will function more as a prophecy in the books, where each reader imagines the tone of voice for themselves, is harder to say. It’s far more likely that whatever eventually happens to her in the books, it will echo the prophecy in some way. There are many more dreams, visions, and prophecies in the books than in the show, and some were cut short for the TV version.

Find out whether you can enjoy House of the Dragon without watching Game of Thrones, whether the new series is a prequel and if it is based on a book.

House Of The Dragon will reportedly cover the last third of the book. House Of The Dragon is indeed a prequel. Unlike the former series, Fire And Blood is essentially a fake history book, told from the point of view of a Maester that is trying to piece together the 150 years of Targaryen kings. However, Fire And Blood isn’t quite the same as Martin’s A Song Of Ice And Fire series. Fire And Blood tells the story of House Targaryen’s rise and fall. Technically, yes, House Of The Dragon is based on a book.

Everyone is patiently waiting to see the new Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. However, the co-showrunner for the new series has compared ...

HBO has amazing programming, and we can’t wait to see House of the Dragon when it officially premieres on August 21st. This will be the first spinoff and prequel series for Game of Thrones, but it likely not going to be the last. Hopefully, House of the Dragon can correct that horrible feeling. The new series is going to be all about the Targaryen’s and their ability to use dragons in their quest to dominate those who would get in their way. In fact, there is said to be a whopping 22 dragons in the new series, all with their own personality. The main plot of House of the Dragon focuses on the Targaryen family, as they fight amongst themselves to determine who should take the Iron Throne. This familial battle is something that is showcased in another hit HBO series, Succession. When asked about the similarities, co-showrunner Ryan Condal said, “Yeah, I think that’s actually a great metaphor, and the things we referenced in the [writers’] room the most were The Crown and Succession, just as tonal analogs and as shows that we, the writers, were really enjoying and immersed in.”

Emily Carey; Ryan Corr; Jefferson Hall; David Horovitch; Graham McTavish; Matthew Needham; Bill Paterson; Gavin Spokes. Is there a trailer for the series? Yes, ...

Will you add it to your watchlist? What do you think of this series? The show is based on Fire & Blood which describes the Targaryen history and the spin-off is based on the book’s extended section about the civil war. - Ryan Corr - Ryan J. Condal. House of the Dragon is coming, and it’s about time fans know more about House Targaryen because they haven’t seen how deep Daenerys’ backstory goes.

The actor on her new role in the Game of Thrones prequel, why #MeToo change needs to hurry up, and how she finds joy making olive oil in Italy.

I’m trying to do the same on a small scale in Italy. Sometimes I feel like I’m running an organic restaurant for the local wild boar and deer! The land is like a full-time job. I bought a wreck of a little old farmhouse seven years ago but was hardly ever there because I was away working all the time. The perfect antidote to Westeros would be a romantic comedy, which I’ve never really done. Sexy, interesting women who are over 40 – there are a lot of us out there and I’d like to see much more of us on screen. I knew it was a big deal but was unprepared for the sheer, gobsmacking scale of it. Quite frankly, it feels like change needs to be instantaneous because we’ve all got a much bigger priority, which is whether the Earth is going to be around. I was intensely jealous and said I wanted a whip. The Covid crisis was a wonderful example of how unbelievably efficient and adaptable human beings can be when we set our minds to it. To audition, we were initially sent a scene from the original Game of Thrones with the names changed. It is rather depressingly resonant – not just with British politics but with what’s going on all over the world. No, I was a complete Game of Thrones virgin.

Emma, 30, will play the role of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen who is the king's first-born child and a dragon rider. Emma previously played roles in ITV's Wild ...

She has previously played roles in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, and Bates Motel - the prequel to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Emma previously played roles in ITV's Wild Bill and the BBC drama Wanderlust. Matt, 39, will play the younger brother of King Viserys, a dragon rider.

Based on George R.R. Martin's book Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon is set some 200 years before the original show and is about a civil war called the Dance of ...

So instead of cutting Mushroom, might it have been possible for House of the Dragon to rehabilitate him? I think that’s a decent enough argument, particularly as House of the Dragon seems to be trying to stick very close to the text. House of the Dragon is a show that cares about representation; for instance, it’s made a point to include prominent characters of color in this story even though there aren’t many in the source text. To start, Mushroom has a fairly big presence in Fire & Blood, and if House of the Dragon is an adaptation of Fire & Blood, it should include him, right? House of the Dragon looks like a grim show. And Mushroom is…a lewd court jester everyone assumes is simple-minded whose job it is to make a fool of himself and who literally wears pointy shoes; here’s an illustration of him farting out a cloud of glitter if you want to see him in his fool’s motley. Then there’s Mushroom, who was loyal to Rhaenrya. Throughout the war, the people around Mushroom assumed he was stupid and spoke freely in front of him about their plots and schemes. It was “written” by Archmaester Gyldayn, who wanted to write a history of House Targaryen. When he got to the sections about the Dance of the Dragons, he had a number of primary sources to work with. I had one hesitation, because of the fantasy genre, I told [showrunner David Benioff] I didn’t want a really long beard and pointy shoes. Part of the fun of the book is how these sources conflict. Like its mother show, House of the Dragon has a ton of characters. Unless the trailers have deceived us, there’s no sign of Mushroom. The character hasn’t been cast, the producers haven’t mentioned him, and people who have seen the premiere have confirmed that he doesn’t appear.

The series, which debuts later this month, is set around 200 years before the events of HBO's hit fantasy drama. In the series, ...

Ryan and Miguel [Sapochnik, co-showrunner] hooked me in immediately with the driving theme of the series. “To audition, we were initially sent a scene from the original Game of Thrones with the names changed,” she revealed. “I was a complete Game of Thrones virgin,” she said.

With the release of House of the Dragon premiering soon, here's everything you need to know about the Game of Thrones prequel.

House Of The Dragon premieres on August 22 on Sky Atlantic and NOW. House of the Dragon will be available to stream on Sky Atlantic. How to watch House Of The Dragon in the UK?

House of the Dragon exec George R.R. Martin believes the characters in the new HBO Max series are going to be more human with human drives.

That of course, means they are as similar to regular humans as one can be in a world where magic and dragons are real. The author added that the characters in the new HBO Max series are all going to be driven by a lust for power and a sense of jealousy. House of the Dragon is set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, though the prequel does have several things in common with the show that inspired it.