Games of Throne When Is It on Again
House of the Dragon: release engagement, cast, and everything else we know
Game of Thrones prequel series Business firm of the Dragon finally has a firm release engagement, and thank the old Gods and the new, it isn't that far away.
In addition to the August release date, there are a ton of details to glean from the source material and HBO itself until the show premieres. Hither nosotros'll requite you the lowdown on the cast and characters, accept a look at some preview images, and go over what we know about the plot.
On that last point, we likewise know that the evidence will have place around 300 years earlier the events of the original serial, beingness based on George R.R. Martin's novel Fire & Blood, which follows the history and eventual ceremonious state of war of Firm Targaryen. And that'southward just the start.
For all that and more, whorl on to find out everything we know so far well-nigh the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon.
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What is the House of the Dragon release date?
House of the Dragon will premiere on HBO and HBO Max on August 21, 2022. It'll premiere a day later in the Britain on Sky.
Filming wrapped on the bear witness in Feb 2022 and Business firm of the Dragon is currently in post-production, according to George R.R. Martin'due south web log. "Heady news out of London — I am informed that shooting has WRAPPEDfor the offset season of Firm of the Dragon," he wrote. "Yeah, all ten episodes. I have seen rough cuts of a few of them, and I'grand loving them."
As for any other series ready in the Thrones universe, HBO's Casey Boys previously gave an update on the spinoffs: "Business firm of the Dragon is the only one shooting," he said. "All the other ones are in various stages of development. People may think we have 10 series shooting at the moment. There'southward one that will be on the air in 2022. We'll see how the other scripts come along."
House of the Dragon trailer
The starting time teaser trailer for House of the Dragon is here. In it, nosotros go a practiced look at the more lethal looking Fe Throne, as well equally the serial' key characters, and what looks to exist plenty of intense drama. "Gods, kings, fire, and blood. Dreams didn't brand united states kings, dragons did," says Matt Smith'south Daemon Targaryen in a voiceover. Bank check it out above.
Who's in the House of the Dragon bandage?
Fabien Frankel (who recently appeared in the Netflix and BBC One crime serial, The Serpent) will play Ser Criston Cole, mutual-born, Dornish son to the Steward of the Lord of Blackhaven. Diversity describes Cole as having "no claim to land or titles; all he has to his name, his honor, and his preternatural skill with a sword".
Graham McTavish, star of Outlander, confirmed to Stylist that he has a role in the serial – but didn't requite anything else abroad: "I'm enjoying that, aye," he said. "I'1000 actually having a lot of fun. We've merely started. Information technology's a very big project, so we're getting to know each other. They're lovely people. It's corking, but I can't tell you too much. I tin't tell y'all really anything about the story! But it involves a lot dragons." Speculation afterwards McTavish was reportedly glimpsed onset in costume has pointed to Harrold Westerling, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard (H/T Radio Times).
Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Eve Best, and Sonoya Mizuno also recently joined the project. Toussaint will play Lord Corlys Velaryon, a powerful lord of House Velaryon (a Valyrian bloodline as former as House Targaryen) and the most notorious nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros with the earth's largest navy.
Ifans will play Otto Hightower, the loyal Paw of the Male monarch, while Best volition be Princess Rhaenys Velaryon, a dragonrider and wife to Lord Corlys Velaryon. Mizuno, meanwhile, will play Mysaria, a adult female who arrived in Westeros with nothing, but rose through the ranks to become the virtually trusted ally of Prince Daemon Targaryen, the heir to the throne.
And so we've got Emma D'Arcy and Matt Smith, who will play Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Prince Daemon Targaryen respectively, while Olivia Cooke has signed on to play Alicent Hightower. The two Targaryen royals play key roles in the climactic Dance of the Dragons, the Targaryen civil war that takes up a large chunk of George R.R. Martin'due south Burn & Claret, the novel on which House of the Dragon is based.
Expect to meet these characters play major roles in the events of House of the Dragon, and given their lasting presence in the book, it's likely we'll run across them across several seasons. Though, as Game of Thrones proved, TV series aren't ever 100 per cent faithful to their source piece of work. Interestingly, young versions of two of these characters accept been cast – Milly Alcock has joined the lineup as a younger version of Rhaenyra Targaryen, while Emily Carey volition be the young Alicent Hightower.
Cooke has spoken a lilliputian about the serial, saying there will not be any gratuitous violence against women, which Thrones was accused of on multiple occasions. "I wouldn't experience comfy in being a role of anything that has just egregious graphic violence towards women for no reason whatever, but because they want it to be tantalizing in a way that gets viewers," she said. "I was lucky enough to read the [prequel] script earlier, and information technology has changed a lot from the first few seasons [of Thrones]. I don't recollect they'd exist in their right minds to include any of that whatsoever more than."
In October, the series' lead was appear: Paddy Considine as King Viserys I, an antecedent of everyone's favorite Female parent of Dragons, Daenerys Targaryen. Viserys is called by the Lords of Westeros to succeed the Fe Throne and apparently wants to innocently carry on his grandfather's legacy. However, as the original series showed us, expert men don't always make proficient leaders.
Fire & Blood features a lineup of Targaryen rulers from Aegon I to his sons, Aenys I and Maegor I, all the fashion up to Aegon Three. Nosotros expect even more argent-haired dragonriders to take the reign as casting details go along opening up in the (presumably) virtually future.
HBO recently bandage its get-go Lannisters, with returning Game of Thrones role player Jefferson Hall joining Business firm of the Dragon as twins Jason Lannister and Ser Tyland Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock and Hand of the King for Aegon III Targaryen, respectively.
The latest round of casting news also reveled that Ryan Corr (Wolf Creek two, The Water Diviner) has been cast as Ser Harwin "Breakbones" Stiff, who HBO describes as "the strongest human being in the Seven Kingdoms." Meanwhile, David Horovitch (Miss Marple) will play Thou Maester Mellos, ane of King Viserys's close advisors.
Graham McTavish (The Hobbit, Netflix's Castlevania, Preacher) has been cast as Ser Harrold Westerling, loyal member of the Kingsguard. Beak Paterson (Amazing Grace, Miss Potter) is playing Lord Lyman Beesbury, Lord of Honeyholt and Primary of Coin on King Viserys's small council. Gavin Spokes (She Stoops to Conquer, Utopia, Warrior Kings) is Lord Lyonel Strong, Lord of Harrenhal and the King'south Primary of Laws, and Matthew Needham (Stutterer) is ready to portray Larys Stiff, son of Lyonel Strong.
When is the Business firm of the Dragon set?
The beginning of House of the Dragon will date dorsum to roughly 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones. That might seem like a while back, but it'south actually much more recent history than the canceled Naomi Watts prequel, which was set up to take place "thousands of years" earlier Game of Thrones and explore the early history of ancient houses too as the origin of the White Walkers.
Because Westerosi societies were very much thriving, and turbulent as e'er, during the timeline containing Business firm of the Dragon, look to see political interworkings akin to Game of Thrones explored in the prequel series. Whereas the canceled prequel would've more than likely focused primarily on fantasy elements, Firm of the Dragon is based on a book very much centered around ancestral hierarchies, warring nations, and a massive ceremonious state of war. That should equate to a prequel series more tonally similar to Game of Thrones, a show as much about dragons as the dark underbellies of society and the ruling class.
For the uninitiated, House Targaryen is very much affiliated with dragons, going all the way back to Aegon the Conqueror's fire-breathing conquest over the vii kingdoms where Business firm of the Dragon picks upward.
What's the House of the Dragon story?
House of the Dragon is based on Fire and Blood, a novel by George RR Martin roofing the rise and fall of the Targaryen dynasty as recorded by a maester in pre-Game of Thrones time. Since that volume has been out for near 2 years, nosotros have a pretty adept thought of what we tin expect to see from House of the Dragon's plot.
The volume picks up with Aegon's Conquest, which marked the very beginning of a new world order, the establishment of King's Landing equally the world capital, and the physical formation of the Iron Throne.
Together with the help of his twin sisters, Rhaenys and Visenya (non to mention their three dragons), Aegon Targaryen I successfully subdued six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros, whether past conquest or their voluntary submission. The simply kingdom to prevail unconquered was Dorne, which Rhaenys left unharmed after finding its castles abandoned and simply women and children occupying its seat.
From there follows a turbulent run of Targaryen kings and queens; good, evil, and everywhere in between; leading up to the great civil war between Aegon II and his one-half-sister Rhaenyra over their father Viserys I's throne. That long struggle endured for 2 years, through which several big-scale battles were fought until both Aegon 2 and Rhaenya died mysterious and grizzly corresponding deaths.
The resulting ability void roughshod to the young Aegon III to occupy, which resulted in the death of "the final dragon." The terminate of Burn down and Claret doesn't lead directly into the events of Game of Thrones, closing out roughly 150 years earlier the fateful day Robert Baratheon shows upwardly at Male monarch's Landing to enlist Ned Stark as Hand of the Male monarch. The gap between the end of Burn down and Claret and the beginning of Game of Thrones hasn't been written well-nigh in depth, simply Martin has said he plans on writing Fire and Claret function 2 when he'southward finished the A Vocal of Ice and Fire series.
Game of Thrones followed the books closely and with little difference for the start four seasons, after which substantial changes to the characters and plot were made at least partly due to the source work not existence finished at the time. For those reasons, it's hard to tell how faithfully Business firm of the Dragon will tell the stories from Fire and Blood. With Martin at the helm and Burn and Claret published in its entirety, it's a proficient bet the evidence and book will marshal quite nicely.
While not giving anything away about the plot, HBO content primary Casey Bloys has said the series "looks spectacular," calculation: "The cast that Miguel [Sapochnik] and Ryan [Condal] have put together looks skillful."
If you're wondering almost the dragons, have no fright: there'll exist a lot of them in the series. "I've always thought this was a cool story, information technology'due south one I like, so I'm looking frontward to seeing it come alive on screen," Martin told The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of podcast. "And of course I'k looking forward to the dragons. Obviously, I love the dragons. Nosotros had 3 of them in Game of Thrones, but now nosotros got like 17 of them. And hopefully, they'll each accept their own personalities, they'll exist instantly recognizable when you lot see them, the colors and all of that because the dragons exercise have personalities in the books, and it'll be great to come across that come live. And the dragon riders. That'due south all pretty cool."
We spoke to co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik about his sci-fi film Finch, and the director compared that movie to the prequel series: "[They're] very, very, very different. As I said, Finch is two actors and a dog. House of the Dragon is lots of dragons and lots of actors. [Laughs] They're very unlike experiences. But the practice is the aforementioned if you're a director, which is I ever ask myself in any project that I'm involved in, whose story is information technology? Whose point of view is it? What am I trying to say, and is that getting in the way of telling the story? So I approach things from the same perspective. I think that making Finch was a welcome respite from making Game of Thrones and Business firm of the Dragon. But it doesn't mean that I wasn't on set now and and then, with an RV and a dog and a couple of actors, and I didn't wish that I had a dragon in that location too."
Sapochnik also talked to The Hollywood Reporter virtually how the tone of House of the Dragon will differ from Game of Thrones. "I remember we were very respectful of what the original bear witness is," he commented. "Information technology wasn't broken, so we're not trying to reinvent the wheel. Firm of the Dragon has its ain tone that will evolve and sally over the course of the evidence. But first, information technology'southward very important to pay respects and homage to the original series, which was pretty groundbreaking. We're continuing on the shoulders of that show and nosotros're but here because of that testify. And then the nearly important thing for us to exercise is to respect that testify equally much as possible and try and complement it rather than reinvent it."
He added: "This is something else, and should be something else. It'south a different crew, dissimilar people, different tone. Hopefully, it will be seen as something else."
House of the Dragon photos
The showtime official expect at House of the Dragon shows off Matt Smith and Emma D'Arcy equally Prince Daemon and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Steve Toussaint every bit Lord Corlys Velaryon, and Rhys Ifans and Olivia Cooke as Otto and Alicent Hightower. While not much nigh the plot tin be gleaned from the images, those distinctive blonde wigs are back.
There'due south likewise a video and some photos from the prepare, showing off what appears to exist a House Targaryen campsite (H/T Wiki of Thrones)
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Firm of the Dragon concept art
Hither'southward some concept art HBO revealed for Firm of the Dragon. It isn't much, only it does give us our first look at what the dragons might look similar. Peradventure unsurprisingly, they look pretty similar to the winged beasts we saw in Game of Thrones. The last one in particular looks a lot similar Drogon with the redish hue to its scales. And nosotros've seen it earlier, but that concluding shot is probably the official Business firm of the Dragon championship screen/logo.
Who is the Game of Thrones prequel Tv bear witness showrunner?
George RR Martin will be heading up the Game of Thrones prequel as showrunner, forth with Ryan Condal and Game of Thrones alumn Miguel Sapochnik. Sapochnik directed some of Game of Thrones' most pivotal episodes, including "Hardhome" and "Battle of the Bastards," while Condal is an established screenwriter and producer well familiar with Martin's work.
What's happened to the other Game of Thrones prequel Tv set shows?
The Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts was canceled tardily last year, despite filming its pilot episode. And before that, HBO deputed 5 writers to accept a crack at their ain Game of Thrones prequel, with some of the finest talent effectually ready to present their vision of Westeros. Inevitably, only one was chosen.
So, what about the other three? Martin was kind enough to update usa all with a blog post about the Game of Thrones prequels before the most recent cancellation. In it, he says that, of the five prequels, 1 has been shelved, with three more in "active development." At present that the one starring Watts has been cancelled, that leaves us with another 2 Game of Thrones prequels alongside Business firm of the Dragon potentially still in early development – and at present we know that in that location are another four series in the works.
The author has expressed his involvement to create some other Game of Thrones evidence called Spear Carriers, inspired by the Tom Stoppard play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. "[It] would actually be set during the events of Game of Thrones", explained Martin in an interview with The New York Times, "but information technology wouldn't exist following Dany, Tyrion, and Jaime."
"They would all exist there in the background like Hamlet, and information technology would exist more like, 'Here'south a story nearly a guy in the City Watch; hither's a story about a prostitute at one of Littlefinger's brothels; here's a story about a mummer who'south in town to do juggling and tricks.' And they all get defenseless up in the events. I recall that kind of bear witness would be a lot of fun to practise. Perchance I'll exist able to convince them to practice it!" Information technology sounds amazing, George, but best of luck getting HBO to greenlight that one!
More than Game of Thrones prequels on the way
Yes, despite ane canceled airplane pilot and The Business firm of the Dragon beingness in development, at that place's fifty-fifty more coming. A serial based on Martin's Dunk and Egg books is being worked on, with HBO looking to expand the series like to how Disney has expanded Star Wars on Disney Plus.
There will also exist a stage show, equally well as three other spinoffs: 1 focusing on Princess Nymeria named 100,000 ships, some other centered on Flea Lesser, and some other on Lord Corlys Velaryon. Go ready to spend a lot more time in Westeros.
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