Someone call the Westeros fire department because
House of the Dragon is now in production and about to set television screens ablaze. Hailing from co-creators George R.R. Martin and
Game of Thronesprequel is set about three centuries before the murder of Jon Arryn and the start of the flagship series.
As its title suggests,
Dragon based on Martin s 2018 fictional history,
Fire & Blood will focus on House Targaryen, the dragon-riding (and slightly unhinged) royals who forged the Iron Throne and ruled all of Westeros until Robert s Rebellion. HBO broke the news of production kicking off with a collection of images from a table read with principal cast members: Emma D’Arcy (Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen), Steve Toussaint (The Sea Snake), and Paddy Considine (King Viserys Targaryen), Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen), Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower), and Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower).
HBO
“Game of Thrones” prequel series “House of the Dragon” has officially begun production in the U.K.
On Monday, HBO released a photo of the cast at the show’s first table read, which you can see below:
Fire will reign #HouseoftheDragon is officially in production. Follow @HouseofDragon for all updates. pic.twitter.com/lc3dhIcm5u
Expected to premiere in 2022, “House of the Dragon” takes place 300 years before the events of HBO’s fantasy epic based on George R.R. Martin’s books. The 10-episode show is set in the early days of Westeros and focuses on House Targaryen, the family that Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys belonged to, along with her brother Viserys (Harry Lloyd) and nephew Aegon Targaryen, aka Jon Snow (Kit Harington). The series is based on Martin’s “Fire & Blood” book, which details the lineage of the Targaryens.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ Begins Production
A tweet from the official
Game of Thrones Twitter account announced the start of production on the show’s new prequel series,
House of the Dragon. A photo showed the cast assembled for a socially distanced table read:
If you followed
that tweet’s instructions over to the show’s official Twitter account, @HouseofDragon, you could see individual photos of the key cast: Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen, Steve Toussaint as The Sea Snake, and Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.
Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon Celebrates Production Start With New Photo
HBO is preparing a return to the land of Westeros, as the first spinoff from the iconic
Game of Thrones franchise is officially in production. There are multiple projects related to Game of Thrones in some form of development, but
House of the Dragon is by far the furthest along, and it s set to be released on HBO next year. On Monday, the premium network announced that production
House of the Dragon had officially begun, sharing a photo from the first table read with the cast.
The photo, along with the announcement about the start of production, were posted by the official