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House of the Dragon received a straight-to-series order in October 2019, with casting beginning in July 2020 and principal photography starting in April 2021 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on August 21, 2022, with the first season consisting of ten episodes.
House of the Dragon: Created by Ryan J. Condal, George R.R. Martin. With Matt Smith, Fabien Frankel, Steve Toussaint, Emma D'Arcy. An internal succession war within House Targaryen at the height of its power, 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen.
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Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, and more cast and crew discuss how House of the Dragon takes place during the height of the Targaryen reign over Westeros, and how that influenced the story and design of the series.
Mar 31, 2022 · The highly anticipated prequel to HBO’s fantasy megahit will premiere August 21, the network announced this week. It will follow the dragon-riding members of House Targaryen.
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The Game of Thrones prequel is now streaming on HBO Max
The other prequel series looked set to be massive. One of five potential spin-off shows ordered into development by HBO, this one, set 8,000 years before the events of Game of Thrones, looked the most likely to get a green light. HBO even shot a pilot episode over the summer of 2019.
Scripted by Jane Goldman – who boasts Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class and Kingsman on her impressive resumé – the untitled series would reportedly have told the story of the First Men, the Children of the Forest, and the creation of the White Walkers.
Naomi Watts headed up an impressive cast that also included John Simm (Life on Mars, Doctor Who), Miranda Richardson (Blackadder II, Good Omens), Jamie Campbell Bower (The Twilight Saga: New Moon, King Arthur) and Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The End of the F***ing World).
All looked promising until October 2019, when it turned out HBO had decided not to pick up the show. So, what gave the broadcaster the fear?
"In development, in pilots, sometimes things come together, sometimes they don't," HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys told Deadline. "One of the things I think Jane [Goldman] took on beautifully, which was a challenge, there was a lot more world creation because she set hers 8,000 years before the [parent] show, so it required a lot more. One of the things about House of Dragons [sic], there is a text, there is a book, so that made it a little bit more of a road map for a series order.
"I think Jane did a beautiful job, it was a big challenge but there was nothing that I would point to and say, 'Oh, that one element did not work.' Just overall it did not quite gel."
By the time House of the Dragon arrives, we think curiosity for a Game of Thrones prequel series will be higher than it would've been three years ago, when the show ended divisively.
The big names in the cast and shift in time frame do make the series sound intriguing – the pressure will just be on to make the stakes feel as grand as they were in the main series, which is tough when we ultimately know what happens to House Targaryen.
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Aug 17, 2022 · HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon premieres on Sunday, Aug. 21 on HBO and HBO Max. Here’s how and when to watch the 10-episode series focusing on the Targaryens.
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Jul 25, 2022 · The House of the Dragon release date on HBO is confirmed for 2022, premiering on August 21st. Filming on House of the Dragon began in April 2021, and a teaser trailer for the series confirmed the 2022 release.
