There’s more to theGame of Thronesstory.
On Tuesday, HBO Max dropped the first teaser for its upcoming prequel to the blockbuster series,House of the Dragon, as part of the HBO Max Europe launch event. Set to premiere next year, the show is based on George R.R. Martin’sFire & Bloodand is set 200 years before the events that unfolded inGame of Thrones.
House Targaryen is in power during the haunting teaser, which offers the first official footage from the show.
“Dreams didn’t make us kings,” one character says in a voiceover. “Dragons did.”
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).
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It’s been more than two years since the hugely popular show aired its series finale in May 2019, and multiple spinoff series are currently invarious stages of developmentat HBO.
Last December, HBOreleased concept artfor the new dragons featured in the series. The renderings depict one dragon’s face from up close, with dark red scales and saliva dripping from its teeth. The other photo depicts 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 begun.
“Fire will reign,” read the April tweet, which featured a photo of the cast during a table read. “The @HBO original series #HouseoftheDragon is officially in production. Coming soon to @HBOMax in 2022.”
source: people.com
