HBO has premiered the first photos from “House of the Dragon,” the upcoming prequel spin-off of its famed fantasy series “Game of Thrones”.
The photos show much of the main cast including Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, and Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon.
Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series chronicles the rise and the downfall of the Targaryens – the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria. Events unfold 300 years before those seen in ‘Thrones’
The ten-episode series will also star Paddy Considine as King Viserys I, Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Velaryon, and Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria. It is targeting a 2022 debut.
New stills of House of the Dragon released! pic.twitter.com/aclupZx0cw
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