‘House Of The Dragon’ First Look Images Reveal The Cast Of The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel
House of the Dragon, theGame of Thronesprequel series set 300 years before the events of that show, has unleashed its first crop of official images featuring some Targaryens, Velaryons, and Hightowers looking very moody on the beach, as if they were posing for the worst swimsuit calender ever created.House of the Dragonis currently in production and will arrive on HBO Max in 2022. It’s one of severalGame of Thronesspin-offs in the works. See the first look images below.House of the Dragondraws inspiration fromGeorge R.R. Martin’sFire and Blood, which has the following synopsis:
What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel’s worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel and featuring more than eighty all-new black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes asThe World of Ice & Fire,but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.
A week or so ago, images from the set ofHouse of the Dragonleaked online, and rather than let those images speak for the series, HBO has gone ahead and released some official pics. Let’s take a look at them, shall we?
First, here’sOlivia Cookeas Alicent Hightower andRhys Ifansas Otto Hightower. Alicent is “The daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen.” And Otto is “The Hand of the King, Ser Otto loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. As the Hand sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king’s brother, Daemon, and his position as heir to the throne.”
Here we haveSteve Toussaintas Lord Corlys Velaryon (“The Sea Snake”): “Lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen. As “The Sea Snake,” the most famed nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros, Lord Corlys built his house into a powerful seat that is even richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the world.”
Finally, this isEmma D’Arcyas Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, “The king’s first-born child, she is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything… but she was not born a man.” AndMatt Smithas Prince Daemon Targaryen, “The younger brother to King Viserys and heir to the throne. A peerless warrior and a dragonrider, Daemon possesses the true blood of the dragon. But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air…”
House of the Dragonwas created by George R.R. Martin andRyan Condal. Condal also serves as co-showunner withMiguel Sapochnik, who also directed the pilot and additional episodes. Other episodes come from directorsGeeta V. Patel,Clare Kilner, andGreg Yaitanes.Game of Throneswas a huge deal when it was airing, but the final season seemed to sour pretty much everyone on the show. Since the series concluded,Game of Throneshas felt like an almost forgotten series; something people just don’t talk about anymore. This asks a big the question: is anyone going to be interested inHouse of the Dragon, and all the other potentialGoTspin-offs? We’ll see!
