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'''''House of the Dragon''''' is an American [[Fantasy television|fantasy]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series. A [[prequel]] to ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' (2011–2019), it is the second show in the franchise, created by [[George R. R. Martin]] and [[Ryan Condal]] for [[HBO]]. Both series are based on the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels by Martin. Condal and [[Miguel Sapochnik]] are the [[showrunner]]s. Based on parts of the novel ''[[Fire & Blood (novel)|Fire & Blood]]'', the series is set about 200 years before the events of ''Game of Thrones,'' and 172 years before the birth of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. It portrays the beginning of the end of [[House Targaryen]], the events leading up to and covering the Targaryen [[war of succession]], known as the "Dance of the Dragons".
'''''House of the Dragon''''' is an American [[Fantasy television|fantasy]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series. A [[prequel]] to ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' (2011–2019), it is the second show in the franchise, created by [[George R. R. Martin]] and [[Ryan Condal]] for [[HBO]]. Both series are based on the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels by Martin. Condal and [[Miguel Sapochnik]] are the [[showrunner]]s. Based on parts of the novel ''[[Fire & Blood (novel)|Fire & Blood]]'', the series is set about 200 years before the events of ''Game of Thrones,'' and 172 years before the birth of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. It portrays the beginning of the end of [[House Targaryen]], the events leading up to and covering the Targaryen [[war of succession]], known as the "[[The Dance of Dragons|Dance of the Dragons]]".


''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. Five days after its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.<!--Per WP:CITELEAD, references are not needed in the lead if it is sourced in the body of the article.-->
''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. Five days after its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.<!--Per WP:CITELEAD, references are not needed in the lead if it is sourced in the body of the article.-->

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House of the Dragon
File:House of the Dragon logo.jpg
Genre
Created by
Based onFire & Blood
by George R. R. Martin
Starring
Theme music composerRamin Djawadi
Opening theme"Main Title"
ComposerRamin Djawadi[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
Production locations
Cinematography
EditorTim Porter
Running time53–66 minutes
Production companies
  • GRRM
  • Bastard Sword
  • 1:26 Pictures Inc.
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseAugust 21, 2022 (2022-08-21) –
present (present)
Related
Game of Thrones

House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the second show in the franchise, created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. Both series are based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by Martin. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik are the showrunners. Based on parts of the novel Fire & Blood, the series is set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. It portrays the beginning of the end of House Targaryen, the events leading up to and covering the Targaryen war of succession, known as the "Dance of the Dragons".

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. Five days after its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.

Cast and characters

Starring

  • Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen:[2] The fifth king of the Seven Kingdoms. Known as "a warm, kind, and decent man", Viserys was chosen by a council of lords to succeed his grandfather, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, as king.[3] Viserys is the first born son of King Jaehaerys' second son Prince Baelon Targaryen and his sister-wife Princess Alyssa Targaryen.[4]
  • Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen: Known as the "Rogue Prince", he is the younger brother of King Viserys, grandson to King Jaehaerys, and the uncle of Princess Rhaenyra. He is also a fierce warrior and an experienced dragonrider on his dragon Caraxes.[3]
  • Emma D'Arcy (adult) / Milly Alcock (teenage) as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen: daughter and firstborn child of Aemma Arryn and King Viserys. She rides the young dragon Syrax.[3]
  • Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower: Alicent's father, the Hand of the King, who serves King Viserys and the realm. He is a bitter political rival of Prince Daemon.[3]
  • Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon: Known as the "Sea Snake", he is the head of House Velaryon and the most famous seafarer in Westerosi history.[3]
  • Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen: A dragonrider and wife of Lord Corlys. Known as the "Queen Who Never Was", she was once a candidate to succeed her grandfather, King Jaehaerys, as ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, but was passed over in favor of her younger cousin Viserys due to her being a woman.[3] Rhaenys is the daughter and only child of Jocelyn Baratheon and Aemon Targaryen, King Jaehaerys' heir apparent and oldest son.[4]
  • Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria: A foreign-born dancer who rose to become Prince Daemon's most trusted ally.[3]
  • Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole: A skilled swordsman from the Dornish Marches, he is the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven.[3]
  • Olivia Cooke (adult) / Emily Carey (teenage) as Lady Alicent Hightower: The daughter of Ser Otto Hightower, raised in the Red Keep and a part of the King's inner circle. Known as the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms.[3]
  • Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling: Current Lord Commander of the Kingsguard who has served since King Jaehaerys. He was once a powerful knight and is tasked with watching over and protecting Princess Rhaenyra.[3]

Recurring

  • David Horovitch as Grand Maester Mellos: A trusted advisor to King Viserys[3]
  • Bill Paterson as Lord Lyman Beesbury: Lord of Honeyholt and Master of Coin on King Viserys' small council[3]
  • Gavin Spokes as Lord Lyonel Strong: Master of Laws to King Viserys and Lord of Harrenhal.[3]
  • Steffan Rhodri as Hobert Hightower: The head of House Hightower and ruler of Oldtown. He is the older brother of Ser Otto Hightower.[5]
  • Elliott Tittensor as Ser Erryk Cargyll: Member of the Kingsguard of King Viserys I Targaryen, as well as the twin of Ser Arryk Cargyll[5]
  • Luke Tittensor as Ser Arryk Cargyll: Member of the Kingsguard of King Viserys I Targaryen, as well as the twin of Ser Erryk Cargyll[5]
  • Julian Lewis Jones as Boremund Baratheon: the Lord of Storm's End and head of House Baratheon early in the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen. He is also the maternal uncle of Rhaenys Targaryen.[5]
  • David Hounslow as Lord Rickon Stark of Winterfell.
  • Frankie Wilson as Captain Randyll Barret
  • Gary Raymond as High Septon
  • Anthony Flanagan as Ser Steffon Darklyn, a member of the Kingsguard.[5]
  • Nanna Blondell as Lady Laena Velaryon: Daughter of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen. She is the second wife of Prince Daemon Targaryen.[6][7]
    • Savannah Steyn portrays young Laena Velaryon.[5]
    • Nova Foueillis-Mose portrays child Laena Velaryon.[5]
  • Bethany Antonia as Lady Baela Targaryen: The eldest daughter of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lady Laena Velaryon. She is a dragonrider whose mount is the young dragon Moondancer.[5]
  • Phoebe Campbell as Lady Rhaena Targaryen: The younger daughter of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lady Laena Velaryon.[5]
  • Harry Collett as Prince Jacaerys Velaryon: Princess Rhaenyra's first-born son.[5]
    • Leo Hart portrays young Jacaerys Velaryon.[5]
  • Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin Strong: The eldest son to Master of Laws Lyonel Strong and heir to Harrenhal. Known as "Breakbones", he is said to be the strongest man in the Seven Kingdoms.[3]
  • Tom Glynn-Carney as Prince Aegon Targaryen: The firstborn son of King Viserys[5]
  • Jefferson Hall as Lord Jason Lannister/Ser Tyland Lannister: Jason is the Lord of Casterly Rock, and his identical twin Tyland is a cunning politician.[3]
  • Wil Johnson as Ser Vaemond Velaryon: Younger brother to Lord Corlys Velaryon and commander in the Velaryon navy.[6]
  • John Macmillan as Ser Laenor Velaryon: Son of Princess Rhaenys and Lord Corlys Velaryon. He is the first husband of Princess Rhaenyra.[6]
    • Theo Nate portrays young Laenor Velaryon.[6]
    • Matthew Carver portrays child Laenor Velaryon
  • Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen: The second son of King Viserys, nephew to Prince Daemon, and half brother to Princess Rhaenyra[5]
    • Leo Ashton portrays young Aemond Targaryen.[5]
  • Matthew Needham as Larys Strong: The younger son of Master of Laws Lyonel Strong.[3]
  • Phia Saban as Princess Helaena Targaryen: The second-born daughter of King Viserys, sister to princes Aegon and Aemond, half sister to Princess Rhaenyra[5]
    • Evie Allen portrays young Helaena Targaryen.[5]
  • Phil Daniels as Maester Gerardys: one of the Maesters of the Citadel.[5]
  • Kurt Egyiawan as Maester Orwyle: one of the Maesters of the Citadel.[5]
  • Roger Evans as Ser Borros Baratheon: son of Lord Boremund Baratheon.[5]
  • Elliot Grihault as Prince Lucerys Velaryon: Princess Rhaenyra's second-born son.[5]
    • Harvey Sadler portrays young Lucerys Velaryon.[5]
  • Paul Kennedy as Jasper Wylde: known as "Ironrod", the Lord of Rain House and Head of House Wylde.[5]
  • Solly McLeod as Ser Joffrey Lonmouth: Knight of House Lonmouth, and the lover to Laenor Velaryon.[5]

Guest

  • Sian Brooke as Queen Aemma Arryn: the queen consort and first wife of King Viserys Targaryen.[5] She is a granddaughter of King Jaehaerys through her mother, Daella Targaryen, making Viserys her first cousin. She died giving birth to Prince Baelon, who also died within the day of his birth.[4]
  • Michael Carter as King Jaehaerys I Targaryen: The fourth king of the Seven Kingdoms, preceding King Viserys I Targaryen. He is the grandfather of King Viserys, Rhaenys Targaryen, and Queen Aemma Arryn. He organized a council to choose his heir, after tragedy claimed the lives of his sons.

Episodes

No.Title [8]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [9]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Heirs of the Dragon"Miguel SapochnikRyan CondalAugust 21, 2022 (2022-08-21)2.17[10]
With both his sons dead and the succession undecided, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen convenes a Great Council so the lords of Westeros may select their future ruler. His eldest grandson, Prince Viserys, is chosen over his eldest grandchild, Princess Rhaenys. Nine years into his reign, Viserys organizes a tournament to celebrate Queen Aemma Arryn's pregnancy, confident she will give birth to a male heir. Master of Ships Lord Corlys Velaryon fails to warn the Small Council about the Triarchy, an alliance of Free Cities whose actions threaten to cripple Westerosi shipping lanes. Hand of the King Ser Otto Hightower criticizes Viserys's brother and heir, Prince Daemon, for his brutality as Commander of the City Watch. At the tournament, Ser Criston Cole, a common-born Dornish knight, outcompetes Daemon, while Aemma dies in childbirth, her son, Baelon, dying shortly after. Viserys refuses the council's pleas to anoint a new heir until Otto reveals that Daemon has styled Baelon "The Heir for a Day." Daemon is banished from King's Landing, and Viserys anoints his only living child, Princess Rhaenyra, heir to the Iron Throne.
2"The Rogue Prince"Greg YaitanesRyan CondalAugust 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)2.26[11]
Six months after Rhaenyra's anointing as heir, Daemon occupies Dragonstone and retains the City Watch's loyalty while Prince-Admiral Craghas Drahar menaces the Stepstones at the behest of the Triarchy. Rhaenyra appoints Ser Criston to the Kingsguard despite various suggestions from both Otto and Lord Commander Ser Harrold Westerling. Alicent continues meeting with Viserys in secret, encouraging him to speak with Rhaenyra about Aemma's death. Corlys and Rhaenys propose that Viserys unite their houses by marrying their eldest child and only twelve-year-old daughter, Laena Velaryon. The Small Council learns Daemon has stolen a dragon egg and plans to take his mistress Mysaria, who he claims is pregnant, as his second wife. Otto goes to retrieve the egg, with Rhaenyra following him on her dragon, Syrax. She forces Daemon to reveal he was lying before returning the egg to King's Landing herself. Viserys announces he will wed Alicent. An angered Corlys seeks out Daemon and proposes they become allies.
3"Second of His Name"UnknownUnknownSeptember 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)N/A
4"King of the Narrow Sea"UnknownUnknownSeptember 11, 2022 (2022-09-11)N/A
5"We Light the Way"UnknownUnknownSeptember 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)N/A
6"The Princess and the Queen"UnknownUnknownSeptember 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)N/A
7"Driftmark"UnknownUnknownOctober 2, 2022 (2022-10-02)N/A
8"The Lord of the Tides"UnknownUnknownOctober 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)N/A
9"The Green Council"UnknownUnknownOctober 16, 2022 (2022-10-16)N/A
10"The Black Queen"UnknownUnknownOctober 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)N/A

Production

Development

In November 2018, George R. R. Martin, creator of A Song of Ice and Fire, stated that a "potential spin-off series would be solidly based on material in Fire & Blood."[12] By September 2019, a Game of Thrones prequel series from Martin and Ryan Condal that "tracks the beginning of the end for House Targaryen" was close to receiving a pilot order from HBO.[13] The following month, House of the Dragon, which is based on Martin's book Fire & Blood, was given a straight-to-series order. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, who won an Emmy Award for directing the episode "Battle of the Bastards", were selected to serve as showrunners. Sapochnik was also hired to direct the series premiere as well as additional episodes.[14] The series takes place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen, ultimately leading to the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.[15][16] The project is a reworking of the rejected spin-off concept from Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman, on which HBO officially passed.[17]

On August 26, 2022, less than a week after its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.[18]

Writing

In January 2020, Casey Bloys, HBO's President of Programming, stated that the writing process had begun and guessed that the series would premiere in 2022.[19]

Casting

Casting began in July 2020.[20] In October 2020, Paddy Considine was cast as Viserys I Targaryen.[2] By December, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, and Emma D'Arcy were cast as Alicent Hightower, Daemon Targaryen, and Rhaenyra Targaryen, respectively. In February 2021, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best and Sonoya Mizuno were added to the main cast.[21] By April, Fabien Frankel joined the cast as Ser Criston Cole.[22] In May, Graham McTavish was spotted on set in full wardrobe.[23] Emily Carey and Milly Alcock were added to the cast in July 2021.[24]

Filming

Principal photography on the ten-episode first season of the series began in April 2021.[25] The series was filmed primarily in the United Kingdom.[26] During the last week of April 2021, filming took place in Cornwall.[27] According to Production List, additionally, parts of the first season were filmed in Spain and California.[28] House of the Dragon was the first production to be shot at Warner Bros. Leavesden Studios' new virtual production stage.[29] On July 18, 2021, production paused for two days because of a COVID-19 case.[30]

The Spanish publication Hoy reported that House of the Dragon would be filmed in the Province of Cáceres in western Spain between October 11–21, 2021.[31] From October 26–31, the series was filmed in Portugal at the Castle of Monsanto.[32] In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had wrapped production.[33]

Language

Game of Thrones linguist David J. Peterson returned to continue his work on the constructed language High Valyrian.[34] Emma D'Arcy reports enjoying learning it, while Matt Smith initially dreaded it and found it daunting.[35]

Budget

According to Variety, each episode of House of the Dragon cost under US$20 million.[36] Its parent series, Game of Thrones, cost around $100 million per season, beginning with nearly $6 million per episode in season 1 and going up to $15 million each episode in its eighth and final season, and made $285 million in profits per season over its eight seasons.[37] The overall production budget of House of the Dragon was nearly $200 million, while the marketing budget for the series according to Deadline Hollywood was in excess of $100 million, comparable to the marketing budget for a tentpole theatrical film.[38]

Release

House of the Dragon premiered on August 21, 2022.[39] It is HBO's first new series to stream in 4K, Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos on its streaming platform HBO Max.[40]

International broadcast

In New Zealand, the series will be distributed by Sky's SoHo TV channel and Neon streaming service.[41] In India, Disney+ Hotstar is set to distribute the show.[42] In the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the series will air on Sky Atlantic and its accompanying streaming service Now.[43] In Canada, House of the Dragon will be available on Bell Media's Crave streaming service and its HBO linear channel.[44]

Reception

Critical response

House of the Dragon: Critical reception by episode

Percentage of positive critics' reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[8]

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 91% with an average rating of 7.5/10, based on 516 reviews.[8] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series has received a score of 68 out of 100 based on 42 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[45]

Viewership

The day following the series premiere, HBO claimed the episode had been viewed by an estimated 9.99 million viewers in the U.S. on its first night of availability – including both linear viewers and streams on HBO Max – which HBO said was the largest single-day viewership for a series debut in the service's history.[46] In announcing a second-season renewal four days later, the network said the premiere episode had been watched by over 20 million linear, streaming, and on-demand viewers in the United States by that point.[47] After one week of availability, the viewership of the premiere rose to nearly 25 million in the U.S. across all platforms.[48]

The size of the audience during the show's premiere caused HBO Max to crash for some users, particularly those using Amazon Fire TV devices.[49][50] Downdetector reported 3,700 instances of the application not responding.[49] There were also reports of widespread streaming issues on Canadian partner service Crave.[51]

The second episode was watched by 10.2 million viewers on all platforms when it premiered, based on data from Nielsen Corporation and HBO. This was an increase of 2% from the first episode.[48]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b 4K, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos only available through HBO Max and some international partner services. The originating HBO TV channel does not have a 4K feed and is limited to 1080i HDTV and Dolby Digital 5.1.

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