Can you make out that distant sound? A light flutter of wings? If so, it’s probably because Game of Thrones is back the House of the Dragon Trailer has dropped. Today saw the release of the first official trailer for HBO’s Targaryen-focused prequel series House of the Dragon, and we have some opinions. Here are some first observations from our first visit to King’s Landing since that tragic day in 2019 however.
Everything to Know about the New Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon
The new Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, was produced by HBO as a prequel to the original series. House of the Dragon tells the tale of the Dance of Dragons, the Targaryen civil war between Rhaenyra Targaryen and her half-brother Aegon over the Iron Throne of Westeros, which takes place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. HBO hopes that House of the Dragon, which is based on George R. R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, will revive the popularity of the series after Game of Thrones’ last season received lukewarm reviews.
What Can We See in the House of the Dragon Trailer?
The primary thing to anticipate from HBO’s forthcoming Game of Thrones prequel’s House of Dragon trailer, Comic-Con panel is the presence of the show’s many cast and staff members now that the trailer has been published.
House of the Dragon Release Date & Episode Guide
Even though HBO Canceled the Game of Thrones Prequel Even After Spending $30M on Pilot, the series is back as per news.
The first of 10 episodes for House of the Dragon will air on August 21, 2022. It will compete against The Rings of Power on Amazon, another fantasy blockbuster, which debuts on September 2. Who will triumph when two fantasy programs enter the streaming thunder-dome?
If the infamous Jon Snow AKA Kit Karrington Instagram had any post about it, we might have known all his insights regarding the Game of Thrones prequel.
What is House of the Dragon About?
The chronology of the first season of Game of Thrones on television and the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, on which Game of Thrones was based, are earlier in House of the Dragon. But the Dance of Dragons is a crucial historical event that is often mentioned in fantasy literature. The spinoff novel Fire and Blood, written by George R. R. Martin and published in 2018, contains information on this conflict and a good deal of early Targaryen history.
| House of the Dragon Episode Release Dates | |
|---|---|
| House of the Dragon S1 E1 · Episode 1 | Aug 21, 2022 (PREMIERE) |
| S1 E2 · Episode 2 | Aug 28, 2022 |
| S1 E3 · Episode 3 | Sep 4, 2022 |
| S1 E4 · Episode 4 | Sep 11, 2022 |
| S1 E5 · Episode 5 | Sep 18, 2022 |
| S1 E6 · Episode 6 | Sep 25, 2022 |
| S1 E7 · Episode 7 | Oct 2, 2022 |
| S1 E8 · Episode 8 | Oct 9, 2022 |
| S1 E9 · Episode 9 | Oct 16, 2022 |
| S1 E10 · Episode 10 | Oct 23, 2022 |
The Cast of House of the Dragon
Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Graham McTavish, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey are among the cast members who will attend the San Diego panel, according to HBO.
George R. R. Martin, the man behind the Game of Thrones spinoff, as well as Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan L. Condal, the showrunners of House of the Dragon, will be present in addition to the large ensemble. The cast and crew will probably talk about a lot of the show’s components, including those shown in the recently released teaser.
House of the Dragon: Plot
House of the Dragon, which was adapted from George R. R. Martin’s Targaryen historical novel Fire & Blood, takes place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.
The Dance of the Dragons, a notorious historical occurrence in Westeros, will be the main subject of the series. Following the death of their father Viserys I, siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra engaged in a civil war for control of the crown. Other houses, including the Starks and Lannisters, joined either side of the conflict, which pitted all of Westeros against one another. Powerful dragons, maybe similar to Game of Thrones dragon names from House Targaryen suffered a great deal of death and became extinct shortly after until Daenerys Targaryen hatched three eggs hundreds of years later.
The Battles and Build-up for House of the Dragon
Condal tells EW that “nobody living in this scenario has ever witnessed a war or a significant battle.” “Yes, there have been battles and competitions, but our civilization is founded on power struggles. We are living in a time where men are raised to be warriors, yet no actual battles ever take place. It practically takes the outbreak of war to prevent the buildup of repressed energy from leaking out between the cracks and wearing itself out.” The first House of the Dragon Trailer gives us brief glimpses of some of this action, including some classic GOT-style sword combat, jousting, and dramatic dashing along lengthy halls.
Why did House of the Dragon’s trailer get out early?
Three days previous to the show’s Comic-Con panel, the trailer for HBO’s House of the Dragon was published, raising the issue of why it wasn’t included in the event. There are a lot of ways HBO could have done this to help their newest program, which is situated in the world of new Game of Thrones. However, considering how important Comic-Con is to all sides of fandom each year, it is a little perplexing to leave out such a highly anticipated trailer from the panel.
HBO is Already Getting Ready for THE PREQUEL OF The House Of Dragon, “10,000 Ships“
Because the first episode of “House of the Dragon” did so well, HBO gave the go-ahead for a new prequel, which has already been shown.
It’s about the book “10,000 Ships.” The series will take place about 800 years before the events of “Game of Thrones” and will be about Princess Nymeria and her journey to Dorne. The first episode of “House of the Dragon” gave us a taste of this story.
A young Arya Stark was so moved by Nymeria’s stories that she named her Direwolf after the famous warrior.
There have been “Game of Thrones” stories for a long time.
