‘House of the Dragon’ Co-Showrunner Ryan Condal on the Pressure of Following ‘Game of Thrones’
19.08.2022 - 01:19
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but later was killed.Five “GoT” themed projects were originally put into development several years ago, but only “House of the Dragon” is getting a berth. And Condal knows that there is a great weight on his and Sapochnik’s shoulders.“The original ‘Game of Thrones’ was a generational event, if not rarer,” Condal said of the eight-season spanning juggernaut.
“It was the biggest television show of all-time, both in audience, in size, and scope, and cost. And how do you follow that? I think it’s a massive challenge.”But it’s one Condal and Sapochnik have confidence in taking on.“I mean, we think we’ve done a pretty good job here.
But I think everybody was – both on the creative side: on our side of the fence, on the HBO side of the fence – keenly aware that whatever the next thing is, it has to be the right thing in order to honor the legacy created by that great first show,” he added.Kicking off at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, “GoT’s” traditional time slot, the new show boasts a cast that includes Matt Smith, a former “Doctor Who,” who was nominated for an Emmy in 2018 for his role as Prince Philip in “The Crown.” He plays Prince Daemon Targaryen to Paddy Considine’s (“Peaky Blinders”) elder brother character, King Viserys Targaryen.
Two actors share the role of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen at different ages – Milly Alcock as the younger Rhaenyra and Emma D’Arcy as the older version – daughter of King Viserys. Welsh actor Rhys Ifans plays Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King who sees Daemon as a threat to the realm.While “Game of Thrones” caught up and blew past Martin’s source material, this show does have text to base things on, and the mind of the author who created the world (and who recently said he “was pretty much out of the
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