‘House Of The Dragon’ earns praise in first reactions: “Better than ‘Game Of Thrones'”

House of the Dragon has officially become the most-watched HBO premiere of all time.The Game of Thrones spinoff series drew almost 10million viewers when the first episode aired on Sunday night (August 21) on HBO Max, according to WarnerMedia.The network reports 9.986million households tuned in across the US alone to watch the season premiere, marking the largest audience to watch any new original series in the history of HBO.“It was wonderful to see millions of Game of Thrones fans return with us to Westeros last night,” HBO & HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys said in a statement the day after the launch.“House of the Dragon features an incredibly talented cast and crew who poured their heart and soul into the production, and we’re ecstatic with viewers’ positive response.

History was made at HBO with the debut of House of the Dragon. The Game of Thrones prequel drew 9.986 million viewers across linear and HBO Max platforms in the U.S. Sunday, the largest audience for any new original series in the history of pay cabler.

much-anticipated “House of the Dragon” TV series felt the absence of an epic opening-title sequence similar to that of “Game of Thrones” during its premiere on Sunday night. Viewers who tuned into the already controversial first episode of the HBO spinoff noticed that the show got right to the action, but lacked a Ramin Djawadi-scored title sequence.The original “GoT” opening was a fan favorite as the intense instrumental brought viewers across the fantasy world that director Miguel Sapochnik and Djawadi brought to life. Fans took to Twitter to voice their opinions about the decision.

Sunday night at 9:00 pm Eastern Standard time the long-awaited Game Of Thrones prequel titled ‘House Of The Dragon’ premiered on HBO Max. Fans of Games of Thrones have been looking forward to new content for a very long time as the original show ended on May 19th, 2019.

House Of The Dragon star Emma D’Arcy has spoken about the more central role of women in the new Game Of Thrones spin-off.The star, who is non-binary, plays the role of female Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the new prequel show, and spoke to NME about the series.When asked about a quote from co-star Steve Toussaint where he spoke about being able to tell that House Of The Dragon has been made post-MeToo given the more central role of women, D’Arcy suggested it was not “any accident”.“[Showrunners] Ryan [Condal] and Miguel [Sapochnik] spoke very clearly and determinedly to both of us, even in the midst of the audition process in saying that this is a story structured around two women,” they said.“And Miguel says a nice thing about that being a good enough reason to return to Westeros, which is a universe that requires such respect that he needed a good enough reason to brave the return journey.”D’Arcy and fellow star Olivia Cooke also spoke about what will surprise people most about the series, the latter admitting how “intimate” it is.“It’s such an intimate excavation of this one family,” Cooke said. “There’s a real closeness.”D’Arcy added: “Within that family environment, the show is quite brave and exacting in its investigation of how sort of structural the patriarchy is.“There’s a fundamental groundwork within even a family unit.

“House of the Dragon” on Sunday evening — but some viewers were in for an infuriating night when the much-anticipated 10-episode series finally dropped after months of hype.So many fans were trying to stream the show simultaneously — that HBO Max actually crashed. This led to thousands of users not being able to watch the first episode.Many subscribers reportedly fell victim to the streamer’s app fizzling out, with the website outage service Down Detector reporting that there were at about 3,000 blackouts between 8:40 p.m. and 9:25 p,.m.

Sunday night at 9:00 pm Eastern Standard time the long-awaited Game Of Thrones prequel titled ‘House Of The Dragon’ premiered on HBO Max. Fans of Games of Thrones have been looking forward to new content for a very long time as the original show ended on May 19th, 2019.

All eyes are on our HBO tonight. Its new flagship show, “House Of Dragon,” its critical new “Game Of Thrones” spin-off, the first one since the hit series went off the air, premieres tonight (read our review, spoiler alert, it’s pretty good).

What’s that, you say? There’s a new show about dragons on HBO tonight?

Game of Thrones” spinoff series, “House of the Dragon,” premieres Sunday, Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max.

everyone’s favorite grandfather. He just really kind of makes you feel warm, accepted, and yeah, just to be in the same room as him, the same cast as him, and with the same category as him.

House Of The Dragon star Paddy Considine has said that the new series isn’t a Game Of Thrones spin-off.Considine, who portrays King Viserys Targaryen in HBO’s upcoming fantasy drama, told NME in a new interview that he wants potential viewers to know that the prequel series House Of The Dragon “isn’t diluted in any way”. It’s very much an extension of the original hit series, set 200 years before the events of Game Of Thrones.

widely derided ending.While “House of the Dragon” (premiering Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. on HBO) is hardly a masterpiece, it is an addictively watchable series full of juicy drama, palace intrigue and crowd-pleasing “GoT” nostalgia.Set 172 years before the birth of Daenerys, it gives us Westeros by way of “Succession.” We’re entrenched in the drama of her ancestors, the silver-haired, dragon-riding, incest-happy Targaryen family — and what led to their decline, with Daenerys and Jon Snow the last of their bloodline.The main conflict in “House of the Dragon,” which is based on George R.

Crikey reported. The Aussie news outlet noted that the audience was audibly shocked.“It felt like he was expecting us to laugh along but people in the room were obviously shocked by it,” one partygoer told the publication, while another added: “There was a bit of a gasp.”Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who reps the Aussie Greens party, said the comment “went down like a lead balloon,” according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

season 4 of , host and star Selena Gomez is switching things up. And that means leaving behind her home, which has served as the set of the HBO Max cooking series for the first three seasons, for the beach.“I wanted to go to Malibu because I feel like it’s one of our favorite spots and we never get to spend time here,” Selena says in the premiere.

Love Island star Luca Bish made his first solo red carpet appearance without Gemma Owen as he attended the House of the Dragon premiere in Leicester Square on Monday.The 23 year old’s outing comes after he reportedly met Gemma’s famous footballer dad Michael Owen for the first time.The couple have been attached to the hip since leaving the villa as runners-up as they recently travelled to Portugal together, where Luca became acquainted with the Owen family. Gemma, 19, decided to sit this event out though, leaving Luca to experience the premiere all by himself, which he certainly looked excited about.

Game of Thrones fans everywhere are anxiously awaiting the release of House Of The Dragon on August 22 on Sky Atlantic and NOW. The prequel will tell the fictional story of the Targaryen civil war, set 172 years before the Mother of Dragons, Daenerys Targaryen, was born.

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the New York Times reported on Thursday.When asked why he took a step back from production, he responded, “I don’t know — you have to ask Dan and David.”Martin launched the series called “A Song of Ice and Fire” in 1996, with the first book in the series titled “A Game of Thrones.”The series was picked up by HBO in 2010, helmed by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss — who initially included the story’s creator in production, allowing Martin to visit the sets or provide the duo with advice on who to cast.

back with season 3 as it continues to follow the mayhem and madness of Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco). The new episodes see Harley and Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) returning as Gotham’s new power couple, who, along with their team of misfit villains — King Shark (Ron Funches), Clayface (Alan Tudyk), Frank the Plant (JB Smoove) — strive to become the best version of themselves while also working toward Ivy’s desire of transforming Gotham into an Eden-like paradise. With the first three episodes of season 3 now streaming on HBO Max, executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker talk to ET about pushing the limits of what they can show onscreen, taking the DC Extended Universe’s most well-known characters in unexpected directions and getting meta with filmmaker James Gunn. [: Minor spoilers for the first three episodes.]  No, it wasn’t put in because of that. This had been conceived way before that.