George R.R. Martin, whose novel Fire & Blood is the basis for HBO’s House of the Dragon television series, claims he doesn’t get his way on everything concerning the script.
George R.R. Martin, whose novel Fire & Blood is the basis for HBO’s House of the Dragon television series, claims he doesn’t get his way on everything concerning the script.
[Warning: Spoilers for episode 1 of “House of the Dragon”, “Heirs of the Dragon”, written by Ryan Condal and directed by Miguel Sapochnik.]
, the prequel, premiered with the first episode on Sunday, bringing to life George R.R. Martin’s.
is back as the HBO franchise rewinds the clock hundreds of years in time to explore the political intrigue and personal dramas of the Targaryens on , an all-new series adapted from George R.R. Martin’s . Co-created and executive produced by Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal and starring Matt Smith, Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke and many others, the prequel finds the ruling house amid an intense battle of succession after the king fails to secure his line’s place on the throne with a male heir. While speaking to ET, the ensemble cast, including Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, and Steve Toussaint, breaks down their many characters’ roles in the ensuing political chess match that plays out after members of the extended Targaryen family make a claim for the throne. Chosen over Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, by the lords of Westeros, King Viserys Targaryen later finds himself in a similar predicament when he’s unable to produce a male heir and secure the line of succession. “Suddenly, when Rhaenyra’s mom dies while trying to produce an heir, she’s left without a mother.
HBO has unveiled the first official poster for the highly-anticipated “Game of Thrones” spinoff “House of the Dragon.” The ten-episode prequel drama will debut on Sunday, August 21 on HBO. Based on author George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, which is set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen.
Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen, chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind, and decent man, Viserys only wishes to carry forward his grandfather’s legacy. But good men do not necessarily make for great kings.Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, younger brother to King Viserys and heir to the throne.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Game of Thrones” prequel series “House of the Dragon” at HBO has found its first cast member — English actor Paddy Considine.Variety has learned that Considine has signed on to star in the series in the role of King Viserys I, who chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind, and decent man, Viserys only wishes to carry forward his grandfather’s legacy.
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