Days Til Game of Thrones Starts Again
Though a neat number of prequels take risen and died in the three years since Game of Thrones came to an uneasy determination, only one has survived the long nighttime of HBO pre-product: House of the Dragon, from co-creators George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal. (Miguel Sapochnik, who directed a number of Game of Thrones episodes, including the fan favorite "The Battle of the Bastards," serves as evidence-runner aslope Condal.)
As Firm of the Dragon approaches its formal debut, we're beginning to go a clearer movie of the "different tone" the show plans to utilize. There's still a lot we don't know, but if you're worried Business firm of the Dragon won't live upwards to its predecessor, have it from Martin: "Conceptualize away. I practise not retrieve yous volition exist disappointed." In a mail service over at his blog, the often-inscrutable writer revealed that he'due south seen—and loved—a rough cutting of Episode One.
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"It's night, it'southward powerful, information technology's visceral… just the manner I like my ballsy fantasy," Martin wrote. "Ryan and Miguel take washed an amazing chore, and the cast… just as with Game of Thrones, nearly viewers will but have heard of a few of the actors, just I call back y'all are going to fall in love with a lot of them. (Only to accept your heart broken later when… merely no, that would be telling). I think the Targaryens are in very good hands."
Unlike Martin, fans have all the same to see more than footage than a measly teaser. HBO execs won't reveal when exactly nosotros can expect a full-length trailer, only at that place seems to be promise on the horizon. "I don't know about Comic-Con; we haven't announced whatever of our plans however," said Casey Bloys, HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer. "I don't even want to say 'soon,' simply you'll showtime to meet material… if I say 'presently,' I'll leave that vague. So maybe soon."
Buckle up for everything nosotros know about the show thus far.
When Is the House of the Dragon Release Engagement?
At last, we have a release date: Firm of the Dragon's 10 will state on Baronial 21, 2022. It'll go head-to-head with another fantasy juggernaut, Amazon'due south The Rings of Power, landing on September ii. 2 fantasy series enter the streaming thunder-dome—who will win?
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Who Is in the House of the Dragon Bandage?
In a series of new photos, the network revealed 5 new characters. As HBO describes them in its official press materials:
Emma D'Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
The king's first-born child, she is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything… only she was not born a human.
Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
The younger blood brother to King Viserys and heir to the throne. A peerless warrior and a dragonrider, Daemon possesses the true claret of the dragon. Only information technology is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air…
Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, "The Bounding main Ophidian"
Lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline every bit former as House Targaryen. As "The Sea Snake," the most famed nautical charlatan in the history of Westeros, Lord Corlys built his house into a powerful seat that is fifty-fifty richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the earth.
Olivia Cooke equally Alicent Hightower
The daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the Rex, and the most comely adult female in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Cherry-red Go on, shut to the king and his innermost circumvolve; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen
In an interview with Collider, Cooke revealed key clues about what to wait from Alicent Hightower, saying, "She's very complex and I think people are going to want to run across the worst in her." Collider notes that Alicent's familial relationships will probable undergird much of the show'south dramatic architecture, given that she is married to Rex Viserys I Targaryen, which makes her stepmother to Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. Alicent wants the throne for her sons, while Princess Rhaenyra wants it for herself, setting upwards a battle for the ages.
Cooke believes it will "take some time" for viewers to understand Alicent'south motivations. "What'southward amazing about Game of Thrones, like we saw in the past serial, is that one flavor, you lot hate a character, and the next, you absolutely love them and will get to the ends of the earth for them," Cooke said. "You lot just don't know what you're gonna get with these characters. They're so well-written. Such is the human condition, yous tin do some horrendous things, but then you can also do some wonderful things as well. It'southward very complex, and it's non black and white at all."
Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower
The Manus of the Rex, Ser Otto loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. Every bit the Paw sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king's brother, Daemon, and his position every bit heir to the throne.
The bandage also includes Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, Paddy Considine as Rex Viserys I Targaryen, and Eve Best as Princess Rhaenya Velaryon. Deadline appear seven more cast members and brief descriptions of their characters, including Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin 'Breakbones' Potent, said to be the strongest human being in the Vii Kingdoms. Jefferson Hall will play twins: Lord Jason Lannister, lord of Casterly Rock, and Ser Tyland Lannister, a calculating politician. David Horovitch volition play Thousand Maester Mellos, a trusted advisor to King Viserys. Graham McTavish joins the cast as Ser Harrold Westerling, a distinguished member of the Kingsguard. Gavin Spokes will play Lord Lyonel Potent, Master of Laws to King Viserys, while Matthew Needham will portray his son, Larys Potent. Nib Patterson will play Lord Lyman Beesbury, Master of Coin, a court role fans will recall well from the Littlefinger days.
Who's the Creative Team?
Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal will serve as show-runners, while Martin, Vince Gerardis, Sara Lee Hess and Ron Schmidt will executive produce. But don't look to see D.B. Weiss and David Benioff in the credits—the original Game of Thrones prove-runners take no plans to render in whatsoever capacity, possibly because they're busy ruining another literary accommodation for Netflix, The Three-Trunk Problem (as well soon?).
In a new interview with EW, Weiss explained why he and Benioff won't be returning to Westeros.
All in, we were eleven years, probably, doing that show. When I say xi years, information technology was total on, all in, all day, every 24-hour interval for 11 years. It was the best decade of our lives. It withal kind of feels a fleck similar a dream, but we got to a identify where information technology was pretty clear to us that we had reached the end of what made sense for united states to be involved with in that earth that we lived. It only felt like, for us, it was time to move on, and get excited and terrified about building something else—building lots of something elses. We never saw more Game of Thrones shows [as] something that made sense for united states to be involved with, given where we were every bit people at the time we were done with the original.
Game of Thrones and Westworld composer Ramin Djawadi volition render to score the series.
What Is Business firm of the Dragon Almost, and What Does the Teaser Trailer Reveal?
Adapted from Martin's Targaryen history volume Fire & Claret, House of the Dragon is ready 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The show will focus on an infamous issue in Westeros history known as the Dance of the Dragons. This is a civil war that took place between siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra over the throne after the death of their begetter Viserys I. The war pit all of Westeros confronting itself, with other houses such as the Starks and Lannisters joining either side. Many of House Targaryen'south powerful dragons perished—and soon afterward would go extinct until Daenerys Targaryen would hatch three eggs hundreds of years later. We glimpse bits and pieces from the action in Business firm of the Dragon's first teaser, with some archetype, GOT-style sword-fighting, jousting, dramatically running down long hallways. Plus, we glimpse Matt Smith'due south prince having some thoughts on the shoreline. Actually, though, the teaser seems as if it'southward meant to simply whet our appetites, with bigger story reveals coming downwards the line.
How Volition House of the Dragon Be Different From Game of Thrones?
Glad you asked. Even though Firm of the Dragon is a prequel with a unlike agenda, the artistic squad nevertheless wants it to feel of the Game of Thrones globe. As Sapochnik told The Hollywood Reporter, "I call up nosotros were very respectful of what the original bear witness is. Information technology wasn't broken so we're not trying to reinvent the bike. House of the Dragon has its own tone that volition evolve and emerge over the course of the show. But first, it'southward very of import to pay respects and homage to the original series, which was pretty groundbreaking. We're standing on the shoulders of that testify and we're only here because of that testify."
Despite wanting to honor their roots, the House of the Dragon team isn't looking to make a carbon copy of Game of Thrones. That'southward expert news for fans, who tin expect something both similar and surprising. "That said, we tin can't say, 'Well, when we did Thrones, nosotros did information technology this style…,'" Sapochnik continued. "If you offset every sentence with that, you've lost. This is something else, and should exist something else. It's a different crew, different people, different tone. Hopefully information technology will exist seen equally something else. Just it volition accept to earn that — it won't happen overnight. Hopefully fans will enjoy it for the thing that it is. We'll be lucky if we ever come close to what the original show was, so we're but putting our heads downwardly and getting on with it and hoping what we come up with is worthy of having a Game of Thrones championship."
Smith echoed Sapochnik's comments, describing the challenge of approaching existing storytelling from a new angle as "throwing some pigment at the wall and run across what sticks." He went on to highlight how chasing the loftier of Game of Thrones is a futile try, maxim, "We're trying to brand a show that's entertaining on lots of unlike levels and has a like scope and ambition to the previous show, in many respects. Simply plainly, you're never going to be able to re-create the success of Game of Thrones, because that was a very particular signal in fourth dimension. It was its own unique entity."
Game of Thrones was e'er known for its incredible production value, but House of the Dragon is poised to take its production to the next level with new technology. The prequel will use new virtual production stage engineering to create the perfect settings for its scenes, as exemplified in an prototype of a virtual cave set. A leaked on-set photo from a crew member (view information technology on Reddit here) offers another glimpse of the virtual stage—this time, information technology's a big blue heaven, which would look mighty fine with some dragons soaring through it.
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What Does the Original Cast Recollect?
Every bit for the OG Game of Thrones cast, the departure from what'due south familiar is bittersweet for them, too. Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow, noted that there would be just enough similarity in tone for him to feel FOMO. "I think to see people get into outfits and costumes, that resemble what we wore for all those years, and it [has] the same music and way and tone, but non be in it... there's going to be a rawness at that place," Harington told Insider. "Of grade, I'm going to sentry it and I'g going to support Miguel [Sapochnik], who's helming the bear witness. I wish them all the best, but information technology's then close to my centre, that story, that of course, there might be a scrap of pain there."
But Peter Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister, is happy to sit down back and experience House of the Dragon as a spectator. "I think the trick is non to try to recreate Thrones," Dinklage said. "If you attempt to recreate it, that feels like a money grab. With a lot of sequels, the reason for them is that the beginning one made a lot of money, which is why they aren't as strong. But I am excited to watch the House of the Dragon, purely as a viewer, not knowing what will happen next."
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who played Jamie Lannister, thinks Firm of the Dragon has its work cut out for it:
Information technology'south a very different show. It's its own bear witness. I just hope it's groovy. I hope the success of Game of Thrones won't get in the way for people when they experience this new show. For us, it took a while for people to get into Game of Thrones. I remember the showtime season, people were proverb, 'At that place are too many characters. I don't know what's going on!' I don't retrieve they take the luxury we had. They take to showtime with where we were in Flavour Four or Five, because that's what they will be compared to. But I really hope that it'southward a massive hit for them.
John Bradley, who played Samwell Tarley, is ready to enjoy the Game of Thrones universe from his couch, for a modify, but echoes his co-stars' comments most bittersweetness:
It's going to be very strange. It's a bit similar when you move business firm, and you go back to your one-time house. You see other people have moved in and what they've washed with information technology and the style they've inverse it. It'south going to exist a foreign feel, but information technology's going to be a happy feel. I'm so happy to see that universe expanding.
And it'southward in bully easily with Miguel Sapochnik, who did then many of our swell episodes of the evidence. So, I call up it's going to be a bittersweet experience. But I really promise it does well, considering there'due south and so much potential for that universe to expand in all sorts of directions. Miguel is the right human being to do information technology. Great bandage there, Matt Smith and and then many other fun people, so I remember it's going to be great. Merely there's going to be a tinge of sadness that none of us are involved, I think.
What'due south Going On with the Other Game of Thrones Spin-Offs?
After Game of Thrones ended, HBO went all-in on a number of spin-offs. In Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, a new oral history, Martin remembers the moment when HBO creatives swarmed his IP:
I suddenly found out that they had put four prequels in motion. The Dance of the Dragons idea was just one of them. And the other three were ideas that had come from other people who I gauge had read my books or had some of the documents at HBO. They didn't like the Dunk and Egg idea because they were familiar with the novellas—somebody there had read them—but information technology was too soft, but they did respond to the Trip the light fantastic of the Dragons thought. It surprised me, I'll admit that. I'd never heard of that earlier. I thought we'd be going ahead with one, with one development, with the one that I pitched to them, the Dance of the Dragons thought. I met with all four of the writers. They came to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where I lived, and I had meetings with them, discussed their idea, did workshops, tried to fill them in on any questions and all that.
What Martin refers to as "the Dance of the Dragons idea" is, we now know, Business firm of the Dragon. As for "the Dunk and Egg idea," that's The Tales of Dunk and Egg, i of many spin-offs floating in the development ether. Now, in a new post at his web log, Martin offered an update on this sea of spin-offs. I, we're very close to seeing: House of the Dragon is in postal service-production, barreling toward a release later this twelvemonth.
But others are notwithstanding works in progress. Rome showrunner Bruno Heller is currently writing the airplane pilot for The Sea Snake (formerly called Nine Voyages), a series most Corlys Velaryon, the greatest seafarer in the Seven Kingdoms. X Thousand Ships, the story of warrior queen Nymeria, is moving forward with Amanda Segel as showrunner; Segel has delivered a few draft scripts, Martin reports. The Tales of Dunk and Egg may soon fly nether a dissimilar name, as creatives are batting around A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and The Hedge Knight, according to Martin (The Hedge Knight would brand sense, as Martin confirms that Season Ane will exist an adaptation of the same-titled novella).
Equally for the animated series (which Martin reveals will run on HBO Max, not HBO), one will take place in a landscape we never visited during the original television serial: the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, also known as merely Yi Ti. Located on the continent of Essos, nigh the southward-eastern limits of the known world, Yi Ti is considered one of the oldest and most advanced realms in Martin's fantasy sandbox. Inspired by imperial Prc, the region had just a brief reference in the television show, when Lord Varys famously sailed to Yi Ti. This will be chosen The Golden Empire, Martin reveals.
If you're wondering when Martin finds the time to work on all these spin-offs while finishing the Game of Thrones novels, yous're not alone. In fact, the author seems a little salty about information technology. "Yes, of grade I am still working on The Winds of Wintertime," Martin writes on his blog. "I take stated that a hundred times in a hundred venues, having to restate it endlessly is merely dull. I made a lot of progress on Winds in 2020, and less in 2021… but 'less' is not 'none.'"
In an interview with Deadline, Bloys revealed that the evolution process is running along smoothly, with "nothing much to report," merely the projects are "looking actually good."
"Information technology'due south just like whatever development process," Bloys said. "Some are looking really good. Some, we'll meet. We're not going to brand everything. I don't take whatsoever mandate that I must make a certain amount of spin-offs or prequels or anything like that. Nosotros're really doing information technology merely based on what we're excited about creatively. I wouldn't fifty-fifty give yous a tease [that] nosotros might come across something this year because I really don't know. It depends on how the development comes in."
Game of Thrones hive, nosotros take a lot to look forward to. Sentinel this space for updates as nosotros continue to learn more.
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