Another prequel of House of the Dragon to Game of Thrones is aired and story circulates around War of the Five Kings which took place around 200 years ago.
The story here depicts the turbulent history of the Targaryens, including plenty of political intrigue, back-stabbings, battles and carnage.
Check out HERE What exactly happened during the Taragaryen reign!
Here is everything you need to know about episode 1 of House of the Dragon season 1.
HBO channel and HBO Max are the best platforms to watch the seaons1 of House of the Dragon. For International streamers, House of the Dragon will premiere in the UK on Sky Atlantic, with the episode streaming live at the same time as the premiere in the US.
Australia – August 22nd at 11 am on Foxtel
India – August 22nd at 6:30am on Disney Plus Hotstar
Japan – August 22nd at 10 am JST on U-NEXT
Latin America – August 21st at 9pm on HBO Max
New Zealand – August 22nd at 1pm on Sky SoHo
United Kingdom – August 22nd at 2am BST on Sky Atlantic
The first episode is titled “The Heirs of the Dragon” and around 60 minutes long.
House of the Dragon Season 1 has been scheduled for 10 episodes in total. Nine episodes will be next after this first episode.
Lead Characters:
Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) act as the king's first born child.
Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) act as the younger brother to King Viserys.
King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) act as the Viserys chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King.
Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) act as the hand of the King, Ser Otto loyally and faithfully.
Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) act as the daughter of Otto Hightower.
Lord Corlys Velaryon, "The Sea Snake" (Steve Toussaint) act as the lord of House Velaryon.
Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) act as the dragonrider and wife to Lord Corlys Velaryon.
Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Farnkel) act as the Dornish descent, ser Criston is the common birth son.
Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) act as the rose to become the most trusted and most unlikely ally of Prince Daemon Targaryen.
ADDITIONAL CAST (in alphabetical order):
Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) the king’s first-born child, of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragon rider.
Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia) act as the eldest daughter of Laena Velaryon and rider of the young dragon Moondancer.
Rhaena Targaryen (Phoebe Campbell) act as the second daughter of Lady Laena and sister to Baela.
Young Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) act as the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms.
Jacaerys Velaryon (Harry Collett) act as the eldest son of Rhaenyra Targaryen.
Ser Harwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong (Ryan Corr) 'Breakbones', said to be the strongest man in the Seven Kingdoms.
Aegon Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) act as the first-born son of King Viserys.
Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) A crafty and calculating politician, twin to Lord Jason Lannister.
Lord Jason Lannister (Jefferson Hall) act as the Lord of Casterly Rock and twin to Ser Tyland Lannister.
Grand Maester Mellos (David Horovitch) act as a voice of reason and trusted advisor to King Viserys.
Ser Vaemond Velaryon (Wil Johnson) act as the younger brother to Corlys Velaryon and commander in the Velaryon navy.
Ser Laenor Velaryon (John Macmillan and Theo Nate) act as the son of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Ser Harrold Westerling (Graham McTavish) served in the Kingsguard.
Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) act as the second-born son of Viserys, nephew to Daemon, and half-brother to Rhaenyra.
Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) act as the younger son of Master of Laws Lyonel Strong, brought to court by his father.
Lord Lyman Beesbury (Bill Paterson) act as the Lord of Honeyholt and Master of Coin on King Viserys's small council.
Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) act as the second-born daughter of Viserys, sister to Aegon and Aemond, half-sister to Rhaenyra.
Lord Lyonel Strong (Gavin Spokes) act as the Master of Laws to King Viserys and Lord of Harrenhal.
Lady Laena Velaryon (Savannah Steyn) act as the the daughter of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Is the The Game of Thrones prequel is NSFW???
The HBO series, 'Game of Thrones' Prequel 'House of the Dragon' star and a British actor, Matt Smith, 39, revealed the explicit nature of the upcoming series. The story is inspired by the George R. R. Martin's 2018 novel 'Fire & Blood'. He shared,
"You do find yourself asking, 'Do we need another sex scene?' And they're like, 'Yeah, we do.'"
"I guess you have to ask yourself: 'What are you doing? Are you representing the books, or are you diluting the books to represent the time [we're living in]?' And I actually think it's your job to represent the books truthfully and honestly, as they were written."
"Yeah — slightly too much, if you ask me."
The Executive producer Sara Hess explained the sexual contents during a chat with Vanity Fair.
"I'd like to clarify that we do not depict sexual violence in the show, We handle one instance off-screen, and instead show the aftermath and impact on the victim and the mother of the perpetrator."
"We don't shy away from the fact that our female leads in the first half of the show are coerced and manipulated into doing the will of adult men,"
"This is done not necessarily by those we would define as rapists or abusers, but often by generally well-meaning men who are unable to see that what they are doing is traumatic and oppressive, because the system that they all live in normalizes it. It's less obvious than rape but just as insidious, though in a different way."
