First Look at GoT Prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ Cast at Work

The first GoT spin-off is underway with a promise of being delivered to fans next year.

The main story arc of House of the Dragon will be based on Fire & Blood, which covers the Valyrians and the Dance of the Dragons, plus the rest of the House Targaryen story that’s filled with intrigue, incest, and insanity. It starts when House Targaryen goes into an internal battle over who will take the Iron Throne after King Viserys dies – his daughter Rhaenyra or his son Aegon II. This blows up into an all-out war of the Houses of Westeros.

This series is bound to be more brutal and filled with treachery than Game of Thrones. It also has the bonus of being based on a completed work by George R.R. Martin.

The prequel is officially in production now and HBO has shared some photos of the first socially distanced table read with the big-name characters in the cast.

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…but she was not born a man.

The lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen, “The Sea Snake,” is the most famed nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros. He built his house into a powerful seat that is even richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the world.

Viserys was 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 as we’ve learned from Game of Thrones, good men do not necessarily make for great kings.

The younger brother of King Viserys and heir to the throne, Daemon is a peerless warrior and a dragonrider who possesses the true blood of the dragon. But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air.

She’s the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen.

The Hand of the King, who loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. As the Hand sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king’s brother, Daemon, and his position as heir to the throne.

The cast also includes Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Velaryon, Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, and more as the story expands. Miguel Sapochnik, who won an Emmy for directing ‘Battle of the Bastards’ and was nominated for ‘The Long Night,’ is on as showrunner. Ramin Djawadi is back to create the score.

An exact date hasn’t been set, but fans will be able to jump back into the brutal GoT universe at some point next year.

Author: Mars Garrett

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