The age of the Targaryens will soon be upon us.
HBO previously promised a 2022 premiere for Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, which finished filming in London earlier this year. And now it has zeroed in on August 21 for the highly anticipated show’s premiere date.
Not only that, but the news comes with fresh photos from House of the Dragon.
The new series takes place 200 years before the events of the Emmy-winning Game of Thrones and will chronicle the heyday of the Targaryen empire in Westeros. More specifically, House of the Dragon is poised to adapt the events leading up to and surrounding the Dance of the Dragons, which is the name given to a devastating civil war that broke out amongst the Targaryens over succession of the Iron Throne.
On top of a teaser trailer, fans of Thrones have already seen images of some of the story’s main players: Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), the dragon-riding first-born child of the current ruler, King Viserys (Paddy Considine); Rhaenyra’s uncle Prince Daemon (Matt Smith); Hand of the King Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) and his daughter Alicent (Olivia Cooke); and Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), a.k.a. the Sea Snake, the most famed nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros.
The new batch of photos shows off different looks for these principal figures.
Milly Alcock and Emily Carey appear as younger versions of Rhaenyra and Alicent in ‘House of the Dragon.’
Credit: Ollie Upton/HBO
