House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon | |
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Genre | Medieval fantasy |
Format | Serial drama |
Created by |
Ryan Condal George R. R. Martin |
Developed by |
Ryan Condal Miguel Sapochnik |
Written by |
Ryan Condal Wes Tooke Claire Kiechel Ti Mikkel Sara Hess Charmaine DeGraté Gabe Fonseca Ira Parker Kevin Lau Eileen Shim |
Directed by |
Miguel Sapochnik Greg Yaitanes Clare Kilner Geeta V. Patel |
Starring |
Paddy Considine Matt Smith Olivia Cooke Emma D'Arcy Steve Toussaint Eve Best Sonoya Mizuno Rhys Ifans Fabien Frankel |
Composer(s) | Ramin Djawadi[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
George R. R. Martin Ryan Condal Miguel Sapochnik Vince Gerardis Sara Hess Ron Schmidt Ira Parker Greg Yaitanes David Hancock Charmaine DeGraté |
Producer(s) |
Karen Wacker Angus Moore Gordon Alexis Raben Kevin Lau Richard Sharkey Jocelyn Diaz |
Editor(s) |
Tim Porter Crispin Green |
Location(s) |
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Cinematography |
Fabian Wagner Pepe Avila del Pino Alejandro Martínez Catherine Goldschmidt |
Camera setup |
Steve Weightman Jack Parry |
Running time | 54-68 minutes |
Production company(s) |
HBO Cross Plains Productions Bastard Sword Warner Bros. Pictures |
Distributor | HBO Films |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | HBO, HBO Max |
Picture format | 2:1 (4K UHD) |
Audio format |
Dolby Atmos (HBO Max) Dolby Digital |
First shown in | United States |
Original run | August 21, 2022 – October 23, 2022 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Game of Thrones |
External links | |
HBO.com: House of the Dragon | |
Production website |
House of the Dragon, also marketed as Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon, is an upcoming American medieval fantasy television series developed by HBO. It is a prequel to Game of Thrones.
Contents
Plot
House of the Dragon takes place two centuries before the War of the Five Kings, focusing on the Dance of the Dragons. The show is based on George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood, along with the novella The Princess and the Queen and the novelette The Rogue Prince.[2]
Production
Conception and development
House of the Dragon, then titled The Dance of the Dragons, was first pitched by George R. R. Martin in the summer of 2016, when he was still writing Fire & Blood.[2] It was initially helmed by Carly Wray and then by Bryan Cogman.[3] House of the Dragon was greenlit in October 2019 and has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, who have hired Miguel Sapochnik to direct the pilot episode and additional episodes. In addition to Sapochnik, Ryan Condal will serve as co-showrunner. George R. R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, and Casey Bloys have been attached as executive producers, and Wes Tooke, Claire Kiechel, Ti Mikkel, Sara Hess, and Charmaine DeGraté as writers. Although Martin has expressed interest in writing an episode, he wishes to first finish The Winds of Winter.[2] Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi is returning to compose the music of House of the Dragon.[1] On 11 July 2021, the Academy and Emmy award-winning visual effects company Pixomondo announced that they were working on the show.[4] Pixomondo has previously worked on Game of Thrones.
Promotion
On his podcast "The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of", Ryan Condal revealed that three named Valyrian steel swords from the books have been made for the first series of the show,[5] including the two Targaryen blades Blackfyre and Dark Sister.[6]
On 5 October 2021, HBO released the first official teaser.[7] In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had finished production.[8] An official teaser trailer was released on 5 May 2022.[9]
Starting mid July 2022, a month ahead of the premiere, several promotion materials were released by HBO:
- Several behind the scene teasers titled "A New Reign",[10] "Returning to Westeros",[11] "Before the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin",[12] and "Height of an Empire"[13]
- The official trailer[14] and its extended version.[15]
The "House of the Dragon: DracARys" app was launched on July 20.[16] House of the Dragon also had a pannel at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 23 2022 moderated by Jason Concepcion. The panelists included George R. R. Martin (author/producer), Ryan Condal (co-showrunner/writer) and several members of the cast; Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey. Miguel Sapochnik (co-showrunner/director) was also scheduled to be on that panel but was sick and had to cancel.[17]
The world premiere took place at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on the 27th July 2022.[18]
Cast and characters
As of March 2022, the following cast members have been officially confirmed.[19]
Starring
- Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen
- Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
- Olivia Cooke as Lady Alicent Hightower
- Emma D'Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon
- Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Velaryon
- Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole
- Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria
- Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower
Additional cast
- Milly Alcock as Young Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Bethany Antonia as Lady Baela Targaryen
- Phoebe Campbell as Lady Rhaena Targaryen
- Emily Carey as Young Alicent Hightower
- Harry Collett as Prince Jacaerys Velaryon
- Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin Strong
- Tom Glynn-Carney as Prince Aegon Targaryen
- Jefferson Hall as Ser Tyland Lannister and Lord Jason Lannister
- David Horovitch as Grand Maester Mellos
- Wil Johnson as Ser Vaemond Velaryon
- John Macmillan as Ser Laenor Velaryon
- Theo Nate as Young Laenor Velaryon
- Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling
- Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen
- Matthew Needham as Larys Strong
- Bill Paterson as Lord Lyman Beesbury
- Phia Saban as Princess Helaena Targaryen
- Gavin Spokes as Lord Lyonel Strong
- Savannah Steyn as Lady Laena Velaryon
Filming locations
The first season of House of the Dragon is being filmed in the United Kingdom and Spain.[20] Filming began on April 5th 2021 in London, at Leavesden Studios,[21] as well as the island castle of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall.[22]
Broadcast
In January 2020, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys guessed that House of the Dragon would premiere sometime in 2022.[23] This was later confirmed in the first teaser.[7] The premiere date was later revealed to be August 21, 2022.[14]
External links
- House of the Dragon at the Game of Thrones Wiki
- House of the Dragon at IMDB
- House of the Dragon at Wikipedia
- House of the Dragon at HBO
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Winter Is Coming : "Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi working on House of the Dragon", February 1, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Not A Blog, "The Dragons Take Wing", October 30, 2019
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequels-1235181929/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Pixomondo/status/1414310593511661569?s=20
- ↑ The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "Movie Swords!"
- ↑ The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "George R. R. Martin (Creator of Game of Thrones)"
- ↑ Deadline: "HBO Gives Spinoffs Update As It Plots Launch Plans For House Of The Dragon" (February 16, 2022)
- ↑ A New Reign teaser
- ↑ Returning to Westeros teaser
- ↑ Before the Dance teaser
- ↑ Height of an Empire teaser
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Official Trailer
- ↑ Comic-Con Extended Trailer
- ↑ HOTD: DracARys App Commercial
- ↑ San Diego Comic-Con 2022 schedule
- ↑ Variety (Jul 27, 2022)
- ↑ "House of the Dragon: Cast & Characters" (in en-US). https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon/cast-and-characters. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ↑ Redanian Intelligence: HBO's Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon is looking for two female leads
- ↑ The Illuminerdi, "House of the Dragon Start Date Revealed"
- ↑ https://winteriscoming.net/2021/04/23/house-of-the-dragon-films-driftmark-seat-house-velaryon-game-of-thrones-prequel/
- ↑ Deadline, "Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon to Launch in 2022", January 15, 2020
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