Fantasy fans will be excited to watch the new Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon.
House Of The Dragon is a fantasy tale based on author George RR Martin’s book Fire And Blood, which is set 200 years before the events of Game Of Thrones.
The HBO drama, featuring a wealth of British talent, chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen and the events leading up to the Targaryen civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons.
Here’s what you need to know.
House of the Dragon is based on parts of George R R Martin’s 2018 bestseller Fire & Blood.
It follows the Targaryen family, whose affinity with dragons has enabled them to rule Westeros so effectively. However, this period of calm and stability is undone by an inter-family war. House of the Dragon traces the family’s downfall.
Reflecting on the new series, Martin, who is an executive producer on the programme, said: “The story of House of the Dragon is about very flawed human beings capable of doing good things, capable of doing monstrous things, capable of courage, capable of cowardice.
“These are the kinds of characters I love the most.”
Critics are impressed, including i’s Chris Mandle. “House of the Dragon could be a worthy successor in the vein of Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul,” he said. “Ambitious, visually arresting, and endlessly captivating.”
In the UK, House of the Dragon aired on Sky Atlantic at 2am and 9pm on Monday 22 August.
It is also available to stream on Now.
In the US, it is available on Sunday 21 August at 9pm on HBO and HBO Max.
There will be 10 episodes in the first series.
If you missed the global sensation that was Game of Thrones then don’t worry it is still possible to watch it.
The show is available on Sky Atlantic, and Sky customers can binge the entire thing through as a box set.
It is also available through streaming app Now.
There are eight series, however, which means your have 73 episodes to get through to catch up.
Among those starring in the series are:
Other cast members are Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collett, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Graham McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Theo Nate, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Phia Saban, Gavin Spokes, and Savannah Steyn.
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