HBO has revealed our first official photos of the new characters inHouse of the Dragon, the upcomingGame of Thronesprequel series that’s currently filming in the UK. Previously, the cabler announced that production had officially started on the show with images of the cast doing a table read. Soon after, images of some of the cast had leaked online, though they were unofficial and of low quality.
On Wednesday, three official images were revealed,revealing five of the House of the Dragon cast membersin character. This includes Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon (also known as the Sea Snake), Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, and Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower. You can look at the images below, which have quickly been circulating throughout social media.
House of the Dragonis a spinoff ofGame of Thrones, though it’sset 300 years before the events of its parent series, chronicling the beginning of the end of House Targaryen. Previously, HBO had passed on another planned prequel series, butHouse of the Dragonhas already been given a 10-episode season order. The cabler is clearly hoping to find similar success with not just this prequel series, but several others as well, as this show is one of six planned prequel projects currently in the works.
House of the Dragonis set to premiere on HBO andHBO Maxsometime in 2022, with an official release date yet to be announced. The first look images come to us from the official Twitter account ofHouse of the Dragon.
