Image: HBO/House of the Dragon
There’s less than a month to go until House of the Dragon premieres on HBO and HBO Max. Fresh off the heels of a jam-packed Comic-Con where we got a brand new extended trailer for the show, HBO has decided to release another new video. This one is a behind-the-scenes featurette that gives us our biggest peek behind the curtain yet of the long-awaited Game of Thrones prequel series:
“The Targaryens are the fascinating dynasty that we don’t really know much about from the original books because by that point they’ve all died out,” teases co-showrunner Ryan Condal. “There was this once great day where there were dozens of Targaryens running around, and a bunch of dragons, and they ruled over Westeros. It was a time of peace and prosperity. And everybody knew that if you messed with the Targaryens, you would get the dragons, so nobody dared to overthrow them.”
This period in Westeros was a very decadent time. So you get to see what the realm looks like before it descents into detritus and post-decadence of war that you see in the original series.
There’s a lot of good stuff in this teaser, including some scenes, characters, and dragons we haven’t gotten a look at yet. Some highlights:
Those are the things that popped out most to me, although there’s plenty more to ogle in this teaser. What stood out to you?
House of the Dragon premieres on HBO and HBO Max on August 21.
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