Game of Thronesfans have a lot to look forward to in 2022.
HBO Maxannouncedon Monday that production on its spinoff prequel series,House of the Dragon, has begun. Using the show’s newly-launched Twitter profile, the network shared a photo of the cast participating in a socially-distanced table read.
“Fire will reign,” thetweetread, featuring a photo of the stars at work. “The @HBO original series #HouseoftheDragon is officially in production. Coming soon to @HBOMax in 2022.”
House of the Dragon’s Twitter page alsoconfirmed details about the castand their respective characters.Matt Smithstars as Prince Daemon Targaryen,Olivia Cookeas Alicent Hightower, Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower,Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen, Steve Toussaint as The Sea Snake and Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.
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House of the Dragonscored a straight to series order on HBO Max shortly after the show was announced in late 2019. During February’s Television Critics' Association event, it was announced thatproduction on the project would begin in April.
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House of the Dragonisone of manyGame of Thronesspinoff seriesthat are currently in development. Though HBO chose tocancel its planned Naomi Watts-led prequel show,Tales of Dunk and Egg— following Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and Aegon V Targaryen (Egg) — was announced in January.
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TheHollywood Reporteralso reported in January that an animated drama is underway;Deadlinereported in March that HBO is working on a trio of shows, titled9 Voyages,Flea Bottomand10,000 Ships; and a series based on Martin’sA Song of Ice and Firebooks is in the works.
The show’scontroversial series finaleultimately divided the fanbase, but someGame of Thronesstarshave defended the ending.
“We had such a blast. We loved it. I was so happy with my ending, and it was just a beautiful end to a decade of my life,“Maisie Williams, who played Arya Stark, said onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin August 2020. “I couldn’t be happier with it, honestly.”
Sophie Turner, for her part, called out the various petitions speaking out against the show’s conclusion. “People always have an idea in their heads of how they want a show to finish, and so when it doesn’t go to their liking, they start to speak up about it and rebel,” Turner, 25, previously toldThe New York Timesin 2019.
Turner, who played Sansa Stark, noted that the petitions disregard the show’s various teams of staff “who have worked tirelessly” on making the series what it is. “So many people worked so, so hard on it,” she continued. “And for people to just rubbish it because it’s not what they want to see is just disrespectful.”
House of the Dragonis expected to premiere on HBO Max in 2022.
source: people.com
