House of the Dragon – The Game of Thrones prequel gets a new trailer

Based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, the series begins 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones” and 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.”

The new trailer has been released and you can watch it below.

The new series stars Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Sonoya Mizuno, Steve Toussaint, Paddy Considine, Rhys Ifans, Eve Best, Graham McTavish, Ryan Corr, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Jefferson Hall, and David Horovitch.

House Of The Dragon is coming to HBO Max in 2022.

Martin and Ryan Condal (Colony, Hercules) will serve as co-creators on the series. Miguel Sapochnik and Condal will be showrunners, and the pair will also serve as executive producers along with Martin, Vince Gerardis, Sara Lee Hess and Ron Schmidt.

Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon

Sapochnik, whose directing credits include six Game of Thrones episodes, won Emmy and DGA honours for “Battle of the Bastards.” He was nominated for another Emmy in 2019 for directing “The Long Night” and won the Emmy for Best Drama Series as an executive producer for the final season.

Clare Kilner (The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, The Wedding Date) and Geeta V. Patel (Meet the Patels, The Witcher) will also direct the series. Greg Yaitanes (Banshee, House) is director and co-executive producer.