‘The House of the Dragon’: Nine new images of the ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-off

Next August we will return to the Seven Kingdoms at the hands of ‘The House of the Dragon’, the first spin-off of ‘Game of Thrones’. The HBO Max series, which is based on the novel ‘Fire and Blood’ by George RR Martin, had already published a trailer and several photos that gave us a preview of the look that the Targaryen family would have 200 years before what happened with Jon Snow, Daenerys, Arya and company. Now, Entertainment Weekly brings us another nine new images that allow us to dig a little deeper into the characters of this dynasty.

The absolute protagonist of this new batch of images from the HBO Max series is, without a doubt, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), the eldest daughter of King Viserys with pure Valyrian blood whose biggest problem when accessing the throne will be not having been born a man. In addition, we will be able to meet her husband, Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), belonging to the second richest house in Westeros behind the one in the crown. Olivia Cooke (‘Ready Player One’) plays Alicent Hightower, the most beautiful woman in the Seven Kingdoms and daughter of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), the Hand of the King loyal and faithful servant, fearful of Daemon. We will see Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, son of the butler and without rights to land or titles.

A somewhat changed throne

One of the most iconic elements of ‘Game of Thrones’ was, precisely, the Iron Throne itself (which does not end very whole at the end of the series). However, many die-hard fans of the books complained about how unintimidating he was compared to how he is portrayed in the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ novels. The showrunners of this prequel decided to make some changes: using some 2,500 swords to assemble it. Among them (many real and dangerous) we can find swords from other fantasy worlds such as ‘The Witcher’ or ‘Warcraft: The Origin’. “We literally had to put up fences when we first built it”explained one of the directors, Miguel Sapochnik, to EW in a recent interview. “Some of them are real swords. It’s as dangerous as described in the books.”.

New images of ‘The House of the Dragon’

1 The Great Council of Harrenhal

When King Jaehaerys Targaryen (in the center of the image, played by Michael Carter) reaches the end of his reign, he decides to convene the great council of Harrenhal to elect his successor.

The House of the Dragon in eCartelera

two A young Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower

In the series we can see Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, daughter of King Viserys and Queen Aemma, and Alicent Hightower, the daughter of the Hand of the King, become friends during adolescence. Their young versions will be played by Milly Alcock (right) and Emily Carey (left).

The House of the Dragon in eCartelera

3 A throne for a queen

Rhaenyra finds herself in a place we know all too well: the Iron Throne. It is the place that accumulates all the power of the Seven Kingdoms and that shows us a very different throne from the one seen in ‘Game of Thrones’.

The House of the Dragon in eCartelera

4 The Hand of the King and his daughter

5 a skilled warrior

One of the best-known faces of the spin-off is that of Matt Smith, who plays Prince Daemon Targaryen, son of King Viserys and brother of Princess Rhaenyra. In the new image we can see him clad in armor, holding his cavalry lance and wearing a helmet with the design of his dragon, Caraxes.

The House of the Dragon in eCartelera

6 It only remains to fight

‘The House of the Dragon’ will once again feature the famous medieval tournaments. In the image, the famous swordsman Sir Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) faces Prince Daemon, who we see holding the shield with the symbol of the Targaryens.

The House of the Dragon in eCartelera

7 walking among dragons

The first season of ‘The House of the Dragon’ will have 10 episodes and will begin its broadcast on HBO Max next August 22nd.