Rhaenys has a better claim to the throne – everything about her temperament, her training, her upbringing, means she is the absolute best but she is overlooked because she is a woman.” Says Eve Best who plays Rhaenys, “When they vote, Rhaenys and Viserys are standing there side by side on a podium…in front of the whole court. Viserys takes the Iron Throne and Rhaenys will forever be known as the Queen Who Never Was. “And then the Lords must choose an heir to Jaehaerys and the Council votes for Viserys even though Rhaenys has the stronger claim – but she’s a woman and they vote for the man.” They have fabulous wealth and influence and enjoy a life of opulence. “They have the dragons – and nobody else has dragons – and that means they have the firepower to control the Seven Kingdoms and there is no real external threat. “The Targaryens are at the absolute peak of their powers, it’s like Rome at the height of the Empire” says executive producer Jocelyn Diaz. Jaehaerys has outlived both of his sons and the Lords must choose between his grandchildren: Rhaenys (Eve Best), the daughter of his oldest son, and her younger cousin, Viserys (Paddy Considine). The story opens with the ailing King Jaehaerys Targaryen, who knows he is about to die, calling together the Great Council at Harrenhal where the heads of the ruling families will vote to decide his successor. They know this but that hubris could be their downfall.” Sapochnik, Condal’s co-showrunner who also directs several episodes of the first season, adds: “Our story begins with the Targaryens in a secure place because they have the dragons – they have the weapons of mass destruction – and as long as they do it’s hard to imagine how anybody can step up to them. There was murder and betrayal and all of those things exist here but this is really about the dissolution of one family and that family happens to be the most powerful in the history of Westeros.” Martin, comes House of the Dragon, a gripping saga that takes us deep into the extraordinary world of Westeros and explores the Targaryen family – the all-powerful dragon riders who are the seemingly invincible rulers of the Seven Kingdoms some 200 years (172 years) before the events that captivated global audiences in Game of Thrones.īitter rivalries, jealousy, lust, the quest for power, and betrayal will tear the Targaryens apart and threaten to destroy a dynasty that has ruled unchallenged for a century.Ĭondal, co-creator of the series, describes House of the Dragon as a “complex Shakespearean family drama” and adds: “Game of Thrones was very much about multiple families going to war over justice and decency. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, and the mighty imagination of George R. Before the first episode premieres on 22 August 2022, here’s what you need to know about House Of The Dragon: What Is House Of The Dragon?įrom showrunners, Ryan J. The premiere of HBO’s Game Of Thrones prequel spinoff House Of The Dragon is almost here.

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