Latest House of the Dragon Trailer Promises a New Game of Thrones

The Targaryen household had a tough time of it in Game of Thrones, however they by no means needed to struggle one another. But that’s precisely what’s going to occur in House of the Dragon, HBO’s prequel to the hit fantasy collection, which depicts the civil struggle which erupted in Westeros 200 years prior to now over the rule of the Seven Kingdoms—and this newest trailer exhibits simply how messy this struggle shall be. (Mainly due to all of the dragons.)

The present chronicles what identified in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire lore because the “Dance of the Dragons,” when King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) tried leaving the Iron Throne to his daughter Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). Unsurprisingly, within the medieval patriarchy of the setting, that doesn’t sit nicely with the lads answerable for issues—notably the king’s brother Daemon (Matt Smith), who would usually have been named successor. The different members of the Targaryen household and numerous Houses of the realm are compelled to decide on sides and struggle engulfs the Seven Kingdoms.

House of the Dragon premieres on August 21—only one extra month to go.

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