Watch the First Trailer for Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon trailer has arrived — out of the blue. On Tuesday, HBO Max unveiled the primary teaser trailer for its first Game of Thrones prequel spin-off sequence House of the Dragon, as a part of its launch date announcement into Europe. (HBO Max arrives October 26 in Europe.) The first House of the Dragon trailer units up the sequence’ setting — 200 years earlier than the autumn of the Iron Throne — when the Targaryens took over Westeros with the assistance of dragons. The one-minute House of the Dragon teaser does not inform us a lot, but it surely does construct the temper of the sequence.

“Gods. Kings. Fire. And blood,” an unseen speaker says within the House of the Dragon teaser trailer, whereas we’re proven glimpses of the first characters: the Hand of the King pin on Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), Kign Viserys I (Paddy Considine) holding the sword and sitting on a throne, and his youngsters Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) on a seaside. There’s a quick glimpse of a Targaryen in fight, a tourney, and Otto’s daughter Alicent (Olivia Cooke).

“Dreams didn’t make us kings. Dragons did,” the speaker returns as we see a Targaryen girl whose face we will not see strode in the direction of a a lot totally different Iron Throne than the one we keep in mind from Game of Thrones. This one is rawer, extra pointy, and there are swords welded into the bottom throughout it. This is mighty harmful, I have to say, particularly for any rulers predisposed to a drink. The first House of the Dragon trailer then wraps with a title card and reiterating its 2022 launch window.

Created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal and primarily based on Martin’s Fire & Blood guide, House of the Dragon is ready 200 years previous to the occasions of Game of Thrones. While the guide begins with Aegon I Targaryen’s conquest of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, House of the Dragon is beginning off together with his great-great-grandson Viserys I. That means House of the Dragon will lead us very quickly into the famed civil battle referred to as the Dance of the Dragons.

Condal serves as co-showrunner alongside Game of Thrones veteran Miguel Sapochnik who will direct the House of the Dragon pilot and extra episodes. Greg Yaitanes (House), Clare Kilner (The Alienist), and Geeta V. Patel (Meet the Patels) may even direct episodes. Martin, Condal, and Sapochnik additionally function govt producers on House of the Dragon alongside author Sara Lee Hess (House), Vince Gerardis (Game of Thrones), and Ron Schmidt (Watchmen). Yaitanes is a co-executive producer.

House of the Dragon releases in 2022 on HBO and HBO Max. It will doubtless air on Disney+ Hotstar in India, as HBO Max remains to be some time off from a neighborhood launch regardless of latest experiences.