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

House of the Dragon — a prequel to the TV sequence Game of Thrones — now has an official trailer. HBO dropped the video forward of its panel at San Diego Comic-Con, and revealed that the brand new Westeros sequence will use a number of time jumps to inform the story. The House of the Dragon plot relies on writer George RR Martin’s ‘Fire and Blood’ novel, and is about centuries earlier than the occasions of ‘Fire and Ice.’ The Game of Thrones spin-off will debut on August 21 on HBO Max, and August 22 on Disney+ Hotstar in India.

A succession disaster kicks off the House of the Dragon trailer, with Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) battling over who will get to sit down on the Iron Throne. Unlike the lore of Game of Thrones, the prequel places the Targaryens in control of the spiky seat, at the moment rested upon by King Viserys I (Paddy Constantine) — who’s in dire want of an inheritor.

Further within the House of the Dragon trailer, we study that Daemon is the king’s brother, whereas Rhaenyra is his firstborn little one. This establishes the battle within the story, as he’s compelled to select between his brother — which is in opposition to the regulation, or his blood little one, who occurs to be a lady.

“I will not be made to choose between my brother and my daughter,” says the king whereas discussing the matter along with his council within the House of the Dragon trailer. The medieval setting brings the identical plot beats relating to succession, the place the ladies are by default thought of unfit to rule a kingdom. “A woman would not inherit the Iron Throne, because that is the order of things,” Rhaenyra is told in one House of the Dragon trailer scene — further boosting her morale to rise above her uncle Daemon.

The House of the Dragon trailer also unveils a third contestant to the Iron Throne. — Lady Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), who used to be Rhaenyra’s best friend, before splitting away by ambition. In an interview, House of the Dragon showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik revealed that both characters would be introduced as teenagers, after which there will be a 10-year time jump. From here on out, D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke will take over. Structurally, the new Game of Thrones show will be similar to Netflix’s The Crown, and will have multiple time jumps spread throughout.

In other news, George RR Martin hopes to turn Game of Thrones into a universe akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with multiple other projects. A Jon Snow spin-off is currently in early development at HBO and serves as a sequel to the eight-season long-running show. “The MCU has The Avengers, but they also have something offbeat like WandaVision,” Martin stated to The Hollywood Reporter. “That’s what I hope we can do with these other Game of Thrones shows, so we can have a variety that showcases the history of this world. There are only so many times you can do a competition for the Iron Throne.”

Meanwhile, House of the Dragon premieres August 21 on HBO Max within the US and elsewhere, and August 22 on Disney+ Hotstar in India.