It is known that the yellow-scaled dragon Syrax, ruled by Rhaenyra Targaryen, gave birth to one of the last dragons of Westeros.
The House of the Dragon prequel depicts the Targaryen dynasty at the height of its power, with over 15 dragons under their rule. Most empires, real or imagined, fall from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins nearly 193 years before the events of Game of Thrones, when King Viserys Targaryen breaks an age-old tradition by appointing his daughter Rhaenyra as heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys conceives a son, the court is shocked to see that Rhaenyra retains her status as heir, and seeds of discord sprout throughout the kingdom.
Fire will reign.
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Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik are showrunners and executive producers along with George R.R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, Sarah Hess and Ron Schmidt, with Greg Yaitanes co-executive producer. Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eva Best, Fabienne Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, Rhys Ifans, Millie Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collette, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn. Carney, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Wil Johnson, John McMillan, Graham McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Theo Neith, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Fia Saban, Gavin Spox and Savannah Stein make up the cast.
Trailer of the series “Dragon’s House”.
The first season of House of the Dragon premieres August 21 on HBO Max.
