Fans Notice Something Missing in 'House of the Dragon' Premiere, Creators Explain the Reason Why

“House Of The Dragon,” HBO‘s prequel to their biggest TV series, “Game Of Thrones,” is off to a stellar start. The series premiere brought in 10 million viewers across all platforms.

co-creator, showrunner and director Miguel Sapochnik is exiting the prequel series after just one season.HBO confirmed the news in a press release on Wednesday, sharing that Sapochnik has signed on to a first-look deal to develop new projects for the cable network while remaining onboard as an executive producer for . Ryan Condal will serve as the series' sole showrunner beginning in the second season, continuing to work closely with series co-creator George R. R.

Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon, has announced he’s leaving the series.The director, who previously helmed some of the biggest episodes of Game Of Thrones including ‘Battle Of The Bastards’, served as a showrunner on the first season of the prequel series alongside Ryan Condal.Following the show’s debut last month, Sapochnik announced he’s stepping down as showrunner after signing a first-look deal with HBO to develop new projects. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Condal will serve as the sole showrunner on the second season, while Sapochnik will continue to be credited as an executive producer.Alan Taylor, who previously directed a number of Game Of Thrones episodes, has been hired as an executive producer and to helm multiple episodes in season two.In a statement, Sapochnik said: “Working within the Thrones universe for the past few years has been an honour and a privilege, especially spending the last two with the amazing cast and crew of House Of The Dragon.“I am so proud of what we accomplished with season one and overjoyed by the enthusiastic reaction of our viewers.

“House of the Dragon” co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik has stepped down from the new HBO series. The network told The Post on Wednesday that Sapochnik — who also worked on “Games of Thrones — has “entered into a first-look deal with HBO to develop new projects.”He will remain as executive director on “Dragon” — which just got the green light for a second season.

House of the Dragon is making a change within its showrunning ranks.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “House of the Dragon” co-showrunner, executive producer, and director Miguel Sapochnik is exiting the HBO series ahead of its second season, Variety has confirmed. The show, a prequel to HBO’s megahit “Game of Thrones,” was renewed for Season 2 shortly after it premiered. Sapochnik will continue to be credited as an executive producer on the hit prequel series, but his fellow co-showrunner Ryan Condal will now be the sole showrunner. In addition, Sapochnik has entered into a first-look deal with HBO to develop new projects with the premium cabler. Sapochnik directed multiple acclaimed episodes of “Game of Thrones” prior to joining “House of the Dragon,” including “Hardhome” and “The Battle of the Bastards” before helping to develop “House of the Dragon.” Fellow “Game of Thrones” alum Alan Taylor has now boarded the prequel to work as a director and executive producer for the second season.

Unlike its predecessor Game of Thrones, the spin-off/prequel House of the Dragon is already employing some sizable time jumps in the first two episodes.That news isn't terribly surprising given there are characters such as Rhaenyra Targaryen played by a younger (Milly Alcock) and older (Emma D'Arcy) version, with Alicent Hightower also played by two actresses - Emily Carey as the younger and Olivia Cooke the older.Alcock, 22, plays Princess Rhaenrya at just 15 years of age, though the actress revealed in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter that she was 'discouraged' from meeting D'Arcy before shooting. Younger: That news isn't terribly surprising given there are characters such as Rhaenyra Targaryen played by a younger (Milly Alcock) and older (Emma D'Arcy) version, with Alicent Hightower also played by two actresses - Emily Carey as the younger and Olivia Cooke the older Older: Alcock, 22, plays Princess Rhaenrya at just 15 years of age, though the actress revealed in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter that she was 'discouraged' from meeting D'Arcy before shootingThe Australian actress revealed that she had never seen Game of Thrones while she went through many rounds of auditions via Zoom, and revealed she was 'shocked' when learning how pivotal her role really was.'I was surprised.

HBO Max has already renewed "House of the Dragon" for season two. The renewal comes after the premiere of season one saw massive viewership. "We are beyond proud of what the entire ‘House of the Dragon’ team has accomplished with season one," Francesca Orsi, executive VP, HBO Programming, said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

has been renewed for season 2. The news comes less than a week after the prequel premiered on HBO, becoming the most viewed debut of any new original series in the premium cable channel’s history. Now seen by over 20 million viewers, the first episode of the series set up a battle of succession for the Iron Throne as it jumped back nearly 200 years to explore the height of the Targaryen family, which reigned over King’s Landing at the time. Adapted from George R.R.

HBO has renewed Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon for a second season.The show’s renewal comes after the first episode debuted on Sunday (August 21), which has been watched by 20 million viewers in the US across linear, on demand and HBO Max platforms, according to the network.Francesca Orsi, executive vp of HBO programming, said: “We are beyond proud of what the entire House Of The Dragon team has accomplished with season one. Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see TV.“A huge thank you to George R.R.

HBO has given House of the Dragon an early renewal for Season 2.

House of the Dragon has received criticism for its lack of a trigger warning before its dramatic first episode.

Outlander star Graham McTavish revealed he once turned down a role in Game of Thrones before he signed up to star in House Of The Dragon.

For the first time since Game of Thrones ended its run in 2019, fans returned to Westeros with the new prequel series House of the Dragon, which featured many controversial moments.One of them was a childbirth scene with Queen Aemma Targaryen (Sian Brooke) and King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) at her side.Series creator Ryan Condal and his co-showrunner/director Miguel Sapochnik revealed in a new interview with PopSugar that they showed the scene to a number of women to see if it was too violent, though none said it was. Controversial: For the first time since Game of Thrones ended its run in 2019, fans returned to Westeros with the new prequel series House of the Dragon, which featured many controversial moments Childbirth: One of them was a childbirth scene with Queen Aemma Targaryen (Sian Brooke) and King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) at her sideQueen Aemma had been trying for years to give King Viserys a son to serve as heir to the Iron Throne, though the only child that survived was Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock).King Viserys is convinced this time that Aemma will finally give him the male heir to the throne he's always wanted...

WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!

House of the Dragon made history in its debut Sunday evening on HBO and HBO Max, as the Game of Thrones prequel garnered 9.99 million viewers - the largest ever in the network's history - Warner Bros. Discovery said Monday.The ratings for the debut marked the biggest numbers ranging back before the streaming era, and shows that later debuted on the since-shuttered HBO Now and HBO Go, according to Variety.

Selome Hailu Westeros came back to HBO last night with the series premiere of “House of the Dragon” — and brought the masses along with it.“House of the Dragon” drew in 9.99 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max after premiering with one episode on Sunday, according to Warner Bros. Discovery.“Game of Thrones” has remained HBO’s biggest hit of all time since concluding in 2019, and as its prequel series, “House of the Dragon” is arguably the project to get the most marketing and fanfare from the network since.

much-anticipated “House of the Dragon” TV series felt the absence of an epic opening-title sequence similar to that of “Game of Thrones” during its premiere on Sunday night. Viewers who tuned into the already controversial first episode of the HBO spinoff noticed that the show got right to the action, but lacked a Ramin Djawadi-scored title sequence.The original “GoT” opening was a fan favorite as the intense instrumental brought viewers across the fantasy world that director Miguel Sapochnik and Djawadi brought to life. Fans took to Twitter to voice their opinions about the decision.

[Warning: Spoilers for episode 1 of “House of the Dragon”, “Heirs of the Dragon”, written by Ryan Condal and directed by Miguel Sapochnik.]