‘House of the Dragon’ Cast Talks ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Series During Comic-Con 2022
etonline.comcast and creative team made their San Diego Comic-Con debut on Saturday, taking the stage at Hall H to give fans a preview of the upcoming prequel series.
Ahead of the long weekend, HBO also debuted a full-length trailer for its newest installment in author George R. R. Martin’s fantasy saga, teasing more of what’s to come as the franchise goes back in time.
Based on Martin’s novel,, is set 200 years before the events of and tells the story of House Targaryen. Set to debut on Aug.
21 on HBO and HBO Max, the series is led by co-showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, who also directs. The ensemble cast includes Paddy Considine (King Viserys Targaryen), Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen), Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower), Emma D’Arcy (Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen), Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys Velaryon), Eve Best (Princess Rhaenys Targaryen), Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole), Graham McTavish (Ser Harrold Westerling), Milly Alcock (Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen) and Emily Carey (Young Alicent Hightower).Martin joined the cast for the panel, praising Condal's vision in adapting his written works.«These books, these characters, are like my kids,» the author shared, noting that he appreciated the difficulty in adapting the complicated, historically-influenced book. «Ryan has done a great job of adapting the books so far… I'm really very happy.»As for his own next projects, Martin joked, «There's this book that I'm writing.
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