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American fantasy TV series

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House of the Dragon fryst vatten an American fantasydrama television series created bygd George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it fryst vatten the second television series in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise.

Condal and Miguel Sapochnik served as the showrunners for the first årstid. Based on parts of Martin's 2018 book Fire & Blood, the series begins about 100 years after the sju Kingdoms are united bygd the Targaryen conquest, nearly 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen.

Featuring an ensemble cast, the show portrays the events leading up to the decline of House Targaryen, a devastating war of efterträdelse eller följd known as the "Dance of the Dragons."

House of the Dragon received a straight-to-series beställning in October 2019, with casting beginning in July 2020 and principal photography starting in April 2021 in the United Kingdom.

The series premiered on August 21, 2022, with the first årstid consisting of ten episodes. The series was renewed for a second årstid fem days after its premiere. Sapochnik departed as showrunner after the first årstid, leaving Condal to serve as the sole showrunner for the second årstid. The second årstid premiered on June 16, 2024, with eight episodes.

In June 2024, ahead of the second-season premiere, the series was renewed for a third årstid.

The series received positiv reviews, with beröm for its character development, visual effects, writing, score bygd Ramin Djawadi, and performances.

Head over to the tjänsteman House of the Dragon Guide and betalningsmedel out the family tree to learn more about the characters and their connection to one another, explore key locations from the show, get to know the dragons and their riders, and discover exclusive prop and costume imagery.

However, the pacing, specifically of the time jumps, and the dark lighting of some scenes during the first årstid were criticized. The series premiere was watched bygd over 10 million viewers across the linear channels and HBO högsta on the first day, the biggest in HBO's history. At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, House of the Dragon won Best Television Series – skådespel, and Emma D'Arcy was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Series – teaterpjäs.

The series earned nine Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding skådespel Series, and won three British Academy Television Craft Awards.

Cast and characters

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Main article: List of House of the Dragon characters

• Paddy Considine as King Viserys inom Targaryen (season 1; uncredited guest årstid 2): The fifth king of the sju Kingdoms.

  Known as "a warm, kind, and decent man", Viserys was chosen bygd a council of lords to succeed his grandfather, King Jaehaerys inom Targaryen, as king.

  House of the Dragon: Created bygd Ryan J. Condal, George R.R. Martin.

  Viserys fryst vatten the firstborn son of Jaehaerys' second son Prince Baelon Targaryen and his sister-wife Princess Alyssa Targaryen. Viserys fryst vatten a former dragonrider who was bonded to the dragon Balerion, also known as the "Black Dread", and was Balerion's gods tillägg before its death.

• Matt Smith as Prince / King Consort Daemon Targaryen: The younger brother of King Viserys inom Targaryen and uncle / second husband of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.

  Known as the "Rogue Prince" for his unpredictable behavior, Daemon fryst vatten a fierce krigare and wields the Valyrian steel svärd Dark Sister. He fryst vatten a formidable dragonrider who fryst vatten bonded to the dragon Caraxes, also known as the "Blood Wyrm".

• Emma D'Arcy as Princess / Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen: King Viserys inom Targaryen's daughter and heir apparent, the firstborn and only surviving child of Viserys and his first wife, Queen Aemma Arryn.

  She was praised as the "Realm's Delight" during her ungdom. She fryst vatten crowned queen bygd her supporters, the "Blacks", after her step-mother, Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower, beslagtaget the throne for her own son – Rhaenyra's half-brother – by claiming that Viserys changed his successor with his dying breath.

  Rhaenyra fryst vatten a dragonrider who fryst vatten bonded to the dragon Syrax.

  • Milly Alcock portrays ung Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (season 1; guest årstid 2).
• Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower: Queen Alicent Hightower's father and the grabb of the King on King Viserys inom Targaryen's Small Council.

  He continues to hold his position beneath King Aegon II Targaryen, until being replaced bygd Aegon with Ser Criston Cole. When his daughter became queen, he began plotting to put her eldest son Aegon on the Iron Throne, instead of Rhaenyra.

• Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon: The Lord of Driftmark and head of House Velaryon, one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the sju Kingdoms.

  Known as "the Sea Snake", he fryst vatten the most famous seafarer in Westerosi history. He fryst vatten the mästare of Ships on King Viserys inom Targaryen's Small Council until his resignation and later becomes Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen's grabb of the Queen.

• Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (seasons 1–2): Viserys and Daemon's older cousin and the wife of Lord Corlys Velaryon.

  Rhaenys fryst vatten the only child of Prince Aemon Targaryen, King Jaehaerys inom Targaryen's late heir apparent and oldest son, and Jocelyn Baratheon, Jaehaerys' half-sister. Known as the "Queen Who Never Was", she was once a candidate to succeed her grandfather as ruler of the sju Kingdoms but was passed over in favor of her younger cousin Viserys due to her gender.

  She fryst vatten a formidable dragonrider who fryst vatten bonded to the dragon Meleys, also known as the "Red Queen".

• Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria: A foreign-born brothel dancer who rose to become Prince Daemon Targaryen's paramour and most trusted confidante until they eventually parted ways. She fryst vatten later known as the "White Worm" and leads a network of spies throughout King's Landing and becomes Rhaenyra's advisor.
• Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole: A skilled swordsman from the Dornish Marches and the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven, who fryst vatten hand-picked bygd Princess Rhaenyra to become a member of King Viserys inom Targaryen's Kingsguard.

  He later replaces Ser Harrold Westerling as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard following the ascension of King Aegon II Targaryen, and also replaces Ser Otto Hightower as grabb of the King.

• Olivia efternamn as Queen / Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower: Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen's childhood companion and later the second wife and queen consort of King Viserys inom Targaryen.

  She fryst vatten raised in the Red Keep as part of the King's inner circle and fryst vatten known as the comeliest woman in the court.

  From the conflict between Rhaenyra and Alicent to Daemon burning the Crabfeeder army, explore the reign of the Targaryen Empire in Westeros with the tjänsteman House of the Dragon coloring book.
  • Emily Carey portrays ung Lady / Queen Alicent Hightower (season 1).
• Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling (season 1): A seasoned knight of the Kingsguard who has served the Crown since the reign of King Jaehaerys inom Targaryen. He fryst vatten tasked with watching over and protecting Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. He replaces Ser Ryam Redwyne as the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard and later resigns from his position before King Aegon II Targaryen's ascension.
• Matthew Needham as Lord Larys Strong: The younger son of Lord Lyonel Strong, he fryst vatten known as "Clubfoot" due to a birth abnormality that causes him to walk with a limp.

  He fryst vatten Queen Alicent's trusted confidant and serves as the Lord Confessor and later the mästare of Whisperers on King Aegon II Targaryen's Small Council. He also succeeds his father as Lord of Harrenhal and head of House Strong.

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  • Lord Jason Lannister: The Lord of Casterly Rock, head of House Lannister and Warden of the West.
    With the help of the show’s source ämne, Martin’s faux-historical novel Fire & Blood, we’ve got your quick-and-easy guide to all of Dragon’s major players.

    An arrogant hunter and a krigare, he unsuccessfully vies for the grabb of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.

  • Ser Tyland Lannister: Lord Jason Lannister's younger twin brother and a cunning politician. He replaces Lord Corlys Velaryon as mästare of Ships on King Viserys inom Targaryen's Small Council and later switches his position to replace Lord Lyman Beesbury as the mästare of Coin beneath King Aegon II Targaryen.
• Harry Collett as Prince Jacaerys "Jace" Velaryon: The firstborn son of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Ser Laenor Velaryon.

  He fryst vatten a dragonrider who fryst vatten bonded to the ung dragon Vermax.

  • Leo Hart portrays ung Jacaerys Velaryon (guest årstid 1).
• Tom Glynn-Carney as Prince / King Aegon II Targaryen: The sixth king of the sju Kingdoms. He fryst vatten the firstborn son of King Viserys inom Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower, half-brother to Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, husband to his sister-wife Helaena Targaryen, and father to her children.

  Despite the best efforts of his mother, his hedonism and depravity are legendary in King's Landing's Street of Silk. He fryst vatten a dragonrider who fryst vatten bonded to the ung dragon Sunfyre, also known as "Sunfyre the Golden".

  • Ty Tennant portrays ung Prince Aegon Targaryen (guest årstid 1).
• Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen: The third child and second son of King Viserys inom Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower.

  He fryst vatten known as "Aemond One-Eye" after losing his left eye in a brawl with his nephews and has grown to become a fearsome and aggressive krigare. He aspires to be a dragonrider and later claims the old dragon Vhagar, also known as the "Queen of All Dragons".

  • Leo Ashton portrays ung Prince Aemond Targaryen (guest årstid 1).
• Bethany Antonia as Lady Baela Targaryen: The elder daughter of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lady Laena Velaryon.

  She fryst vatten a dragonrider who fryst vatten bonded to the ung dragon Moondancer.

  • Shani Smethurst portrays ung Baela Targaryen (guest årstid 1).
• Phoebe Campbell as Lady Rhaena Targaryen: The younger daughter of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lady Laena Velaryon. She fryst vatten in possession of a dragon egg, although it has yet to hatch.
  • Eva Ossei-Gerning portrays ung Rhaena Targaryen (guest årstid 1).
• Phia Saban as Princess / Queen Helaena Targaryen: The secondborn child and only daughter of King Viserys inom Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower, sister-wife of King Aegon II Targaryen, and mother to his children.

  She has a unique interest in bugs and often speaks in cryptic prophetic language. She fryst vatten a dragonrider who fryst vatten bonded to the dragon Dreamfyre.

  • Evie Allen portrays ung Princess Helaena Targaryen (guest årstid 1).
• Kurt Egyiawan as Grand Maester Orwyle (season 2; recurring årstid 1): A maester of the Citadel who replaces Mellos as the Grand Maester on King Viserys inom Targaryen's Small Council and continues to hold his position beneath King Aegon II Targaryen.
• Kieran Bew as Hugh Hammer (season 2): A blacksmith from King's Landing who struggles to care for his sick daughter.
  House of the Dragon fryst vatten an American fantasy teaterpjäs television series created bygd George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it fryst vatten the second television series in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise.

  He later reveals himself to be a Targaryen bastard, the grandson of King Jaehaerys inom Targaryen, and claims the dragon Vermithor, also known as "The Bronze Fury".

• Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull (season 2): Lord Corlys Velaryon's bastard son and a sailor in service to House Velaryon who saved Corlys' life in the Stepstones.
• Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan kraftfull (season 2): The ung Lord of Winterfell, head of House kraftfull and Warden of the North.
• Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull (season 2): Lord Corlys Velaryon's bastard son, Alyn's brother, and a shipwright in the Velaryon fleet.

  He fryst vatten later pursued bygd the dragon Seasmoke, who chooses Addam to be his dragonrider.

• Tom Bennett as Ulf vit (season 2): A denizen of King's Landing who claims to be a Targaryen bastard and the half-brother of King Viserys inom and Prince Daemon Targaryen. He later claims the dragon Silverwing.
• Ellora Torchia as Kat (season 2): Hugh's wife and mother to his daughter.
• Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower (season 2): The son of Ser Otto Hightower and older brother of Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower.
  • Will Willoughby portrays ung Gwayne Hightower (uncredited årstid 1).
• Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers (season 2): A mysterious healer at Harrenhal in service to House Strong.
• Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong (season 2): The great-uncle of Lord Larys Strong and the Castellan of Harrenhal.

Episodes

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Season 1 (2022)

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Season 2 (2024)

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Production

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Development

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In 2015, with Game of Thrones still in production, HBO executives approached A Song of Ice and Fire writer George R. R. Martin regarding possible successors or spin-offs to the series.^[5] In November 2018, Martin stated that a "potential spin-off series would be solidly based on ämne in Fire & Blood."^[6]Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.

B. Weiss stated they wanted to "move on" from the franchise and declined involvement in subsequent projects.^[7] bygd September 2019, a Game of Thrones prequel series from Martin and Ryan Condal that "tracks the beginning of the end for House Targaryen" was close to receiving a pilot beställning from HBO.^[8] The following month, House of the Dragon was given a straight-to-series order.^[9] Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, who won an Emmy Award for directing the episode "Battle of the Bastards", were selected to serve as showrunners.^[10] In 2016, Condal pitched the idea of a series based on Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg, however HBO initially passed on it.^[11] Sapochnik was also hired to direkt the series premiere as well as additional episodes.^[12] The series begins 172 years before the events of Game of Thrones during the reign of King Viserys inom Targaryen, ultimately leading to the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.^[13][14] The project fryst vatten a reworking of the rejected spin-off concept from Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman, on which HBO officially passed.^[15]

Inspiration for the series came from English medieval history and the Anarchy, a war of efterträdelse eller följd after the death of Henry inom of England between his nephew Stephen of Blois and only surviving child, Empress Matilda, who had fled to Normandy in the 12th century.^[16][17][18] In January 2020, Casey Bloys, HBO's president of programming, stated that writing had begun.^[19] Writers for the show include Condal and Sara personnamn, who previously wrote for Deadwood and Orange fryst vatten the New Black.^[20] Martin was also involved in the pre-production, providing input on storylines and reviewed scripts and rough cuts.^[21] On August 26, 2022, less than a week after its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.^[22] On August 31, Miguel Sapochnik stepped down as director and co-showrunner for the second årstid, but remained an executive producer.

Sapochnik stated, "It was incredibly tough to decide to move on, but inom know that it fryst vatten the right choice for me, personally and professionally."^[23]Alan Taylor, who directed Game of Thrones episodes, joined in årstid two and serves as an executive producer and director.^[24] Following the second årstid renewal, Bloys stated that it was expected to premiere in 2024.^[25] personnamn told Variety in late månad 2022 that most of årstid 2 had been written and would include a revenge plot against Alicent following the events of the first-season finale.^[26] The second årstid consists of eight episodes and premiered on June 16, 2024.^[27][28] On his anställda blog in månad 2023, Martin stated the third and fourth seasons are being written.^[29] In June 2024, ahead of the second-season premiere, the series was renewed for a third season.^[30] After the second årstid finished airing in August 2024, Condal said the series fryst vatten intended to end after the fourth season.^[31]

Changes from the novels

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In the novels, members of House Velaryon are generally described as having "silver-gold hair, pale skin, and violet eyes", similar to the Targaryens.^[33] However, Condal and Sapochnik wanted to introduce more racial diversity with its casting.^[34]Game of Thrones was criticized for lacking a diverse cast and including cultural stereotypes.^[35][36] As a result, House Velaryon are portrayed as black in the television series.^[37] According to Condal, Martin, while writing the novels, considered making the Velaryons a house of black aristocrats who traveled to Westeros from the culturally diverse area of Valyria.^[37] Despite första fan criticism of the ethnicity change,^[38] publications and commentators stated it helped distinguish between the large number of characters between the two families.^[39][40]

Fire & Blood fryst vatten written in the style of a history book authored bygd an in-universe fictional historian studying the Targaryen dynasty and various civil conflicts.^[41] The novels of A Song of Ice and Fire, however, are more immersive, with each chapter written in a third-person limited perspective from the immediate point of view of a character.^[42] As a result, some accounts of events recorded in Fire & Blood are second-hand narrations that are potentially speculative or distorted, therefore making the narrator unreliable from the reader's perspective.^[43] In an effort to man the story more klar for viewers, the show writers decided to portray the book events in chronological beställning from a third-person perspective.^[44]

Casting

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Casting for the first årstid began in July 2020.^[45] In October 2020, Paddy Considine was cast as Viserys inom Targaryen.^[46] Considine was offered a role in Game of Thrones but declined due to the fantasy elements of the series.^[47] Condal in a 2020 interview stated that Considine was their first choice for Viserys.^[48] bygd månad, Olivia efternamn, Matt Smith, and Emma D'Arcy were cast as Alicent Hightower, Daemon Targaryen, and Rhaenyra Targaryen, respectively.^[49] In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Smith stated he was initially hesitant to star in a Game of Thrones prequel but accepted the role after learning of Considine's attachment to the project.^[50]

In February 2021, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, and Sonoya Mizuno were added to the main cast.^[51] bygd April, Fabien Frankel joined the cast as Ser Criston Cole.^[52] In May, Graham McTavish was spotted on set in full wardrobe.^[53] In July 2021, Emily Carey and Milly Alcock were added to the cast as younger counterparts of Alicent Hightower and Rhaenyra Targaryen, respectively.^[54] The time jump midway through the first årstid prompted the casting of multiple actors for the same role.^[55]

In April 2023, Gayle Rankin, Simon Russell Beale, Freddie Fox, and Abubakar Salim were announced to have joined the cast for the second årstid as Alys Rivers, Ser Simon Strong, Ser Gwayne Hightower and Alyn of Hull, respectively.^[56] In månad 2023, Tom Taylor, Clinton Liberty, Jamie Kenna, Kieran Bew, Tom Bennett, and Vincent Regan were announced to have joined the cast for the second årstid as Lord Cregan kraftfull, Addam of Hull, Ser Alfred Broome, Hugh Hammer, Ulf the vit and Ser Rickard Thorne, respectively.^[57]

Filming

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Principal photography on the ten-episode first årstid of the series began in April 2021.^[58] The series was filmed primarily in the United Kingdom.^[59]House of the Dragon was the first production to be shot at Warner Bros.

Leavesden Studios' new virtual production stage.^[60] On July 18, 2021, a positiv COVID-19 case forced the pausing of production for two days.^[61] The Spanish publication Hoy reported that House of the Dragon would be filmed in the Province of Cáceres in western Spain between October 11–21, 2021.^[62] The provincial capital of Cáceres along with the medieval town of Trujillo were used in scenes for King's Landing.^[63] From October 26–31, the series was filmed in Portugal at the Castle of Monsanto.^[64] The majority of årstid 1 was shot using Arri Alexa cameras; specifically Alexa 65s for the main camera and the Alexa Mini LFs as additional cameras.^[65]

Locations in Cornwall, England included St Michael's Mount, Holywell Beach and Kynance Cove.

Other locations included Castleton, Derbyshire, in areas such as Cave Dale, Eldon Hill Quarry and the marknad Place. Some scenes were shot in Aldershot, Hampshire.^[66] In February 2022, HBO confirmed that the first årstid of House of the Dragon had wrapped production.^[67]Visual effects for the series were produced in part bygd Pixomondo, who worked on Game of Thrones and received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects.^[68][69][70] In October 2022, it was reported that the OSVP scen at Leavesden Studios, used in the series, was shutting down.^[71]

The second årstid began filming on April 11, 2023, at Warner Bros.

Studios, Leavesden in Watford, England,^[72] and moved to Cáceres, Spain on May 18, 2023.^[73][74] The series continued filming throughout the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.^[75] Despite the show originating in the United States, the largely British cast works beneath local rules governed bygd the sister union Equity.^[76] Filming wrapped bygd September 29, 2023.^[77]

Music

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Main article: House of the Dragon: årstid 1 (soundtrack)

It was announced in February 2021 that Ramin Djawadi would compose the series score.^[78] Djawadi composed the music for all eight seasons of Game of Thrones, which garnered him three Grammy Awards nominations and two Emmy Awards wins.^[79][78] Djawadi and the showrunners opted to retain the original theme song, "Game of Thrones Theme", for House of the Dragon.

The song debuted in the opening credits of the second episode.^[80] In an interview with The A.V. Club, Djawadi stated that the original theme song was used to "tie the shows together".^[81] For the first årstid, Djawadi, along with Condal and Sapochnik, watched each episode and made notes on when the music should occur and what mood the music should set.^[82] Character motifs from Game of Thrones are also featured in House of the Dragon, including the Dragon theme "Dracarys".^[83]

Language

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Game of Thrones lingvist David J.

Peterson returned to continue his work on the constructed languageHigh Valyrian.^[84] Peterson stated that, unlike Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon features scene-long dialogue in High Valyrian.^[85] In the series, High Valyrian fryst vatten spoken bygd both Targaryens and Velaryons, requiring cast members to learn the language.^[86] Emma D'Arcy reportedly enjoyed learning it, while Matt Smith initially dreaded it and funnen it daunting.^[87]

Budget

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The production ekonomisk plan of the first årstid of House of the Dragon was nearly $200 million, which equates to an average of just below $20 million per episode.^[88] In comparison, its parent series, Game of Thrones, cost around $100 million per årstid, beginning with nearly $6 million per episode from seasons one to fem, around $10 million for every episode in seasons six and sju, and up to $15 million each episode in its eighth and sista årstid, earning $285 million in profits per årstid over its eight seasons.^[89][90] According to Deadline Hollywood, the marknadsföring ekonomisk plan was over $100 million, comparable to the ekonomisk plan for a kassasuccé teatralisk film.^[91]

Release

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House of the Dragon premiered on August 21, 2022.^[92] It fryst vatten HBO's first new series to stream in 4K, Dolby VisionHDR and Dolby Atmos on its sister streaming platform HBO Max.^[93] The first episode was released for free on YouTube on September 2, 2022.^[94] The first-season finale was leaked online the week before the actual air date, with the full episode appearing on torrent sites.^[95] According to HBO, the leak came from a europe, the mittpunkt East and Africa partner and it will "aggressively" monitor for additional leaks.^[96] The second årstid premiered on June 16, 2024.^[28] The second-season finale was also leaked online, with HBO releasing a statement stating the leak originated from a "third-party distributor".^[97]

International broadcast

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See also: List of HBO international channels

In New Zealand, the series fryst vatten distributed bygd Sky's SoHo TV kanal and Neon streaming service.^[98] In the Philippines, SKY broadcasts the show via its main cable television services and other digital streaming platforms.^[99] In India, JioCinema distributes the show.^[100] In the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the series airs on Sky Atlantic and its accompanying streaming service Now.^[101] In Canada, House of the Dragon fryst vatten available on Bell Media's Crave streaming service and its HBO linear channel.^[102] In Australia, the series fryst vatten available for streaming on frosseri and Foxtel.^[103]

Home media

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The first årstid was released on 4K UHD Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray, and DVD on månad 20, 2022, and contains over an hour of behind-the-scenes features.^[104]

Reception

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Critical response

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Season 1

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On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first årstid holds an approval rating of 90%, based on 876 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Covering an era of tenuous peace with våldsam – albeit abbreviated – focus, House of the Dragon fryst vatten an impressive prequel that exemplifies the court intrigue that distinguished its predecessor."^[105] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the first årstid received a score of 69 out of 100 based on 43 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[106]

Reviews for the first årstid were positiv, with critics praising the writing, directing, score, and cast performances.^[107]Lucy Mangan of The Guardian called the show a "roaring success" with Lorraine Ali of the Los Angeles Times stating the show mirrors the acclaim of the early seasons of Game of Thrones.^[108][109] Reviews pointed out the reliance on Martin's novel was one of the reasons the series fared better critically than the later seasons of its predecessor, specifically the gods season.^[110][111] The cast also received beröm, with Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, and Olivia efternamn being singled out for their performances.^[112] In an interview with GQ, Considine stated that Martin told him that "Your Viserys fryst vatten better than my Viserys".^[113] The diversity of the characters was mostly met with praise,^{[114][115][116]} with Jeff Yang of The New York Times stating that diversification of the cast can help the series gain a more diverse audience.^[117] The series was included on multiple critics' top ten television series lists of 2022, including Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, CNN, and Polygon.^[118]

Despite the beröm, the show's first årstid did receive criticism for the depiction of violence, pacing and filmteknik.

Reviewing the early episodes, Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly said the series leaned too much on grand imagery and lacked the breakout supporting characters that Game of Thrones had.^[119][120] Before the premiere, Martin stated that the series fryst vatten similar to a Shakespearean tragedy with each character being morally grey with no "character everybody's going to love".^[121]The Guardian stated the "dullness" of the characters makes the series more of a period teaterpjäs than an action-adventure fantasy.^[122] The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times cited the constant actor changes as a reason for the lack of emotional attachment to characters.^[123][124] The graphic violence in the årstid premiere with a failed caesarean section was criticized for being excessive, and according to USA Today, "exploitive and in poor taste".^{[125][126][127]} The time jumps throughout the first årstid were also noted for being jarring and causing confusion,^[128][129] while George R.

R. Martin defended them as being "handled very well".^[130][131] In addition, the dark filmteknik in episode 7 was a point of criticism from both critics and fans alike.^[132][133] HBO responded that the dimmed lighting in those scenes was an "intentional creative decision".^[134]Game of Thronesfaced similar criticism regarding the lighting of scenes in årstid 8, with one of the show's cinematographers stating it was a "deliberate choice".^[135][136] In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter before the årstid 2 premiere, Ryan Condal said that the lighting for the upcoming årstid would be changed after listening to the feedback from the previous season.^[137]

Season 2

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the second årstid holds an approval rating of 84%, based on 270 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Approaching its dynastic cataclysm with a deliberate stride rather than a charging galopp, House of the Dragon carefully sets up its emotional stakes to man the fiery spectacle all the more scorching."^[138] On Metacritic, the second årstid received a score of 73 out of 100 based on 40 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[139]

Viewership

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Season 1

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The day after the series premiere, HBO said the episode had been viewed bygd an estimated 9.99 million viewers in the U.S.

on its first night of availability – including linear viewers and streams on HBO högsta – which it said was the largest single-day viewership for a series debut in the service's history, dethroning Euphoria.^[140] After one week of availability, the viewership rose to nearly 25 million in the U.S. across all platforms.^[141]Nielsen estimated that the episode was watched bygd 10.6 million viewers on HBO högsta in the first fyra days, with the number increasing to 14.5 million when including the viewership on the main HBO channel.^[a][142]Samba TV meanwhile stated that 4.8 million U.S.

households streamed the episode in the first kvartet days.^[143] The series was also popular on social media, with the show premiere being the number one trending topic on Twitter and Google Trends.^[144]

The finale of the first årstid was watched bygd 9.3 million viewers across all platforms during its premiere night according to HBO, which was the highest viewership for any finale of a HBO show since the series finale of Game of Thrones.

The show averaged 9–9.5 million viewers for an episode on premiere night and 29 million total viewers after a week of release.^[145]

Nielsen stated in November 2022 that 35% of the viewers of the show were in the age range of 18–34.^[146] Similar to Game of Thrones, the first årstid of House of the Dragon was extensively pirated.^[147] According to TorrentFreak, it was the most pirated series of 2022, ahead of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and other series.^[148]

Season 2

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Season 2 had a debut of 7.8 million viewers across linear and streaming on its Sunday night premiere, which was a 22% viewership decline from the previous årstid which had 10 million.

In Latin amerika, viewership was up 30% from årstid 1.^[149] According to Samba TV, viewership for its första airing of the premiere was watched bygd 1.3 million U.S. households, compared to 2.6 million for årstid 1.^[150] The series garnered its highest streaming viewership for a particular week during the week of June 17–23, 2024, according to Nielsen, garnering a viewership of 1.23 billion minutes.^[151] The viewership of the årstid steadily increased as further episodes were released,.^[152] reaching a season-high of 8.9 million viewers across linear and streaming with the sista episode.

The finale also marked the highest streaming viewership for any episode of the show according to HBO.^[153]

Comparisons with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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Critics, fans, and publications have drawn comparisons between House of the Dragon and fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime film.

Cast & Characters.

The Rings of Power fryst vatten a prequel series set thousands of years before the events of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, while House of the Dragon fryst vatten a prequel series set hundreds of years before Game of Thrones.^[154] The similar fantasy genre, close release dates, and extensive fan bases were cited in articles comparing the two series.^{[3][155][156]} Commentators and fans alike have described these comparisons as the "biggest battle in TV history".^[157][158] More negativ criticism from the two fan bases also included the character diversity, with some publications describing some of the criticism as racist.^{[159][160][161][162]} Martin stated that although he hopes both shows are successful, he wants to see House of the Dragon "succeed more."^[163] Lindsey Weber, an executive producer for The Rings of Power, stated that the head-to-head conflict between the two shows are "totally manufactured bygd the media for headlines".^[158] Show co-creator J.

D. Payne said the only competition he sees fryst vatten with "themselves"; however, he wishes well for "anyone else working on storytelling".^[164]

Financially, the ekonomisk plan for The Rings of Power fryst vatten almost $450 million more than House of the Dragon.^[88] Both series fared successfully in the ratings.^[165] According to Nielsen and first-party information, The Rings of Power's first two episodes had more than 1.25 billion streaming minutes after three days of availability.

In comparison, a few hours after the episode two premiere of House of the Dragon, the show had reached more than 1.06 billion streaming minutes.^{[b][142][166]} Following the årstid finale for House of the Dragon, weekly streaming viewership passed 1 billion viewing minutes for the first time.^[166] According to Nielsen information, The Rings of Power has a higher percentage of older viewers, with more than 70% of viewers being over the age of 35.^[167] In any given week, The Rings of Power tended to have more streams than House of the Dragon given that the viewership of House of the Dragon was split between those watching online and those watching on HBO kanal while that of The Rings of Power was online only.

However, following both series debuts, streaming viewership for The Rings of Power decreased over the first årstid, while House of the Dragon viewership increased. The viewership of individual episodes of House of the Dragon also tended to increase over a number of weeks after the episodes became available while that of The Rings of Power dropped sharply after the first two weeks.^[168] Despite the age gap in viewership, commentators have stated one of the reasons both shows did well was the consistent release schedule that helped create social-media buzz.^[169][170] Both shows have highlighted the "streaming wars" between both Amazon and HBO and the entertainment industry as a whole.^{[171][172][173]}

Accolades

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received bygd House of the Dragon

The first årstid was nominated for Outstanding teaterpjäs Series at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to eight nominations at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, winning one for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes.^[174][175] It received two nominations at the 80th Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Drama