House of the Dragon Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

“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.

With two episodes of the Game Of Thrones sequel ‘House Of The Dragon’ now airing on HBO Max, fans are wondering one thing. Where are the other great houses from Game Of Thrones? Where are the Starks, The Lannisters, and The Baratheons? The simple answer would be they are all just ruling their own territories. House Of The Dragon, at least the first two episodes have been focused on Kings Landing and the Targaryens.

continues to deliver the flashbacks fans have been craving. On Sunday's second episode of the new HBO spinoff, unveiled its opening sequence for the first time. The clip is cinematically similar to its predecessor -- following a trail of blood, not a map of the kingdom — and is set to the same instrumental theme song. Last week, following the prequel's series premiere, HBO renewed for a second season. The show is set 200 years before Daenerys Targaryen's (Emilia Clarke) quest for the Iron Throne in the original series.Adapted from George R.R.

“House of the Dragon” kicked off last Sunday sans opening credits, especially since “GoT” featured such an iconic title sequence. Now, for the second episode, they’re finally here … and many fans are, well, underwhelmed to say the least. The credits of “House of the Dragon,” which follows the Targaryen family around 200 years before the events of “GoT,” use the exact same song that was used for the “GoT” credits.

, maneuvering for the Iron Throne continues despite the fact that King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has named Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) his successor -- and that council pledged to honor the decision when the day comes for her to wear the crown. One of those people still positioning for the seat of power is Lord Corlys Velaryon, aka the Sea Snake, played by Steve Toussaint. The actor tells ET that his character is full of pride and resentment and still reeling from what happened to his wife, Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best), many years prior. “He doesn’t hide the fact that it irks him that his wife is not on the throne,” Toussaint says, not hiding the fact that he thinks Rhaenys is a far more qualified ruler than her cousin, Viserys.

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.

is off to a flying start. HBO's prequel — set 200 years before Daenerys Targaryen's quest for the Iron Throne — scored nearly 10 million viewers in its Sunday night debut, making it the most highly-rated original new series premiere in the history of HBO. Officially, the cable network reports 9.986 million viewers across both linear and HBO Max streaming platforms in the United States on Sunday night -- even as the streaming app crashed on Amazon Fire TV devices, leaving a portion of potential viewers in the dark. A press release from HBO indicates that Sunday's viewership is expected to make up just a small portion — 20 to 40 percent — of the show's total gross audience. While a direct comparison would be impossible to nail down -- due in part to shifting landscapes in streaming and evolving fandoms — the and both note that first season premiered to 4.2 million viewers in 2011, while its eighth and final season premiere was watched by a record-setting 17.9 million people in 2019. brings to life George R.R.

, HBO's highly anticipated prequel, finally hit the small screen on Sunday night — but some fans were sorely disappointed. While response to the series has been largely positive overall, an HBO Max streaming crash on premiere night left many unable to watch.  was successfully viewed by millions of HBO Max subscribers last night," HBO said in a statement addressing the Sunday night crash. «A small portion of users attempting to connect via Fire TV devices had issues and we worked directly with impacted users to get them into the platform.»Impacted viewers were, however, able to screena jam-packed promo for the cable network touting its impressive upcoming slate of programming, including and more. imagine literally paying for hbo max just for it to crash as soon has hotd comes out my dad is on the verge of a breakdownHBO Max trying not to crash pic.twitter.com/9ZdxOhCX18People trying to watch #HouseoftheDragon only for HBO MAX to crash pic.twitter.com/GT7DjOZ89OAmong those who were able to screen in real time, one New York City apartment building was captured on camera as several units could be seen enjoying the show at the same time.

George R.R. Martin has said he advocated for Game Of Thrones to have “at least” 10 seasons to the show’s producers.Led by showrunners David Benioff and D.B.

House Of The Dragon star Emma D’Arcy has spoken about the more central role of women in the new Game Of Thrones spin-off.The star, who is non-binary, plays the role of female Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the new prequel show, and spoke to NME about the series.When asked about a quote from co-star Steve Toussaint where he spoke about being able to tell that House Of The Dragon has been made post-MeToo given the more central role of women, D’Arcy suggested it was not “any accident”.“[Showrunners] Ryan [Condal] and Miguel [Sapochnik] spoke very clearly and determinedly to both of us, even in the midst of the audition process in saying that this is a story structured around two women,” they said.“And Miguel says a nice thing about that being a good enough reason to return to Westeros, which is a universe that requires such respect that he needed a good enough reason to brave the return journey.”D’Arcy and fellow star Olivia Cooke also spoke about what will surprise people most about the series, the latter admitting how “intimate” it is.“It’s such an intimate excavation of this one family,” Cooke said. “There’s a real closeness.”D’Arcy added: “Within that family environment, the show is quite brave and exacting in its investigation of how sort of structural the patriarchy is.“There’s a fundamental groundwork within even a family unit.

prequel,, finally premiered on Sunday, Aug. 21 after much anticipation and build-up over the new installment in the TV franchise based on George R.R. Martin’s books. Unlike the original series, however, the first episode did not feature elaborate opening credits or a title sequence similar to the one fans grew to love during the eight seasons from executive producers David Benioff and D.

House Of The Dragon star Paddy Considine has said that the new series isn’t a Game Of Thrones spin-off.Considine, who portrays King Viserys Targaryen in HBO’s upcoming fantasy drama, told NME in a new interview that he wants potential viewers to know that the prequel series House Of The Dragon “isn’t diluted in any way”. It’s very much an extension of the original hit series, set 200 years before the events of Game Of Thrones.

, HBO released a fiery, new trailer for the prequel. The action-packed footage revealed on Thursday, much to the delight of fans, teased that “Fire Will Reign.” As previously reported by ET, the all-new episodes adapted from George R.R.

spinoff,, is focused on House Targaryen and the political intrigue surrounding who sits on the Iron Throne, there’s another fiery element to the prequel series that cannot be overlooked: the dragons.Based on George R.R. Martin’s, the series, which is set 200 years before the events of the original series, follows the in-fighting and drama surrounding a battle of succession.

HBO‘s forthcoming Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon.As The Guardian reports, Toussaint made the comments in a new interview with Radio Times about his lead role in the series. When news of his casting was announced, Toussaint said, one of the first images he saw was a drawing of the character from the original books, next to a picture of the actor.In George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice books, which form the basis of both House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones, the Velaryons are described as having white skin, ghostly pale hair and purple eyes, The Guardian points out.

While “Game of Thrones” had plenty of consensual sex scenes over the eight-season run, there were many times that the mature fantasy show from HBO arguably would go a little too far in its depiction of sexual violence that saw many female characters raped, beaten, and even in a few cases, killed. Scenes like these are obviously triggering to some that have and haven’t experienced sexual violence themselves in real life.

Game Of Thrones spin-off House Of The Dragon.The actor, who plays Daemon Targaryen in the upcoming HBO series, addressed whether the spin-off will feature as much sexually explicit content as Game Of Thrones in an interview with Rolling Stone.“You do find yourself asking, ‘Do we need another sex scene?’” Smith said. “And they’re like, ‘Yeah, we do.’ I guess you have to ask yourself: ‘What are you doing? Are you representing the books, or are you diluting the books to represent the time?’ And I actually think it’s your job to represent the books truthfully and honestly, as they were written.”Asked if Daemon has his fair share of sex scenes himself, Smith joked : “Yeah – slightly too much, if you ask me.”Based on George R.R.

George R.R. Martin missed the premiere for Game Of Thrones spin-off House Of The Dragon after testing positive for COVID-19.The author confirmed he wouldn’t be attending the Los Angeles premiere on Wednesday (July 27) in a short video, after testing positive for the virus following his appearance at San Diego Comic-Con.“My symptoms are minor,” Martin said.

Three years on from the series finale of “Game Of Thrones” isn’t long enough for some of the show’s old fans. Some people still loathe the eighth and final season of HBO’s most popular show, especially its last episode.

cast 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.

Three years on from the series finale of “Game Of Thrones” isn’t long enough for some of the show’s old fans. Some people still loathe the eighth and final season of HBO’s most popular show, especially its last episode.

HBO‘s House Of The Dragon – the prequel series to Game Of Thrones – has landed, offering up new shots of fire, blood and dragons.Having dropped an initial teaser trailer in October and a second earlier this year, the full-length trailer went live just a few hours ago (July 21) and, at the time of writing, has already amassed over 3.1 million views.The fresh trailer sets us up for the ten-episode first season, which tells the story of Rhaenyra and Aegon Targaryen and the war of the Seven Kingdoms, taking place 200 years before the events in Game Of Thrones.The new HBO series stars Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra), Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower), Paddy Considine (Viserys Tagaryen), Eve Best (Rhaenys Targaryen), Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower), Steve Toussaint (Corlys Velaryon) and more.The series is set to premiere on HBO Max on August 21 in the US and simulcast on Sky Atlantic/NOW in the UK in the early hours of August 22.It’s the first of several upcoming Game Of Thrones spin-offs based on the fantasy novels by George R R Martin including The Sea of Snake, about Lord Corlys Velaryon; 10,000 Ships, about warrior queen Princess Nymeria; A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on Martin’s fantasy novels Tales of Dunk and Egg, and an animated series, The Golden Empire.

, has debuted its official trailer — and it's a spectacle!Based on George R.R. Martin's 2018 novel, Fire & Blood, the anticipated prequel is set 200 years before the events of the original series and tells the story of the House Targaryen. In the nearly three-minute trailer, released three days before its San Diego Comic-Con appearance Saturday, the question of who is the rightful heir to the throne becomes the catalyst for the tension and dramatics that soon unfold.«I will not be made to choose between my brother and my daughter,» King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) declares.But some in the Targaryen clan are taking matters into their own hands, with the king's younger brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), anointing himself the successor.But the king's daughter, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy), has her sights set on being queen, even though that is «not the order of things.» «When I am queen, I will create a new order,» she says. «War is afoot.» It most certainly is.

HBO bosses have said the first Game Of Thrones spin-off was cancelled because it lacked the “depth and richness” of the original series.The show, under the working title Bloodmoon, was originally announced in 2018 and took place 8,000 years before events in Game Of Thrones. The pilot of the show, starring Naomi Watts and Jamie Campbell Bower, reportedly cost between $30million and $35million (£29million) to shoot.Despite the huge budget, Bloodmoon was cancelled by HBO in 2019 before it saw the light of day. The announcement was coupled with the reveal of a new spin-off, House Of The Dragon, set to premiere on August 21.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO chief content officer, Casey Bloys, addressed the show’s cancellation.

House Of The Dragon, the forthcoming prequel to Game Of Thrones, is set to be honoured with its own set of Funko POP! figures.Set 200 years before events in the flagship series, House Of The Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood and follows the Targaryen family during the Dance of the Dragons – a civil war among House Targaryen for the Iron Throne.Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and major dragon Syrax will be immortalised in the popular collectible toy collection, spanning nine unique models.Check out the new figures below, and pre-order your favourites here.Welcome To The Age of Dragons! The pursuit of legacy begins.