Back in force for Westeros. The first episode of house of the dragonthe prequel to game of Throneswas a hit on American television with 9.99 million viewers on HBO and the HBO Max platform, reports variety.
This is the highest rating in HBO history for a first episode. For comparison, the first episode of the second season ofEuphoriaHBO’s most watched series after game of Thronesit was viewed by 2.4 million people.
game of Thrones remains HBO’s biggest hit. Its pilot had been watched by 4.2 million viewers in 2011 and its latest episode had already broken a record for the channel by being watched by more than 17.9 million subscribers.
The critic divided
house of dragonsinspired by the book fire and blood by George RR Martin, takes place several hundred years before game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen.
King Viserys I Targaryen must choose an heir to succeed him on the throne. While his brother Daemon is the perfect successor, his daughter Rhaenyra enters the race. At the same time, the civil war called “Dance of the Dragons” is coming.
Available from Monday on OCS in France, the series divides critics. Some see it as a “resounding success” and others as a “low-end version of game of Thrones“. Just like its main series, house of the dragon leaves no one indifferent.
Source: BFM TV
