House of the Dragon: HBO announces a second season

The violent Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon It arrived on the HBO screen with high expectations a week ago and it didn’t disappoint. So much so that the production house renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on August 21 in the United States and the following day in Europe. The announcement was officially made by the platform.

House of the Dragon It managed to garner the largest audience for a first original series in HBO history in its first episode in the United States, and currently, more than 20 million viewers have already seen the first episode, according to production company data. .

Based on the novel fire and blood by George RR Martin, released in 2018, the ten-part series is set 200 years before the plot of game of Thrones and tells the story of the Targaryen House, great protagonists of the first part of the saga.

The history of the Targaryens

The plot of the new series covers a period that begins 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. And it helps the audience understand the completely different relationship the people of King’s Landing had with the dragon knights of their time.

The prequel narrates the heyday of the House of Targaryen, with the presence of seventeen dragons and the development of an intra-family conflict known as the Dance of the Dragons.

This confrontation stems from the division of royalty into two parts by the choice of the heir to the iron throne between Rhaenyra Targaryen, daughter of King Viserys Targaryen (played by Emma d’Arcy), and Daemon Targaryen, brother of King Viserys Targaryen (played by Matt Smith).

the new warrior

A new warrior, Rhaenyra Targaryen, who must confront her own family, as well as face the prejudices of being a woman at a time when no one had sat on the iron throne until then.

In Rhaenyra’s childhood, dragons were a normal part of the daily life of the inhabitants of the capital of Westeros. As he flies above, no one flinches or looks in fear as the dragons are simply a powerful and magical piece of the Targaryen rule. At this point in history, there hasn’t been a war in the land of Westeros for over 60 years.

The drama series also stars Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel and Rhys Ifans, among others.

Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President of Programming at HBO, highlighted how the entire team managed with the first season to create a television series “which has already established itself as essential” and expressed her enthusiasm to “continue the story of the epic saga of House Targaryens in the second season “, without delving into what will happen.

House of the Dragon attracted 9.99 million viewers on HBO and HBO Max after opening with one episode, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. This audience count includes online broadcasts and HBO Max broadcasts on opening night.

HBO says House of the Dragon has attracted the largest audience in the history of the pay-TV channel, including content that debuted before the broadcast era, as well as HBO shows that have premiered on digital platforms ever since. . as his successor HBO Max.

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