Just launched successfully, the series house of the dragon will return for a second season, US group WarnerMedia, HBO’s parent company, announced on Friday.
“We are beyond proud of what the entire House of the Dragon team accomplished with the first season… We couldn’t be more excited to continue bringing the epic House of Targaryen saga with a second season,” said the vice president. from HBO. of Programs Francesca Orsi said in a statement.
20 million viewers in the US
fans of the series game of Throneswhich ended three years ago, were present for the launch of its prequel house of the dragon Set almost 200 years before the initial series, it tells the story of the bloodthirsty Targaryen dynasty and their 17 dragons.
The first episode gathered 9.98 million viewers when it aired on Sunday night in the United States on HBO channels (traditional channel and streaming platform HBO Max), achieving “the largest audience for a new original series in the history of HBO”, detailed Monday night in a press release from the WarnerMedia group.
As of this Friday, “more than 20 million viewers have already seen the first episode on on-demand platforms and HBO Max in the United States,” according to the company.
“Broadcast Wars”
Warner Bros. Discovery, born from the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, can be proud of this success as the new American entertainment giant tries to find its place in the midst of what experts call the “streaming wars.”
In the competitive world of platforming, another long-awaited fantasy series will land on September 2: the rings of powertaken from Lord of the Ringsa fantastic literary saga created by JRR Tolkien.
Five years ago, Amazon Prime Video acquired the rights to adapt the universe of hobbits and elves for 250 million dollars. The project, which is expected to span five seasons with a budget of more than a billion dollars, has already been called the most expensive series in history.
Source: BFM TV
