House of the Dragon

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House of the Dragon
Genre	Action; Adventure; Fantasy; Serial drama;
Created by	Ryan Condal; George R. R. Martin;
Based on	Fire & Blood; by George R. R. Martin
Starring	Paddy Considine; Matt Smith; Emma D'Arcy; Rhys Ifans; Steve Toussaint; Eve Best; Sonoya Mizuno; Fabien Frankel; Milly Alcock; Emily Carey; Graham McTavish; Matthew Needham; Jefferson Hall; Olivia Cooke; Harry Collett; Tom Glynn-Carney; Ewan Mitchell; Bethany Antonia; Phoebe Campbell; Phia Saban;
Theme music composer	Ramin Djawadi
Opening theme	"Game of Thrones Theme"
Composer	Ramin Djawadi
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Miguel Sapochnik; Ryan Condal; George R. R. Martin; Ron Schmidt; Jocelyn Diaz; Sara Hess; Vince Gerardis;
Producers	Karen Wacker; Angus More Gordon; Alexis Raben; Kevin Lau;
Production locations	Portugal; United Kingdom; Spain; United States;
Cinematography	Fabian Wagner; Pepe Avila del Pino; Alejandro Martínez; Catherine Goldschmidt;
Editors	Tim Porter; Selina MacArthur; Crispin Green; Chris Hunter;
Running time	54–68 minutes
Production companies	GRRM; Bastard Sword; 1:26 Pictures Inc.; HBO Entertainment;
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	August 21, 2022 –; present
Related
	Game of Thrones

House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the second television series in the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik served as the showrunners for the first season. Based on parts of Martin's 2018 book Fire & Blood, the series begins about 100 years after the Seven Kingdoms are united by 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 beginning of the decline of House Targaryen, a devastating war of succession known as the "Dance of the Dragons".

House of the Dragon received a straight-to-series order 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 season consisting of ten episodes. Five days after its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season. Sapochnik departed as showrunner after the first season, leaving Condal to serve as the sole showrunner for the second season. The second season is set to premiere on June 16, 2024, consisting of 8 episodes.

The first season received highly positive reviews, with praise towards its character development, visual effects, writing, score by Ramin Djawadi, and performances. However, the pacing, specifically of the time jumps, and the dark lighting of some scenes were criticized. The series premiere was watched by over 10 million viewers across the linear channels and HBO Max on the first day, the biggest in HBO's history. At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, House of the Dragon won Best Television Series – Drama and D'Arcy was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama. The series earned nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, and won three British Academy Television Craft Awards.

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