Below, we're going to stick to what HBO has revealed so far, so you only know how the characters are starting off in the show.įirst up, Paddy Considine is playing King Viserys Targaryen, who's selected by the lords of Westeros as the successor to the previous king – Jaehaerys Targaryen. We're going to be careful on spoilers, here, because if you go digging into the events of Fire and Blood, you might end up ruining part of the show's story. This will no doubt head off leaks about the show – though there's one additional cast member who's confirmed his involvement in the series before an official announcement, which we'll detail below. Now that House of the Dragon has begun filming, HBO has been pretty open about who's in the cast, and who's playing which characters.
Emily Carey as Alicent Hightower (younger, we presume).Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen.The key House of the Dragon cast looks like this: According to Entertainment Weekly, however, shooting resumed two days later, and the hold-up is not expected to delay the release date.Īs well as launching on HBO and HBO Max in the US, the series has been confirmed for release on Sky and Now TV in the UK, following a new deal Sky TV signed with HBO in October 2019 that will keep HBO shows on the platforms "for many years to come."īy the time 2022 rolls around, HBO Max will have also found its way to European regions, too, so House of the Dragon will be available to watch, one way or another, in more places than ever. Given the amount of effects work required on a show that'll feature numerous fire-breathing dragons, we'd be surprised to see it arrive much before next spring.Īs for how the ongoing global pandemic has affected production, proceedings on House of the Dragon was briefly halted in July 2021 after a member of the production tested positive for Covid-19. There isn't a confirmed release date for House of the Dragon just yet, though HBO has said it's coming in 2022. The Mandalorian season 3: what we know about the return of Din Djarin.The Witcher season 2 will tide you over until House of the Dragon arrives.
Story: Not much has been said about the plot yet, but being set 300 years before Game of Thrones tells us a lot about this time in Westeros' history (as does the book), and we'd expect Targaryen infighting to form a big part of the series' story. Scroll down for much more on who they're each playing in House of the Dragon, as well as the other confirmed cast members. Cast: Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Emma D'Arcy, Matt Smith, Sonoya Mizuno and Steve Toussaint feature in the series as part of its vast ensemble cast.
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