HBO confirms Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon is set to start filming in April
Game Of Thrones prequel House of The Dragon will start filming in April.
The update was given by HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys during a TCA panel on Wednesday, Deadline.com reported.
The network has previously announced that the series is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones and charts the history of the House Targaryen.
Fire is coming: Game Of Thrones prequel House of The Dragon will start filming in April, HBO confirmed on Wednesday
Details about the show remain a closely guarded secret although several leading characters have been cast.
British actor Paddy Considine will play King Viserys Targaryen in the 10-episode season.
Emma D’Arcy stars as the king’s heir while Olivia Cooke is the king’s second wife Queen Alicent Hightower.
Matt Smith has been cast as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Rhaenyra’s uncle, while the part of Aegon II Targaryen, Princess Rhaenyra’s younger half-brother, has yet to be filled.
Set to star: Details about the show remain a closely guarded secret although several leading characters have been cast including Paddy Considine, left, as King Viserys Targaryen and Matt Smith, right, as Prince Daemon Targaryen
High-profile role: British actress Olivia Cooke, 27, pictured in 2018, has been cast as the king’s second wife Queen Alicent Hightower
All that’s known: The series is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones and charts the history of the House Targaryen (Pictured Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in GOT)
Bloys said at the TCA event Wednesday that the fantasy world created by George R.R. Martin provides plenty of opportunities for Game of Throne spin-offs.
‘He’s got a lot of road maps in terms of history. So one of the great things about House of the Dragon is that it’s an established history that leads you to Game of Thrones the show, and there is a lot of little branches. There is a lot of opportunities and stories to tell,’ Bloys said.
Head honcho: The update was given by HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys during a TCA panel on Wednesday, Deadline.com reported
Fresh look: HBO previously released new concept art for House Of The Dragon which, like GOT, is based on the fantasy world created by George R.R. Martin
Last month, British actress Cooke confessed to Variety that she had never watched the hit HBO series when she first auditioned for House Of The Dragon.
‘When I read the script, I hadn’t seen any Game of Thrones,’ she explained. ‘But then I binged it and now I’m obsessed.’
Cooke said she knew in October that she was going to star in the series but had to keep it a secret for two months until HBO’s official announcement.
She told Variety she has seen some scripts but naturally can’t talk about them.
As for her character, she shared: ‘I’ve had one sort of preliminary fitting when they just draped some fabric on me but that was it.’
The fantasy drama is slated to debut on HBO Max sometime in 2022.
A long wait for fans: The fantasy drama is slated to debut on HBO Max sometime in 2022