House of the Dragon

*House of the Dragon*
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
Showrunners	Ryan Condal; Miguel Sapochnik (season 1);
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; Kurt Egyiawan; Kieran Bew; Abubakar Salim; Tom Taylor; Clinton Liberty; Tom Bennett; Ellora Torchia; Freddie Fox; Gayle Rankin; Simon Russell Beale;
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	2
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Miguel Sapochnik; Ryan Condal; George R. R. Martin; Ron Schmidt; Jocelyn Diaz; Sara Hess; Vince Gerardis; Alan Taylor;
Producers	Karen Wacker; Angus More Gordon; Alexis Raben; Gabe Fonseca; 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	54–70 minutes
Production companies	GRRM; Bastard Sword; 1:26 Pictures Inc.; HBO Entertainment;
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	August 21, 2022 –; present
Related
	A Song of Ice and Fire (franchise)
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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 Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise. 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 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 Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik serving as showrunners. The series premiered on August 21, 2022, with the first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was renewed for a second season five days after its premiere. Sapochnik departed as showrunner after the first season, leaving Condal as the sole showrunner for the second season. The second season premiered on June 16, 2024, with eight episodes. The series was renewed for a third season in June 2024, which is expected to consist of eight episodes and premiere in June 2026. A fourth and final season is in development and expected to be released in 2028.

The series received positive reviews, with praise for 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. House of the Dragon has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, while Emma D'Arcy earned two nominations for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama. It earned nine Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, and won three British Academy Television Craft Awards.