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The new showrunners, who took over from David
Benioff and D.B. Weiss, are Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.
"There's more wealth, there's been a half century of peace and
really the big thing about this is it's a story about a house
divided. It's about a single house tearing itself apart from
within," said Condal.
The show begins with King Viserys Targaryen played by Paddy
Considine deliberating who should be his next heir - his brother
Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) or his daughter Princess Rhaenyra
(Emma D'Arcy).
However, a third challenger for the throne arises. Olivia Cooke
plays Alicent Hightower, Princess Rhaenyra's lifelong friend,
who marries the king after his wife dies in childbirth.
Cooke said she enjoyed the strained scenes between her and
D'Arcy featured in the trailer. "It's so fun for me because
acting opposite Emma is like going toe-to-toe with (boxer) Mike
Tyson. I love them so dearly and ... on screen it looks like we
hate each other but I absolutely adore them."
For D'Arcy, this is her biggest role to date, and she is bracing
herself for sudden fame.
"I'm really excited for the show to have an audience. What that
does for me in my day-to-day, I can't speak for but I'm really
excited to see what people make of it," D'Arcy said.
Rhys Ifans, who plays Alicent's father, Ser Otto Hightower and
is also the Hand of the King, said he feels positive about the
show's future.
"The performances from everyone are nothing short of exquisite
and now it's just a case of waiting and seeing if it resonates
with the many millions of fans and new audiences"
"House of the Dragon" begins streaming on HBO on Aug. 21.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Editing by Diane Craft and Lisa
Shumaker)
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