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Disney+'s Andor recurring co-star, Joplin Sibtain, who played Brasso, is taking a trip to Westeros in House of the Dragon. His character in the science fiction series, which is part of the Star Wars franchise, was Cassian Andor's co-worker and friend. After having a devastating role to play in a Season 2 episode, the actor is now joining the cast of George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal's series.

According to Deadline, Sibtain recently snagged a role in Season 3 of House of the Dragon. He's among a few new cast additions to the fantasy drama, which debuted in 2022 on HBO. Sibtain will play Ser "Bold" Jon Roxton, and Tom Cullen will play Ser Luthor Largent. Meanwhile, Barry Sloane, who played Aiden Mathis in 43 episodes of ABC's Revenge, will play Ser Adrian Redfort. As House of the Dragon continues to grow in popularity, even more new additions are being announced.

“House of the Dragon” has added three new cast members for its upcoming third season.

Tom Cullen, Joplin Sibtain, and Barry Sloane have all joined the upcoming season of the hit “Game of Thrones” prequel. Cullen will play Ser Luthor Largent, with Sibtain set as Ser “Bold” Jon Roxton and Sloane as Ser Adrian Redfort.

Cullen is repped by United Agents and Telescope Agency. Sibtain is represented by The Artists Partnership and Goodman Genow. Sloane is repped by Conway van Gelder Grant, Brillstein, and Gersh

The new additions to the cast join returning cast members: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, and Abubakar Salim.

New cast members previously announced for Season 3 include James Norton as Ormund Hightower,...

“House of the Dragon” is adding three more cast members to its upcoming season. Tom Cullen, Joplin Sibtain and Barry Sloane have been added to Season 3 of the HBO fantasy hit.

Cullen, who is known for his work in the BBC series “The Gold” and the upcoming Channel 4 series “Trespasses,” will star as Ser Luthor Largent. Sibtain, who is known for his work on Disney+’s “Andor” and Netflix’s “Safe,” will play Ser “Bold” Jon Roxton. Finally, Sloane, known for his work on Netflix’s “The Sandman” and ABC’s “Revenge,” will star as Ser Adrian Redfort.

All three characters were knights in George R.R. Martin’s original novel series, which serves as the basis of “House of the Dragon.” While Ser Luthor Largent is connected to the City Watch of King’s Landing, Ser “Bold” Jon Roxton is the head of House Roxton, and Ser Adrian Redfort...

Three new players are coming to Westeros to join in on the game of thrones.

House of the Dragon has added Tom Cullen (The Gold, Trespasses) as Ser Luthor Largent, Joplin Sibtain (Andor, Safe) as Ser “Bold” Jon Roxton, and Barry Sloane (Sandman, Revenge) as Ser Adrian Redfort.

The trio will join Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, and Abubakar Salim for season 3.

Previously announced new cast members include James Norton as Ormund Hightower, Tommy Flanagan as Lord Roderick Dustin, and Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, House of the Dragon is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen.

House of the Dragon is getting more and more crowded in Season 3.

TVLine has learned that English actor Barry Sloane (Revenge, Six), Welsh actor Tom Cullen (Knightfall, Downton Abbey) and English actor Joplin Sibtain (aka Andor‘s Brasso) have boarded the HBO fantasy saga’s cast.

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Sloane will fill the role of Ser Adrian Redfort,...

Doctor Who stars Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu have addressed the show tackling themes of racism in its latest episode, "Lux." The second episode of season 2 featured The Doctor (Gatwa) and companion Belinda Chandra ( Sethu) traveling to 1950s Miami.

While "Lux" is a largely light-hearted episode pitting The Doctor and his companion against evil cartoon character Mr. Ring-a-Ding, there are moments that address the genuine history of the era that The Doctor and Gatwa found themselves in. In one scene, The Doctor revealed to Belinda that they were breaking the law simply by sitting in a segregated diner because both are people of color.

Doctor Who Tackles Racism in Latest Episode "Lux"

Speaking on Doctor Who Unleashed, Sethu said it was important for the show to acknowledge the harsh realities of the time period The Doctor and Belinda were visiting.

"I said, 'Oh we're in the 1950s. It's really fun!

HBO has announced that filming is officially underway on the third season of House of the Dragon, and the show's social media accounts have shared a behind-the-scenes look at star Emma D'Arcy calling action while in-costume as Rhaenyra Targaryen.

In the season 2 finale, Rhaenyra and Daemon put their differences aside and joined forces as they prepared to launch a full-scale attack on King's Landing.

We'll be meeting some new faces in season 3, and following the recent news that James Norton will play Ormund Hightower, EW is reporting that Tommy Flanagan has joined the cast as Ser Roderick Dustin, aka "Roddy the Ruin," along with Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

“I don't want to say much because I think this is one of those truly memorable Game of Thrones characters, and I'm very excited to bring him into the fold,” showrunner Ryan Condal says of Roddy. “But he is a fixture in Fire & Blood,...

House of the Dragon Season 3 is officially in production. The new season will also come with a series of newcomers.

House of the Dragon is the second series in the adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise and the first Game of Thrones spin-off. The HBO fantasy drama serves as a prequel to Game of Thrones, and it's loosely based on the 2018 novel Fire & Blood, set a couple of centuries before the events of the original series. As Season 3 started filming, Sons of Anarchy star Tommy Flanagan was among the newcomers, and he's set to play fan-favorite character Roddy the Ruin, per Entertainment Weekly.

House of the Dragon Season 3 has just cast two crucial characters. After James Norton was cast as Ormund Hightower in February 2025, Flanagan will join Targaryen civil war as Ser Roderick Dustin, the Lord of Barrowton and the head of House...

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House of the Dragon begins production on Season 3

Production has officially commenced on the eight-episode third season of HBO's House of the Dragon. Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series, set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen. Season 3 started shooting Monday in the United Kingdom.

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New cast members announced for Season 3 include Tommy Flanagan as Ser Roderick Dustin, Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly, and James Norton as Ormund Hightower.

Returning cast members for Season 3 include: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan,...

House of the Dragon marked the first spin-off in the Game of Thrones franchise, and the series received positive reviews. However, author George R.R. Martin criticized the changes in Season 2.

Although Martin praised House of the Dragon Season 2's "magnificent" beginning, the author later posted a blog review in late August 2024 to address "everything that's gone wrong with House of the Dragon." He published a follow-up several days later in early September, criticizing the adaptation and the character omissions and changes. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal addressed his criticism for the first time.

"It was disappointing," Condal admitted about Martin's words. "I will simply say I've been a fan of A Song of Ice and Fire for almost 25 years now, and working on the show has been truly one of the great privileges of, not only my career as a writer,...

Tommy Flanagan and Dan Fogler join ‘House of the Dragon’ (Photo Credits: Simon Murphy / HBO)

Season three of HBO’s House of the Dragon has officially begun production in the UK with two newly confirmed cast members. Per HBO, Tommy Flanagan will play Ser Roderick Dustin and Dan Fogler is on board as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

Returning stars include Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Queen Dowager Alicent Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, Rhys Ifans as Ser otto Hightower, Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen, and Tom Glynn-Carney as King Aegon II Targaryen. Sonoya Mizuno plays Mysaria, Harry Collett is Prince Jacaerys Velaryon, Bethany Antonia is Lady Baela Targaryen, Phoebe Campbell is Lady Rhaena Targaryen, Phia Saban is Queen Helaena Targaryen, Jefferson Hall is Ser Tyland Lannister, and Matthew Needham is Lord Larys Strong.

House of the Dragon Season 3 is now officially in production, and HBO has confirmed it will be adding two major cast members to the crew. The Game of Thrones prequel, which stars Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, and Olivia Cooke, is expected to return on the cable channel sometime in 2026. The ensemble cast has officially expanded once again, adding new names that are no strangers to participating in major franchises.

On Monday morning, HBO announced that House of the Dragon Season 3 has commenced production, with Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) and Dan Fogler (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) cast in the series as Ser Roderick Dustin and Ser Torrhen Manderly, respectively. The two actors join the recently-announced James Norton, who makes his debut as Ormund Hightower in the impending third season. HBO has confirmed that it will once again run for eight episodes, keeping up the same count from the second season,...

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¡Dracarys! El rodaje de la tercera temporada de la serie original de HBO La casa del dragón ha comenzado en el Reino Unido y la cosa está que arde (literalmente).

Basada en Fuego y Sangre, de George R.R. Martin, la serie se ambienta 200 años antes de los acontecimientos de Juego de Tronos y cuenta la historia de la Casa Targaryen. La tercera temporada, que constará de ocho episodios (al igual que la anterior), será la penúltima y nos llevará de lleno a los preparativos de la esperada Batalla del Gaznate.

Entre el reparto que regresa en esta tercera temporada no pueden faltar Emma D’Arcy como Rhaenyra, Matt Smith como Daemon Targaryen y Olivia Cooke como Alicent Hightower. También repiten, entre otros, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall,...

The cast of HBO’s House of the Dragon is back in front of the cameras in the United Kingdom for its next season.

The fantasy drama series has started filming season three, which will once again consist of eight episodes.

In addition, the show has announced two actors for the new season: Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) has been cast as Ser Roderick Dustin and Dan Fogler (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

The production also announced its new season’s directors: Clare Kilner, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Andrij Parekh and Loni Peristere.

The timing suggests the new season will debut sometime in 2026.

They join the show’s sprawling cast, which includes Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew,...

House of the Dragon began in 2022 and after two seasons, it has received praise for its production, story, and cast performances. And while not every moment from the series has been universally lauded, HBO can still consider this series a hit.

A spin-off coming from George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones universe, House of the Dragon currently has 18 episodes as of the time of writing, but more are to come in the near future.

Namely, we know that the series has been renewed for a third season, but we can now confirm that production on that third season has started, and that some new cast members have been added.

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The production start has been confirmed on social media with a very interesting video that you can see here:

The fight for the Throne is far from over.

HBO announced today that its Original drama series House of the Dragon has begun production on an eight-episode third season in the UK.

Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series, set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen.

The cast returning for the third season includes Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, and Harry Collett.

Also returning are Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, and Abubakar Salim.

New cast members joining the series include Tommy Flanagan as Ser Roderick Dustin and Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

The previously announced new season three cast includes James Norton as Ormund Hightower.

House of the Dragon season three will be directed by Clare Kilner,...

“House of the Dragon” Season 3 is officially in production, with two new cast members officially confirmed to join the epic HBO drama.

Both Tommy Flanagan and Dan Fogler will appear in Season 3. Flanagan will play Ser Roderick Dustin and Fogler will play Ser Torrhen Manderly. It was previously announced that James Norton would be joining “House of the Dragon’s” third season as Ormund Hightower.

HBO has also confirmed that the third season will be eight episodes, like Season 2. The first season of the show had been ten episodes. Showrunner Ryan Condal had previously addressed the episode count issue, saying at a press conference in August 2024, “I haven’t had discussions with HBO about it. I would just anticipate the cadence of the show, from a dramatic storytelling perspective, will continue to be the same from Season 2 on.”

“House of the Dragon” serves as a prequel to “Game of Thrones,...

Production has begun on Season 3 of “House of the Dragon.” Additionally, the HBO juggernaut has added two new cast members to the upcoming season.

Tommy Flanagan will play Ser Roderick Dustin, and Dan Fogler will play Ser Torrhen Manderly. Previously, it was announced that James Norton will play Ormund Hightower, a new addition this season.

They will join returning cast members Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin and Abubakar Salim.

Season 3, which will consist of eight episodes, picks up in the lead-up to the Battle of the Gullet, which was not included in the sophomore installment to the dismay of some fans. The Season 2 finale sees Alicent (Cooke) make a plea for peace with...

A third season of House of the Dragon is on the way, with another spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, set to debut on HBO this year. There have been a number of Game of Thrones projects that have been scrapped, including a Jon Snow series, which Kit Harington has said is now on the shelf. “Currently, it’s off the table, because we all couldn’t find the right story to tell that we were all excited about enough,” Harington said. “So, we decided to lay down tools with it for the time being. There may be a time in the future where we return to it, but at the moment, no. It’s firmly on the shelf.” Although the Jon Snow spinoff is no longer in development, HBO’s Casey Bloys said he would be open to revisiting it down the line.

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Tommy Flanagan has joined the cast of HBO’s fantasy drama series House of the Dragon for Season 3 in a key role.

Based on Martin’s Fire & Blood and set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon tells the story of House Targaryen.

Flanagan will star as Ser Roderick Dustin, a battle-hardened warlord of the north who leads a large contingent of veteran soldiers known as the Winter Wolves into battle at the Dance of the Dragons to support Rhaenyra Targaryen’s claim.

Flanagan joins the previously announced new cast member James Norton, who will portray Ormund Hightower in the new season. In Martin’s books, Dustin and Hightower eventually face off on opposing sides of the battle. Dustin is also known as “Roddy the Ruin.”

The series stars Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Emma D’Arcy, Oivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best,...

With production on House of the Dragon season 3 underway, the creative team is hard at work in putting the pieces in place for the highly anticipated next season of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel and, in doing so, they’ve officially cast the first major new character for the season!

As first confirmed by Variety, actor James Norton has joined the season 3 cast of House of the Dragon in the role of Ormund Hightower, a character who was previously referenced during the show’s second season but had previously never appeared on-screen. Ormund is the nephew of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) and cousin to both Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Gwayne’s (Freddie Fox) cousin.

If his last name and family ties weren’t enough of a context clue, you can very much expect Ormund to be part of Team Green and he’s very much in opposition to Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). In Fire & Blood,...

House of the Dragon has found its Ormund Hightower. Happy Valley star James Norton is joining the third season of the HBO series as Ormund, our sister site Variety reports.

The character was referenced in Season 2 but has not yet appeared on screen. Ormund is Otto’s nephew, Alicent and Gwayne’s cousin, and the Lord of Oldtown. “He is presently leading the Hightower host in a march on King’s Landing to support his house against Rhaenyra,” according to HBO’s official character description.

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James Norton has been tapped to portray Ormund Hightower in Season 3 of HBO’s House of the Dragon, Deadline has learned.

Ormund, who was referenced in Season 2 but never appeared on onscreen, is then nephew of Otto (Rhys Ifans), cousin to Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Gwayne (Freddie Fox) and the Lord of Oldtown. He is presently leading the Hightower forces in a march on King’s Landing to support his house against Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy).

Variety was first to report Norton’s casting.

Based on Martin’s Fire & Blood and set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon tells the story of House Targaryen.

In addition to Ifans, Cooke, Fox and D’Arcy, the cast also includes Matt Smith, Emma, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Matthew Needham, Sonoya Mizuno, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban and Jefferson Hall. Additional Season 2 cast includes Abubakar Salim,...

“House of the Dragon” has found its Ormund Hightower.

Variety has learned exclusively that James Norton will join the HBO show’s upcoming third season as Ormund.

The official description for the character states that he is “Otto’s (Rhys Ifans) nephew, Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Gwayne’s (Freddie Fox) cousin, and the Lord of Oldtown. He is presently leading the Hightower host in a march on King’s Landing to support his house against Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy).”

The character had previously been reference during Season 2 of “House of the Dragon” but has never been seen onscreen.

Norton is perhaps best known for his roles in the British TV shows “Happy Valley” and “Grantchester,” though he has also starred in series such as “McMafia” and the 2016 miniseries adaptation of “War & Peace.” Norton also previously starred in the HBO series “The Nevers” and he received a BAFTA nomination in 2015 for his role in “Happy Valley.

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We have a while to wait before we get to see new episodes of House of the Dragon, HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series, but the cast members are keeping busy in the meantime. At the moment, Emma D'Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen) is starring in a Greek myth-inspired drama called The Other Place at the National Theatre in London. D'Arcy is incredibly compelling onscreen and I can easily imagine them commanding the stage as well.

That said, the National Theater is an ocean away from where I live, so I doubt I'll be taking it in. But D'Arcy's House of the Dragon castmates live much closer. In a video on X, we can see House of the Dragon stars Harry Collett (who plays Rhaenyra's son Jace) and Ewan Mitchell (who plays her younger half-brother Aemond) showing up to watch their colleague work:

ewan mitchell and harry collett supporting emma d’arcy at...

Last week, George R.R. Martin took to his “Not a Blog” to hint at some significant grievances with the recent sophomore season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon, promising to go into more detail soon.

The writer has now done just that, with a lengthy post outlining why he felt one particular character omission in the season premiere could have a "butterfly effect" on later seasons of the show.

He also spoils a significant season 3 death - at least for those who haven't read the book.

In the show, King Aegon and Queen Helaena have two children (Jaehaerys and Jaehaera), but in Martin's Fire and Blood, the twins have a younger brother, 2-year-old Maelor. The infamous “Blood and Cheese” sequence in the series shows the hired thugs kill Jaehaerys in front of his mother, but the events of the book are quite different - and a lot more disturbing.

It sounds like George R.R. Martin may have some issues with the second season of House of the Dragon.

The Game of Thrones author, who is also listed as co-creator and executive producer on House of the Dragon, took to his “Not a Blog” over the weekend to hint at some significant grievances with the recent sophomore season of HBO's Got prequel series.

Martin began by admitting that he’s had “a pretty wretched year,” before revealing that he is planning to list off his problems with the show in an upcoming blog post.

"I need to talk about some of that, and I will, I will… I was away from my computer traveling from July 15 to August 15, so a lot of things that needed saying did not get said. I am glad I took that trip, though. My stress levels beforehand were off the charts, so much so that...

Birth status matters in Westeros. Bastards are given certain names, so everyone knows their history, but a few escape that fate. In House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra (Emma DArcy) spends so much energy insisting her sons are Laenor Velaryons (John Macmillan), though they look nothing like him for this reason. Jacaerys (Harry Collett), Lucerys (Elliot Grihault), and Joffreys (Oscar Eskinkanzi) parentage remains an open and humiliating secret as they are called strong in a demeaning way, referencing Harwin Strong (Ryan Corr), to whom they bear a striking resemblance. Throughout House of the Dragon Season 2, Jace is bitter about his true parentage, growing angry with his mother. As the dragonseeds claim dragons , he worries about what it will mean for his future and the rumors of illegitimacy that have always surrounded him. Though it does little to comfort him, Baela (Bethany Antonia) assures Jace that he is not the only bastard...

House of the Dragon season 2 may have ended, but we're still feasting on morsels of behind-the-scenes footage and production details weeks later. One of the latest tidbits comes from Rodeo FX, a digital effects company which worked on the show. They've just released a breakdown of some of the effects work they did for season 2, which includes shots of Baela Targaryen's dragon Moondancer, the Wall, the towering buildings of King's Landing, Jacaerys Velaryon's dragon Vermax, and the huge dragon Silverwing.

It's always interesting to get a glimpse behind the curtain for these effects-heavy prestige TV shows, and that's doubly true for a show groundbreaking effects like House of the Dragon. Watch below:

Rodeo FX shows how Baela Targaryen and Ulf White's dragon moments were made

There's a lot of good stuff in this reel, but what stood out the most to me was Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia) flying on her dragon Moondancer.

Season 2 of House of the Dragon divided its time between an ensemble of characters old and new, including the next generation of Targaryens, Jacaerys (Harry Collett), Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell), and Baela (Bethany Antonia). Though all three have limited screentime, Jace got a more significant arc, helping Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) figure out how to find new dragon riders, while Rhaena was stuck babysitting her half-siblings for much of the season, but is poised to make a greater impact in Season 3 after finding Sheepstealer in the finale. Baela, however, had the least to do, and though Bethany Antonia takes advantage of every moment of her screentime in Season 2, Baela remains a strong but underdeveloped character who deserves a more significant role going forward. The way Baela carries herself, especially after the death of Rhaenys (Eve Best), honors the legacy of both her mother and grandmother, demonstrating bravery, passion, and sensitivity.

Jacaerys Velaryon, aka Jace (Harry Collett) and Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia) got a bit more screentime in the second season of House of the Dragon than in the first, where we met them in their adult incanations just near the end. The two are counins as well as step-siblings. They're also engaged, because that's how it goes with Targaryens. We didn't see much of what they're like as a couple, but Bethany Antonia and Harry Collett are here to fill us in on how they function.

"They understand each other, which a lot of couples don’t on this show," Collett told Forbes. "Even if they do argue, it’s a very civilized argument, if that makes sense, so they’re very subtle about it. I feel like they both are going through so much, so they both try so hard not to upset each other and they talk out their feelings,...

The season 2 finale of House of the Dragon aired this past Sunday, with the episode - and the season overall - coming in for quite a bit of backlash.

Season 1 of the Game of Thrones prequel series laid the groundwork for the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons, and season 2... continued to set up the conflict.

Though we did get to see a couple of exciting events such as the Battle of Rook's Rest and the Red Sowing, most of the episodes focused on moving the pieces into place for the major battles to come.

There's nothing wrong with more character-focused drama, of course, but the consensus among fans seems to be that most of the supporting players simply aren't compelling enough to sustain interest, and it seems obvious that HBO is padding out the story as much as possible with repetitive, drawn-out arcs.

Now, showrunner...

Burbank, CA – The reign of House Targaryen continues as Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is set to release the HBO Original drama series House Of The Dragon: The Complete Second Season. Following the unprecedented success of its first season, which captured hearts and imaginations worldwide, this latest installment promises even more drama, intrigue…and dragons! The physical release includes all eight heart-pounding episodes from the second season of the hit HBO series, with over an hour of bonus content, including two all-new, never-before-seen exclusive featurettes, plus extended “The House that Dragons Built – Inside the Episode” pieces for each of the (8) Season 2 episodes. House Of The Dragon: The Complete Second Season will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook Edition, 4K Ultra HD Standard Edition, Blu-ray, and DVD on November 19, online and in-store at major retailers. And for a limited time, while supplies last, collectible character cards are being...

Burbank, CA – The reign of House Targaryen continues as Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is set to release the HBO Original drama series House Of The Dragon: The Complete Second Season. Following the unprecedented success of its first season, which captured hearts and imaginations worldwide, this latest installment promises even more drama, intrigue…and dragons! The physical release includes all eight heart-pounding episodes from the second season of the hit HBO series, with over an hour of bonus content, including two all-new, never-before-seen exclusive featurettes, plus extended “The House that Dragons Built – Inside the Episode” pieces for each of the (8) Season 2 episodes. House Of The Dragon: The Complete Second Season will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD™ Steelbook Edition, 4K Ultra HD™ Standard Edition, Blu-ray™, and DVD on November 19, online and in-store at major retailers. And for a limited time, while supplies last, collectible character cards are being...

House Of The Dragon Season 3: Potential Release Date, Plot, Cast, & Everything We Know So Far(Photo Credit –Instagram)

After eight exciting episodes, House of the Dragon Season 2 ended with its August 4, 2024 finale. The HBO fantasy drama, which started as a prequel to Game of Thrones, has been able to carve its own niche with its thrilling narrative.

Now that season 2 has ended, and the show has already been renewed for another instalment, fans can’t help but wonder what’s in store for House of the Dragon Season 3. Let’s find out.

House of the Dragon Season 3: Potential Release Date

Though HBO greenlit the third season of House of the Dragon before the season 2 premiere, fans still have to endure a long wait before they set their sights on the dragon dance. Each show in the series takes a long time to produce due to the huge...

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“House of the Dragon” closed out its second season with a ratings high.

The Season 2 finale of the “Game of Thrones” spin-off series brought in 8.9 million viewers across HBO and Max on Sunday night, according to Nielsen and internal viewing figures from Warner Bros. Discovery.

That’s up 14% from the Season 2 premiere, which debuted to 7.8 million viewers in June. Season 2 is now averaging nearly 25 million cross platform viewers and Sunday marked Season 2’s best day on Max both domestically and globally.

However, viewership for the Season 2 finale was down slightly from the Season 1 finale, which brought in 9.3 million viewers in October 2022. While the Season 1 finale saw a slightly lower viewership when compared to the 9.986 million viewers who tuned in for the series premiere in August 2022, at the time, it...

(This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2, Episodes 1–4.)

House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 5, according to director Clare Kilner, “is everybody vying for power, but also about that happening through grief.”

Both Team Black and Team Green grapple with the aftermath of Episode 4’s fiery conclusion that brought about the death of Rhaenys (Eve Best) and her dragon and the ambiguous maiming of Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney). While Team Black grieves the loss of an important figure and their largest dragon, a power vacuum is filled at the Green Council. Sir Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) makes a miscalculation that opens the possibility of a new strategy for Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). Meanwhile, her husband Daemon (Matt Smith) remains away from Team Black’s home base in Dragonstone and her son Jacaerys (Harry Collett) considers new alliances.

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Spoiler Alert: This story contains major spoilers for HBO’s “House of the Dragon” Season 2 finale, titled “The Queen Who Ever Was,” now streaming on Max.

For “House of the Dragon” fans who watch the show, but haven’t read George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” there were certainly many questions left unanswered by the end of the Season 2 finale. But for those in the audience who’ve also read the source material on which the HBO series is based, there was at least one extra big query that was top of mind: Why didn’t Queen Rhaenyra’s son Jace die?

During the last installment of the show’s second season, titled “The Queen Who Ever Was,” Prince Jace Velaryon (Harry Collett) works alongside his mother Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and his wife Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia) to prepare for the three new dragon riders they’ve brought into the...

The internet is dark and full of spoilers.

Just as details of the series finale of Game of Thrones and the first season finale of House of the Dragon were shared online, the same thing has happened with the final season 2 episode of HBO's prequel series.

Several clips from this coming Sunday's finale have been leaked via a TikTok account which has since been taken down, but the footage has made it to Reddit and Twitter.

The clips are said to amount to about 30 minutes of footage overall, and while a few key plot points have been revealed, the biggest spoilers - including the very ending of the episode - appear to remain under wraps (for now).

We won't be sharing the clips here, but the most significant talking point seems to be another Daemon hallucination/vision, this time involving a White Walker and the Queen of Dragons herself, Daenerys...

This week's penultimate season 2 episode of House of the Dragon, "The Red Sowing," finally gave Team Black the advantage in the Targaryen civil war, and if the teaser for next Sunday's finale is any indication, the Dance of the Dragons is going to be taken to another level of devastation as more fire-breathing beasts join the fray.

Spoilers follow.

After Seasmoke claimed Addam of Hull as his rider in the closing moments of last week's episode, Rhaenyra – with some convincing from Mysaria – decides to look for dragonriders among the lowborn, leading to an "army of bastards" arriving to Dragonstone in a perilous attempt to claim the second-largest dragon alive, Vermithor.

The notoriously volatile creature burns/devours most of the wannabes, but Hugh Hammer stands his ground and ultimately claims the dragon, with Ulf the White stumbling right into Silverwing's path and (luckily) managing to follow suit.

The episode concludes with...

House of the Dragon star Sonoya Mizuno addressed Rhaenyra and Mysarias surprisingly intimate scene from Season 2, Episode 6 titled, "Smallfolk." In the Game of Thrones spinoff, the Crazy Rich Asians star portrays the role of Mysaria, who, after being one of Daemons love interests in Season 1, has become Rhaenyras unofficial advisor in Season 2.

During the latest episode of House of the Dragon Season 2, Rhaenyra and Mysaria unexpectedly shared an intimate moment with each other, after Mysaria told the queen something personal from her past. Some fans were caught off-guard by Rhaenyra and Mysarias passionate kiss, believing that the said moment was so random and out of character. Meanwhile, other fans rejoiced after seeing the pairs insane chemistry from their recent scenes together during early episodes of Season 2. Speaking with TV Insider, Mizuno confirmed that her characters romance with Emma DArcys Rhaenyra wasnt out of the blue, revealing that the creative team...

Editor’s Note: This interview contains spoilers for “House of the Dragon” Season 2 up until Episode 6, “Smallfolk.”

From the very first episode of “House of the Dragon,” Corlys (Steve Toussaint) and Rhaenys (Eve Best) were the show’s resident power couple. A stable, powerful couple, on the side of the de facto good guys and with a strong claim to the throne (depending who you ask), fans rallied around them and their families always turned to the characters with respect and admiration.

In Season 2, Episode 4, the rug was pulled out from Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) faction in the show, with Rhaenys and her dragon both dying in battle. The family and their allies mourned, but none more than Corlys, who must now forge a path forward on his own.

The same is true for Toussaint, on a slightly less morbid note. At the Season 2 press tour in June, he and...

As this week's episode of House of the Dragon continued to move the various pieces into place as we head towards the season 2 finale, two characters allowed themselves a brief moment of happiness among the death and dragon-fire.

Spoilers follow.

Along with Seasmoke seeking out his own rider, Aemond making the most sinister sick bed visit in history, and Daemon still wondering whey he's hallucinating at Harrenhall (hint: it might have something to do with the drinks your new witch bestie makes for you every night before bed), we got a surprising moment of passion between Queen Rhaenyra and her new adviser, Lady Mysaria.

The scene begins with Mysaria revealing how she got the scar on her neck after suffering unspeakable abuse at the hands of her own father. Rhaenyra embraces her ally to offer some comfort, but the hug lingers and the two end up sharing a kiss before being interrupted by a guard.

This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2 episode 6 and details from Fire & Blood that could spoil future episodes.

The eight-episode House of the Dragon season 2 is heading into its endgame, and as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) tries to bolster the ranks of the Blacks, some major players are waiting in the (dragon) wings. Despite all of season 2’s newcomers, fans are worried a beloved character has been booted through the Moon Door.

Much like fans were worried that House of the Dragon had cut the character of Daeron Targaryen, another key player in the Dance of the Dragons might’ve been jettisoned. While we know Daeron is on the way, there’s still no word on where the character of Nettles is. More concerningly, House of the Dragon season 2 episode 6 “Smallfolk” gave us our biggest indication yet that a different character will take Nettles’ arc.

George R.R. Martin...

Halfway through “House of the Dragon” Season 2, we need to assess our surroundings. There have already been multiple major character deaths, an airborne dragon battle, attempted fratricide, twin-on-twin violence, and a character known only as “Cheese” kicked a dog.

At the midseason mark, two of IndieWire’s TV critics weigh in: Is the season worth the C+ bestowed upon it by Ben Travers? Will it live up to Proma Khosla’s dreams of “Fire & Blood?” With Ryan Condal now operating as sole showrunner, the series has a de facto creative leader at the helm, one whose commitment to the source material has his cast in awe.

There are still canon departures and literal flights of fancy (thanks to Matt Smith’s Daemon), as well as moments that harken back to “Game of Thrones” in its heyday.

Here’s what our critics had to say.

Ben Travers: What is going on...

Warning! This article contains major Spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 5 and George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood book, on which the show is based!

Baela Targaryen reveals that she wants to die a dragonrider's death in House of the Dragon. Despite surviving the Dance of the Dragons, Baela's ultimate fate, along with some other characters, remains unexplained in Fire & Blood. Martin's upcoming Fire & Blood Volume 2 is expected to reveal Baela's death, offering closure on her intriguing storyline.

A powerful line from Baela Targaryen in House of the Dragon season 2, episode 5 sets up a mystery about her death that author George R.R. Martin has yet to solve. Given the often unreliable nature of the narrators of GRRMs Fire & Blood book, the ultimate fates of several House of the Dragon characters are left somewhat ambiguous. Additionally, the 2018 book ends early in the reign of King Aegon III Targaryen,...

Sunday's episode of House of the Dragon was a somewhat subdued affair after the fiery events of last week's hour, but it did conclude with Rhaenyra Targaryen and her son Jace hatching (no pun) a plan to bring two powerful new dragons into the battle.

Silverwing and Vermithor - two of the oldest and largest dragons alive - have resided on Dragonstone for many years with no riders, but Jace believes Team Black can enlist people with traces of Valyrian blood to claim the fire-breathing beasts, thus giving them an advantage - or at least even the playing field - in the war against the Greens.

If you've been paying attention, you might have a pretty good idea of which minor characters (one only appeared in a single scene earlier this season) will become new dragonriders.

Spoilers follow.

If the show follows the book, it'll be Hugh Hammer, the blacksmith fretting about his poorly daughter,...

This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2 episode 5 and addresses events from Fire & Blood that will spoil future episodes of the show.

If we’ve learned anything from Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, it’s that you can’t trust anyone. As Cersei Lannister once said, “When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die,” and we’ve seen this mantra cross over into the prequel. Heading into the second half of season two, House of the Dragon’s body count continues to climb. Thankfully, there’s no shortage of new characters to take their place.

Alongside Alyn of Hull (Abubakar Salim) and Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin), one of the show’s newcomers is Jamie Kenna’s Ser Alfred Broome. First appearing in season two’s “A Son For a Son”, Ser Alfred had an expanded role in episode 5 “Regent”. Having...

Sunday's fourth episode of House of the Dragon concluded with an intense "Dance of the Dragons" involving three of Westeros's fire-breathing beasts and their riders, and by the time the smoke had cleared, the devastating Battle of Rook's Rest had claimed the life of one major character and severely injured (at the very least) another.

Riding Vhagar, the oldest and largest dragon alive, Aemond Targaryen managed to take out Rhaenys Targaryen's dragon Meleys, sending beast and rider plummeting to a fiery death.

King Aegon and Sunfye were engaged in battle with Rhaenys and Meleys when Vhagar attacked, and Aemond's first blast took down his own brother. Collateral damage, or was Aemond seizing an opportunity to gain revenge on his older sibling for consistently taunting and making fun of him as a child?

During an interview with Total Film, Aemond actor Ewan Mitchell indicated that his character knew exactly what he was doing,...