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‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ renewed for second season

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By PTI

LOS ANGELES: HBO has given a second season order for “House of the Dragon”, the prequel sequence to the favored fantasy drama “Game of Thrones”.

The present’s early renewal follows its smash-hit debut with the primary episode, which dropped on August 21 and drew the most important viewers for any new authentic sequence in HBO historical past, the American premium community mentioned in an announcement on Friday.

“The first episode has now been seen by over 20 million viewers across linear, on-demand and HBO Max platforms in the US, based on a combination of Nielsen data and first-party data,” the corporate mentioned.

“House of the Dragon” is predicated on George R R Martin’s e book “Fire & Blood”, a historical past of House Targaryen set 200 years earlier than the occasions described in “Game of Thrones”, which ended its eight-season run in 2019.

Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, mentioned the community is past pleased with the present’s first season.

“Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see-TV. A huge thank you to George, Ryan, and Miguel for leading us on this journey. We couldn’t be more excited to continue bringing to life the epic saga of House Targaryen with season two,” she added.

“House of the Dragon” options an ensemble forged of Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans.

Ryan Condal is hooked up because the showrunner and govt producer on the present together with Miguel Sapochnik, who helmed “Game of Thrones” episodes equivalent to ‘The Battle of Bastards’ and ‘The Winds of Winter’. Condal and Martin are credited as co-creators and govt producers.

LOS ANGELES: HBO has given a second season order for “House of the Dragon”, the prequel sequence to the favored fantasy drama “Game of Thrones”.

The present’s early renewal follows its smash-hit debut with the primary episode, which dropped on August 21 and drew the most important viewers for any new authentic sequence in HBO historical past, the American premium community mentioned in an announcement on Friday.

“The first episode has now been seen by over 20 million viewers across linear, on-demand and HBO Max platforms in the US, based on a combination of Nielsen data and first-party data,” the corporate mentioned.

“House of the Dragon” is predicated on George R R Martin’s e book “Fire & Blood”, a historical past of House Targaryen set 200 years earlier than the occasions described in “Game of Thrones”, which ended its eight-season run in 2019.

Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, mentioned the community is past pleased with the present’s first season.

“Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see-TV. A huge thank you to George, Ryan, and Miguel for leading us on this journey. We couldn’t be more excited to continue bringing to life the epic saga of House Targaryen with season two,” she added.

“House of the Dragon” options an ensemble forged of Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans.

Ryan Condal is hooked up because the showrunner and govt producer on the present together with Miguel Sapochnik, who helmed “Game of Thrones” episodes equivalent to ‘The Battle of Bastards’ and ‘The Winds of Winter’. Condal and Martin are credited as co-creators and govt producers.