HBO has fueled interest in its new series Game Of Thrones: House Of The Dragon with a new promo called Fire Will Reign days ahead of the show’s Sunday debut.
The 45-second trailer for the Game Of Thrones prequel is packed with action and Paddy Consadine, 48, who stars as King Viserys Targaryen, proclaims: “The threat of war looms”.
There are several scenes of upcoming battles as the Targaryen clan fight over who should be the heir apparent of Viserys.
Teaser: HBO released a new teaser trailer, Fire Will Reign, Thursday ahead of House of the Dragon’s debut. Matt Smiti stars Prince Daemon Targaryen and Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen fighting to be next on the Iron Throne
Should it be his brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen, played by Matt Smith, 39, or his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, played by Emma D’Arcy, 30?
Fire-breathing dragons make their way through the kingdom, as Rhys Ifans, 55, points out to Otto Hightower: “The gods have yet to make a man who lacks the patience for absolute power, Your Grace.”
The promo begins with the voice of Viserys Targaryen.
“The way forward is uncertain, but the end is clear.”
Viserys added, “We’d better be defended… by anyone who dares challenge us.”
The highly anticipated series, based on George RR Martin’s Fire & Blood, is set two hundred years before the events of the Emmy-winning show.
It tells the story of House Targaryen.
Succession: Paddy Considine, 48, plays King Viserys Targaryen in the series. In the last teaser, he announces that “there is a risk of war”
Power: Court advisor Otto Hightower, played by Rhys Ifans, 55, tells the king, “The gods have yet to make a man who lacks the patience for absolute power, Your Grace.”
House of the Dragon also stars Olivia Cook as Otto’s daughter Alicent, known as “the most beautiful woman in the Seven Kingdoms” according to the HBO show site.
Eve Best plays Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, who was passed over to the throne now occupied by her cousin, King Viserys, simply because she was a woman.
Rhaenys is a Dragon Rider married to Steve Toussaint’s Lord Corlys Velaryon, and both of them do a lot of behind-the-scenes maneuvering in this game to win the Iron Throne.
Rival: Olivia Culpo plays Alicent Hightower, a court insider and, according to the HBO show site, “the most attractive woman in the Seven Kingdoms.”
Fire and Fighting: The trailer features many fire-breathing dragons as members of House Targaryen fight for power in the kingdom. The events in the series take place 200 years before the beginning of the Game of Thrones storyline
Prequel: The Game of Thrones prequel was co-created by George RR Martin, who co-created the series with Colony creator Ryan J. Condal
Game of Thrones writer and creator George RR Martin co-developed the series with Colony creator Ryan J. Condal.
The 10-episode fantasy show was filmed in various locations across Europe including Portugal, Croatia and Spain, with the majority taking place at Leavesden Studios in England.
Most of GOT’s eight seasons were filmed in Northern Ireland.
House Of The Dragon premieres Sunday on HBO and is available to stream on HBO Max. There will be 10 episodes in total. The finale will air on October 23.
Filming Locations: Most of the show was filmed in England, but crews also traveled to Croatia, Portugal and Spain to film scenes
Debut: Game of Thrones: The House of the Dragon debuts Sunday, August 21 on HBO