'House Of The Dragon' Renewed For Season 3
'Game of Thrones' prequel series 'House of the Dragon' has been renewed for Season 3, days ahead of the Season 2 premiere.
HBO has renewed 'Game of Thrones' prequel series 'House of the Dragon' for Season, just days ahead of its Season 2 premiere on June 16. The spinoff series has been co-created by George RR Martin and Ryan Condal. As per Variety, 'House of the Dragon' enjoyed the biggest premiere audience ever for an original series for both HBO and HBO Max. The same Variety report also stated that the first season of 'House of the Dragon' averaged 29 million viewers an episode over linear network and streaming.
For the unversed, 'House of the Dragon' was renewed for Season 2 just one week following its series premiere.
'House of the Dragon' is based on George RR Martin's 'Game of Thrones' book 'Fire & Blood', and the show follows the Targaryen dynasty in the fictional continent of Westeros.
The events in the series take place nearly 200 years before the events of 'Game of Thrones' and about 100 years after the Targaryens united the Seven Kingdoms.
“George, Ryan, and the rest of our incredible executive producers, cast, and crew, have reached new heights with the phenomenal second season,” said HBO’s programming and drama series chief Francesca Orsi in a statement, as per Variety.
“We are in awe of the dragon-sized effort the entire team has put into the creation of a spectacular season two, with a scope and scale that is only rivaled by its heart. We could not be more thrilled to continue the story of House Targaryen and watch this team burn bright again for season three," Francesca Orsi added.
The returning cast for 'House of the Dragon' season 2 includes Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Rhys Ifans, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall and Matthew Needham.
The newcomers to the show are Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower, Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong, Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew as Hugh, Tom Bennett as Ulf, Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan Stark and Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne, reported Variety.
