House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the second show in the franchise, created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. Both series are based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by Martin. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik are the showrunners. Based on parts of the novel Fire & Blood, the series is set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. It portrays the beginning of the end of House Targaryen, the events leading up to and covering the Targaryen war of succession, known as the Dance of the Dragons .

House of the Dragon received a straight-to-series order in October 2019, with casting beginning in July 2020 and principal photography starting in April 2021 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on August 21, 2022, with the first season consisting of ten episodes. Five days after its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season. Sapochnik departed as showrunner after the first season, leaving Condal to serve as the sole showrunner for the second season.

Cast and characters

Starring

• Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen: The fifth king of the Seven Kingdoms. Known as a warm, kind, and decent man , Viserys was chosen by a council of lords to succeed his grandfather, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, as king. Viserys is the first born son of King Jaehaerys second son Prince Baelon Targaryen and his sister-wife Princess Alyssa Targaryen.
• Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen: The younger brother of King Viserys and the uncle of Princess Rhaenyra. Known as the Rogue Prince for his unpredictable behaviors, Daemon is also a fierce warrior and an experienced dragonrider on his dragon Caraxes.
• Emma D Arcy (adult) / Milly Alcock (teenager) as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen: King Viserys daughter and heir apparent, the firstborn and only surviving child of Viserys and Queen Aemma Arryn. Praised as the Realm s Delight during her youth, she rides the young she-dragon Syrax.
• Olivia Cooke (adult) / Emily Carey (young adult) as Lady Alicent Hightower: Rhaenyra s childhood lady companion/best friend and later the second wife of King Viserys. She is raised in the Red Keep as part of the King s inner circle, and is known as the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms.
• Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower: Alicent s father and the Hand of the King who serves King Viserys. He is haughty, blunt, and domineering.
• Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon: The head of House Velaryon, the wealthiest and most powerful clan in the realm. Known as the Sea Snake , he is the most famous seafarer in Westerosi history.
• Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen: King Viserys cousin and wife of Corlys Velaryon. Known as the Queen Who Never Was , Rhaenys is the daughter and only child of Jocelyn Baratheon and Prince Aemon Targaryen, King Jaehaerys late heir apparent and oldest son, and was once a candidate to succeed her grandfather as ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, but was passed over in favor of her younger cousin Viserys due to her gender. She is a formidable dragonrider who rides the she-dragon Meleys.
• Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole: A skilled swordsman from the Dornish Marches and the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven. He has caught the eye of Princess Rhaenyra as she handpicked him into the Kingsguard.
• Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria: A foreign-born brothel dancer who rose to become Prince Daemon s paramour and most trusted confidante.
• Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling: A seasoned knight who has served the Targaryens since King Jaehaerys. He was once a powerful knight and is tasked with watching over and protecting Princess Rhaenyra. Upon the death of Ser Ryam Redwyne, he is named the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
• Matthew Needham as Larys Strong: The younger son of Lord Lyonel Strong, the Master of Laws.
• Jefferson Hall as the identical twins from House Lannister:Lord Jason Lannister: The Lord of Casterly Rock. A hunter and a warrior, he also emanates the signature Lannister arrogance. He vies for the hand of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. Ser Tyland Lannister: Lord Jason Lannister s younger brother, a cunning politician who replaces Corlys Velaryon as the Master of Ships.
• Lord Jason Lannister: The Lord of Casterly Rock. A hunter and a warrior, he also emanates the signature Lannister arrogance. He vies for the hand of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.
• Ser Tyland Lannister: Lord Jason Lannister s younger brother, a cunning politician who replaces Corlys Velaryon as the Master of Ships.

Recurring

• Tom Glynn-Carney as Prince Aegon Targaryen: The firstborn son of King Viserys and Queen Alicent Hightower, later crowned as King Aegon II by Queen Alicent s supporters. He is a dragonrider who rides the dragon Sunfyre. Ty Tennant portrays young Aegon Targaryen.
• Ty Tennant portrays young Aegon Targaryen.
• Phia Saban as Princess Helaena Targaryen: The second-born child and daughter of King Viserys and Queen Alicent Hightower, sister to Aegon and Aemond, half sister to Princess Rhaenyra. She is a dragonrider who rides the she-dragon Dreamfyre. Evie Allen portrays young Helaena Targaryen.
• Evie Allen portrays young Helaena Targaryen.
• Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen: The second son of King Viserys and Queen Alicent Hightower. He later rides the she-dragon Vhagar after Laena Velaryon s passing. Leo Ashton portrays young Aemond Targaryen.
• Leo Ashton portrays young Aemond Targaryen.
• Harry Collett as Prince Jacaerys Velaryon: Princess Rhaenyra s first-born son. He is a dragonrider who rides the dragon Vermax. Leo Hart portrays young Jacaerys Velaryon.
• Leo Hart portrays young Jacaerys Velaryon.
• Elliot Grihault as Prince Lucerys Velaryon: Princess Rhaenyra s second-born son. He is a dragonrider who rides the dragon Arrax. Harvey Sadler portrays young Lucerys Velaryon.
• Harvey Sadler portrays young Lucerys Velaryon.
• John Macmillan as Ser Laenor Velaryon: Son of Princess Rhaenys and Lord Corlys Velaryon, and the first husband of Princess Rhaenyra. He is a dragonrider who rides the dragon Seasmoke.Theo Nate portrays young Laenor Velaryon. Matthew Carver portrays child Laenor Velaryon.
• Theo Nate portrays young Laenor Velaryon.
• Matthew Carver portrays child Laenor Velaryon.
• Nanna Blondell as Lady Laena Velaryon: Daughter of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen, sister of Laenor Velaryon, and later the second wife of Prince Daemon Targaryen. She is a dragonrider who rides the old, legendary she-dragon Vhagar. Savannah Steyn portrays young Laena Velaryon. Nova Foueillis-Mose portrays child Laena Velaryon.
• Savannah Steyn portrays young Laena Velaryon.
• Nova Foueillis-Mose portrays child Laena Velaryon.
• Bethany Antonia as Lady Baela Targaryen: The eldest daughter of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lady Laena Velaryon. She is a dragonrider who rides the young dragon Moondancer.
• Phoebe Campbell as Lady Rhaena Targaryen: The younger daughter of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lady Laena Velaryon.

• Gavin Spokes as Lord Lyonel Strong: Lord of Harrenhal and Master of Laws to King Viserys.
• David Horovitch as Grand Maester Mellos.
• Bill Paterson as Lord Lyman Beesbury: Lord of Honeyholt and Master of Coin on King Viserys small council.
• Elliott Tittensor as Ser Erryk Cargyll: Member of Viserys Kingsguard, as well as the twin of Ser Arryk Cargyll.
• Luke Tittensor as Ser Arryk Cargyll: Member of Viserys Kingsguard, as well as the twin of Ser Erryk Cargyll.
• Anthony Flanagan as Ser Steffon Darklyn, a member of the Kingsguard.
• Phil Daniels as Maester Gerardys: One of the Maesters of the Citadel.
• Kurt Egyiawan as Maester Orwyle: One of the Maesters of the Citadel.
• Paul Kennedy as Jasper Wylde: known as Ironrod , the Lord of Rain House and Head of House Wylde.

• Steffan Rhodri as Hobert Hightower: The head of House Hightower and ruler of Oldtown. He is the older brother of Ser Otto Hightower who wanted Otto s grandson Aegon to be the heir apparent.
• Julian Lewis Jones as Boremund Baratheon: the Lord of Storm s End and head of House Baratheon early in the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen. He is also the maternal uncle of Rhaenys Targaryen.
• Roger Evans as Ser Borros Baratheon: Son of Lord Boremund Baratheon.
• Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin Strong: The eldest son to Lord Lyonel Strong and heir to Harrenhal. Known as Harwin Breakbones , he is said to be the strongest man in the Seven Kingdom.
• Wil Johnson as Ser Vaemond Velaryon: Younger brother to Lord Corlys Velaryon, and a commander in the Velaryon navy.
• Solly McLeod as Ser Joffrey Lonmouth: a knight of House Lonmouth, the battle companion and the lover to Laenor Velaryon.

Guest

• Sian Brooke as Queen Aemma Arryn: the queen consort and first wife of King Viserys Targaryen. She is a granddaughter of King Jaehaerys Targaryen through her mother, Princess Daella Targaryen, making Viserys her first cousin. She died giving birth to Prince Baelon, who also died within the day of his birth.
• Michael Carter as King Jaehaerys I Targaryen: The fourth king of the Seven Kingdoms, and the grandfather of King Viserys, Prince Daemon Targaryen, Princess Rhaenys Targaryen and Queen Aemma Arryn. Known as the Conciliator or the Old King , he outlived all his children, and eventually had to organize a great council to choose heir from his grandchildren.
• Daniel Scott-Smith as Craghas Crabfeeder Drahar: A Myrish prince admiral who served the Triarchy and conquered the Stepstones, plaguing the Westerosi sea trade.
• Rachel Redford as Lady Rhea Royce: The Lady of Runestone and Daemon Targaryen s estranged first wife.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	The Heirs of the Dragon	Miguel Sapochnik	Ryan Condal	August 21, 2022	2.17
With both his sons dead, old King Jaehaerys I Targaryen convenes a Great Council to choose an heir. The Westerosi lords select Jaehaerys eldest grandson, Prince Viserys, over his eldest grandchild, Princess Rhaenys. Nine years into his reign, King Viserys organizes a tournament to celebrate Queen Aemma Arryn s pregnancy, confident she is carrying his long-awaited male heir. The Small Council disregards Master of Ships Lord Corlys Velaryon s warning that the Triarchy, an alliance of Essos Free Cities, threatens to cripple Westerosi shipping lanes. The Hand of the King, Ser Otto Hightower, criticizes Viserys s brother and heir, Prince Daemon, for his brutality as the City Watch commander. At the tournament, Ser Criston Cole, a common-born knight, outcompetes Daemon, while Aemma dies in childbirth. Her newborn son, Baelon, dies shortly after. Viserys refuses the council s pleas to appoint a new heir until Ser Otto reveals that Daemon mockingly styled Baelon as The Heir for a Day. Outraged, Viserys banishes Daemon from King s Landing and appoints his only living child, Princess Rhaenyra, heir to the Iron Throne.
2	The Rogue Prince	Greg Yaitanes	Ryan Condal	August 28, 2022	2.26
Six months after Rhaenyra is named the heir, Daemon has illegally occupied Dragonstone, supported by loyal City Watch guards. When Prince-Admiral Craghas Drahar, known as the Crabfeeder, menaces the Stepstones archipelago at the Essos Triarchy s behest, Rhaenyras suggests showing force. The Small Council dismisses this and instead relegates Rhaenyras to appointing a new Kingsguard knight. Ignoring others advice, she chooses Ser Criston, the only knight with actual battle experience. Ser Otto sends his teen-aged daughter, Lady Alicent, to privately console the grieving king; she advises that Viserys and Rhaenyra discuss his kingly duty to remarry. Lord Corlys and his wife, Princess Rhaenys, propose that Viserys unite their Valyrian houses through marriage with their twelve-year-old daughter, Laena. Meanwhile, the Small Council learns that Daemon, proclaiming himself the true heir, stole a dragon egg and intends to marry his mistress, Mysaria, as a secondary spouse. Ser Otto and a small detachment sail to Dragonstone to retrieve the egg. Rhaenyra follows on her dragon, Syrax, and forces Daemon to renounce his false claims and return the egg to her. Viserys announces he will wed Lady Alicent, angering Lord Corlys, who then seeks out Daemon to propose an alliance.
3	Second of His Name	Greg Yaitanes	Gabe Fonseca & Ryan Condal	September 4, 2022	1.75
For three years,the Stepstones conflict has escalated. Lord Corlys and Prince Daemon battle Craghas Drahar and his pirates without the Iron Throne s support. Meanwhile, King Viserys plans a great hunt to celebrate his and pregnant Queen Alicent s son Aegon s second birthday. Rhaenyra resents her father s excessive attention on half-brother Aegon. The ailing king insists Rhaenyra, now seventeen, must marry to form a strong alliance and protect their lineage. Among the suitors is Lord Jason Lannister of Casterly Rock, a union Rhaenyra opposes. Even two-year-old Prince Aegon is proposed. Lord Lyonel Strong recommends Ser Laenor Velaryon, Lord Corlys son, to mend the rift between the two houses. Overcoming his previous doubts, Viserys assures Rhaenyra she will remain his heir and can choose her consort. Meanwhile, brothers Hobert and Otto Hightower secretly scheme to make Prince Aegon the successor, furthering their family s power and prestige. After Ser Vaemond Velaryon pleads for the king s help, Viserys agrees to send aid to the Stepstones. Seeing his brother s support as ending his chance to prove himself, Daemon acts as bait to ambush the Triarchy warriors, killing the Crabfeeder and winning the ensuing battle before the crown s forces arrive.
4	King of the Narrow Sea	Clare Kilner	Ira Parker	September 11, 2022	1.81
Rhaenyra, on a months-long tour for a consort, meets and rejects countless suitors. She returns to King s Landing just as Prince Daemon arrives from the Stepstones on his dragon, Caraxes. Named the King of the Narrow Sea , Daemon swears allegiance to King Viserys and hands over his crown. As the reunited brothers celebrate, Queen Alicent confides her loneliness to Rhaenyra. After dark, Rhaenyra and Daemon sneak off to explore King s Landing; they drink, attend a bawdy play, and visit a brothel where Daemon seduces a willing Rhaenyra, though he abandons her before they have sex. Returning to the Red Keep, Rhaenyra seduces Ser Criston. A spy informs Ser Otto, who tells the king about Daemon and Rhaenyra s carousing. Alicent overhears and privately questions Rhaenyra, who denies having sex with Daemon. The king confronts a disheveled and hungover Daemon, who seemingly confirms the accusations and proposes he wed Rhaenyra. Viserys claims Daemon only wants the crown, then exiles him to the Vale. To avoid scandal and strengthen the throne, Viserys orders Rhaenyra to marry Ser Laenor Velaryon. Viserys dismisses Ser Otto as his Hand after Rhaenyra s allegation that Otto manipulates the king for personal gain. Grand Maester Mellos gives Rhaenyra a precautionary abortifacient tea.
5	We Light the Way	Clare Kilner	Charmaine DeGraté	September 18, 2022	1.83
Returning to Runestone, Daemon murders his wife, Lady Rhea Royce. In the Driftmark, King Viserys arranges a marriage between Rhaenyra and Ser Laenor, mollifying Lord Corlys Velaryon. Rhaenyra understands Laenor s sexual orientation and proposes they perform their royal duties while having lovers. Before leaving King s Landing, Ser Otto warns Queen Alicent that if Rhaenyra becomes queen, Alicent s children will be considered a threat to the throne. Alicent discretely questions Ser Criston about Rhaenyra and Daemon, only to learn Criston was the princess s lover. At a celebratory feast, Alicent enters the hall during the king s speech, purposefully wearing a green gown, House Hightower s signal color for a call to arms. Ser Gerold Royce claims Daemon murdered his cousin, Lady Rhea. Daemon denies it and demands his late wife s lands. Laenor s lover, Ser Joffrey Lonmouth surmises that Ser Criston loves Rhaenyra and smugly suggests they guard each other s secrets. Criston, conflicted over breaking his knightly vows, is infuriated and fatally beats Joffrey. Laenor is openly devastated by Joffrey s death. Rhaenyra and Laenor are privately wed; a frail Viserys collapses immediately after. As Criston is about to commit suicide over his misdeed, Alicent intervenes.
6	The Princess and the Queen	Miguel Sapochnik	TBA	September 25, 2022	TBD
7	Driftmark	Miguel Sapochnik	TBA	October 2, 2022	TBD
8	The Lord of the Tides	TBA	TBA	October 9, 2022	TBD
9	The Green Council	Clare Kilner	TBA	October 16, 2022	TBD
10	The Black Queen	TBA	TBA	October 23, 2022	TBD

Production

Development

In November 2018, George R. R. Martin, creator of A Song of Ice and Fire, stated that a potential spin-off series would be solidly based on material in Fire & Blood. By September 2019, a Game of Thrones prequel series from Martin and Ryan Condal that tracks the beginning of the end for House Targaryen was close to receiving a pilot order from HBO. The following month, House of the Dragon, which is based on Martin s book Fire & Blood, was given a straight-to-series order. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, who won an Emmy Award for directing the episode Battle of the Bastards , were selected to serve as showrunners. Sapochnik was also hired to direct the series premiere as well as additional episodes. The series takes place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen, ultimately leading to the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. The project is a reworking of the rejected spin-off concept from Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman, on which HBO officially passed.

On August 26, 2022, less than a week after its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season. On August 31, it was announced that Miguel Sapochnik would leave the series after its first season, stepping down as director and co-showrunner, but remain an executive producer. Sapochnik stated, It was incredibly tough to decide to move on, but I know that it is the right choice for me, personally and professionally. Alan Taylor, who directed multiple Game of Thrones episodes, will join in season two and serve as an executive producer and direct multiple episodes.

Writing

In January 2020, Casey Bloys, HBO s President of Programming, stated that the writing process had begun.

Casting

Casting began in July 2020. In October 2020, Paddy Considine was cast as Viserys I Targaryen. By December, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, and Emma D Arcy were cast as Alicent Hightower, Daemon Targaryen, and Rhaenyra Targaryen, respectively. In February 2021, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best and Sonoya Mizuno were added to the main cast. By April, Fabien Frankel joined the cast as Ser Criston Cole. In May, Graham McTavish was spotted on set in full wardrobe. In July 2021, Emily Carey and Milly Alcock were added to the cast as younger counterparts of Alicent Hightower and Rhaenyra Targaryen respectively.

Filming

Principal photography on the ten-episode first season of the series began in April 2021. The series was filmed primarily in the United Kingdom. During the last week of April 2021, filming took place in Cornwall. According to Production List, additionally, parts of the first season were filmed in Spain and California. House of the Dragon was the first production to be shot at Warner Bros. Leavesden Studios new virtual production stage. On July 18, 2021, production paused for two days because of a COVID-19 case.

The Spanish publication Hoy reported that House of the Dragon would be filmed in the Province of Cáceres in western Spain between October 11–21, 2021. The provincial capital of Cáceres along with the town of Trujillo were used in scenes for King s Landing. From October 26–31, the series was filmed in Portugal at the Castle of Monsanto.

Additional filming locations included Trujillo, Cáceres, a medieval town. Locations in Cornwall, England included St Michael s Mount, Holywell Beach and Kynance Cove. Other locations included Castleton, Derbyshire, in areas such as Cave Dale, Eldon Hill Quarry and the Market Place. Some scenes were shot in Aldershot, Hampshire.

In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had wrapped production.

Language

Game of Thrones linguist David J. Peterson returned to continue his work on the constructed language High Valyrian. Emma D Arcy reports enjoying learning it, while Matt Smith initially dreaded it and found it daunting.

Budget

According to Variety, each episode of House of the Dragon cost under US$20 million. In comparison, its parent series Game of Thrones, cost around $100 million per season beginning with nearly $6 million per episode from seasons one to five, around $10 million for every episode in seasons six and seven, and up to $15 million each episode in its eighth and final season, earning $285 million in profits per season over its eight seasons. The overall production budget of the first season of House of the Dragon was nearly $200 million, while the marketing budget according to Deadline Hollywood was in excess of $100 million, comparable to the marketing budget for a tentpole theatrical film.

Changes from the novels

In the novels, House Velaryon are generally described as having pale skin, silver hair, and purple eyes , however, Condal and Sapochnik wanted to include more racial diversity with its casting. Condal stated, We wanted to find a way to put diversity in the show, but we didn t want to do it in a way that felt like it was an afterthought or, worse, tokenism. The world is very different now than it was 10 years ago when Game of Thrones all started. It s different than 20 years ago when Peter Jackson made The Lord of the Rings. These types of stories need to be more inclusive than they traditionally have been. It was very important for Miguel and I to create a show that was not another bunch of white people on the screen, just to put it very bluntly. According to Condal, Martin had previously considered or at least toyed with the idea of making the Velaryons a House of Black nobles who came from the other side of the ocean conquering Westeros in his novels.

Release

House of the Dragon premiered on August 21, 2022. It is HBO s first new series to stream in 4K, Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos on its streaming platform HBO Max. The first episode was released for free on YouTube on September 2, 2022.

International broadcast

In New Zealand, the series is distributed by Sky s SoHo TV channel and Neon streaming service. In India, Disney+ Hotstar distributes the show. In the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the series airs on Sky Atlantic and its accompanying streaming service Now. In Canada, House of the Dragon is available on Bell Media s Crave streaming service and its HBO linear channel. In Australia, the series is available for streaming on Binge and Foxtel.

Reception

Critical response

House of the Dragon: Critical reception by episode

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On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 85% with an average rating of 9/10, based on 657 reviews. On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series has received a score of 69 out of 100 based on 43 critic reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews .

Viewership

The day after the series premiere, HBO said the episode had been viewed by an estimated 9.99 million viewers in the U.S. on its first night of availability – including linear viewers and streams on HBO Max – which HBO said was the largest single-day viewership for a series debut in the service s history. In announcing a second-season renewal four days later, the network said the episode had been watched by over 20 million linear, streaming, and on-demand viewers in the U.S. by that point. After one week of availability, the viewership rose to nearly 25 million in the U.S. across all platforms.

The size of the audience during the show s premiere caused HBO Max to crash for some users, particularly those using Amazon Fire TV devices. Downdetector reported 3,700 instances of the application not responding. There were also reports of widespread streaming issues on Canadian partner service Crave. According to Nielsen, the episode had a viewership of 327 million minutes on HBO Max in the U.S. during its first day. Samba TV meanwhile stated that 4.8 million U.S. households streamed the episode in the first four days. Whip Media, who track viewership data for the 22 million worldwide users of their TV Time app, stated that it was the most-viewed debut for a show in the app s history based on viewership over three days following the premiere.

The second episode was watched by 10.2 million U.S. viewers on all platforms when it premiered, based on data from Nielsen and HBO. This was an increase of 2% from the first episode. According to Whip Media, it retained 74 percent of the viewers on HBO Max compared to the first episode. Nielsen stated that the total viewership for four airings of the third episode on HBO during its premiere night was 2.5 million, a decrease of one million or 28.6 percent compared to the second. Overall it was watched by more than 16 million viewers on all platforms over the first three days.

Data by analytics company MUSO revealed that the show was the most pirated TV show worldwide for the week of September 6–12, accounting for 38.1 percent of all unlicensed downloads and streaming. According to Variety, the viewership of the fourth episode on all platforms was 5 percent more in comparison to the third one during its premiere night.

Year	2022
ReleaseDate	2022-08-21
Plot	An internal succession war within House Targaryen at the height of its power, 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen.
Awards	Top rated TV #118
Stars	Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans
Series Produced by	Ryan J. Condal,Charmaine De Grate,Jocelyn Diaz,Hannah Godwin,David Hancock,George R.R. Martin,Megan Ott,Alexis Raben,Miguel Sapochnik,Ron Schmidt,Karen Wacker,Pam Fitzgerald,Gabe Fonseca,Toby Ford,Vince Gerardis,Sara Hess,Kevin Lau,Íde O Rourke,Ira Parker,Tim Porter,Richard Sharkey,Eileen Shim,Greg Yaitanes,Angus More Gordon
Series Music by	Ramin Djawadi
Series Cinematography by	Pepe Avila del Pino,Alejandro Martínez,Fabian Wagner
Series Film Editing by	Tim Porter,Crispin Green,Selina Macarthur,Chris Hunter
Series Casting By	Kate Rhodes James
Series Production Design by	Jim Clay
Series Art Direction by	Andrew Ackland-Snow,Sarah Bicknell,Dan Clay,Fernando Contreras Díaz,Philip Elton,Lydia Farrell,Emma Goodwin,Dominic Masters,Ricardo Molina,Stephen Swain,Nick Wilkinson,Thomas Wingrove,Antonio Calvo Domínguez,Georgie Carson,Alejandro Cymerman,Ida Grundsoee,Celene McDowell,Richard Usher
Series Set Decoration by	Claire Nia Richards
Series Costume Design by	Jany Temime
Series Makeup Department	Ali Barnett,Barry Best,Christina Brancato,Lance Breakwell,Lucy Calder,Ellie Cannings,Lacey Corbould,Hannah Eccleston,Patt Foad,Barrie Gower,Amanda Knight,Emma Kramer,Ailsa Lawson,Annelise Levy,Chris Lyons,Heather Manson,Sophia Mascarenhas,Laura Odette Phipps,Harvey Smith,Harriet Thompson,Vicky Voller,Maya Wareing,Sara Kramer,Ella Burton,Isabel Duque,Cecilia Escot,Ian Grummit,Esther Liébana,Bea Millas,Mamen Lobo,Pati Martí Donoghue,Abigail Harcourt-Smith,Benjamin Ip,Maddy Davis,Sophie Alexandra Medhurst,Natalie Morton,Katie Pickles,Nacho Díaz,Asenet Iglesias Hernández,Duncan Jarman,David Moreno,Bárbara Quero,Matt Simpson,Alyn Waterman,Erika García
Series Production Management	Alison Aird,Pamela Joyce,Luca Edo Russot,Bertie Spiegelberg,Sofia Noronha,Ron Schmidt,Karen Wacker
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Glen Carroll,James Excell,Sophie Graham,Saskia Greenhalgh,Anastasia Harrold,Paul Hayes,Sam Houseman,Alice O Neill,Jason Rickwood,Elle Russell,Bram Sewell,Ben Sheridan,Pandora Showan,Kamilla Steczkowska,Gloria Alonso Martínez,Rita Al Cunha,Jesus Espin,Sebas Mandilego,Óscar Manero,João Sales,Scott Claydon,Daniel Allué,Rowley Irlam,Antje Mangeant,Alexandra Pain,Milou van der Kolff,Adam Byles,Robbie Davidson,Toby Ford,Daniel Jerome Gill,Nick Heckstall-Smith,Zoe Ozwell,Lee Tailor,Charlie Watson,Richard Anthony Lewin,Nadezhda Silvana Sim,Isra Gilani A.,Mattia Capasso,Ben Bailey,Alice Haswell,Phoebe Vale Markham,Callum Mulholland,Stefani Nedanova
Series Art Department	Guillem Atienza,Viki Atkinson,Marc Aubert,James Axford,Matthew Babb,Lee Bailey,Jayne Barratt-Haynes,Jon-Claude Bates,Bethany Beagle,Kieran Belshaw,Rebecca Blake,Laia Castellvi,Hazel Spencer Chapman,Anna Cole,Karl Colson,Tom Coxon,Matilda Craston,Sebastian Crawshaw,Dominic Meyrick-Brook,Daniel John Duggan,Rachel Elfassy-Bitoun,Kimberley Fahey,Eve Finnie,Ewa Galak,Paula González Molinero,Andrew Griffiths,Ida Grundsoee,Helen Harris,Jamie Ben Harvey,Paloma Hernandez Santos,Roger Holden,Will Holden,Jason Ivall,Jodie Jackman,Martin Kane,Orlaith Kelly,Alice La Trobe,Peter Lee,Tim Lee,Alex J. Leung,Tracy Low,Víctor López-Álvarez,Tony Marks,Alicia Grace Martin,Connor McCarthy,Antonia McKenzie,Andrew Merrison,Jessica Miles,Ricardo Molina,Izzy Morreale,James Patrick Munro,Ellie Murphy,Maggie Musial,Craig Narramore,Alfie Nobes,Javier Orgaz,Alex Ostacchini,Wolfgang Osterholzer,Anthony Owen,Rachel Owen,Matthew Ramm,Victoria Rhodes,Beth Elen Roberts,Joseph Rogers,Flavia Santos,Mark Smith,Geoff Tapping,Neil Trepat,Irene Vidal,Cara Walker,Angela Ward-Holmes,Brigitte Ward-Holmes,Harriet Wilkins,Lee Wiseman,Jeff Woodbridge,Jessica Wretlind,Qingling Zhang,Adam Pescott,Georgie Carson,Alejandro Cymerman,Celene McDowell,Richard Usher,Jamie Bench,Hannah Fawcett,Rohan Harris,Martin Rookes,Tom Turner,Rodrigo Busto,Laura López,Vicente Peñalver,Eleonore Rolandez,Amy-Ciara Turner,Neil Benterman,John Colebourn,Rob Guest,Aaron Harvey,Scott McInnes,José María Ortega,Sergio Alarcon,James Bedwell,Scott Heron,Christopher Mansey,Chris Purl,Rich Smith,Jean-David Solon,Michael Weaver,Russell Oxley,Graham Patmore,Tom Whitehouse,Tyler Adlem,Finn Hadley
Series Sound Department	Millie Akerman-Blankley,Jason Bennett,Doug Cooper,Matt Daniel,Paula Fairfield,Ruth Knight,Martin Seeley,Alastair Sirkett,Barnaby Smyth,Jamie Tongue,Philip Walker,Miguel Ángel Caprara,Colin Codner,Ben Tisdall,Angus Puczyniec,Peter Davis,Robert Edwards,Tim Hands,Keith Partridge,Julian Willson,Jorge Adrados,Simon Bishop,Nick Kray,Caitlin McDaid,Giancarlo Dellapina,Thomas Dornan,James Hayward,Patch Morrison,Derek Barnard,Joe Carey,James Cooper
Series Special Effects by	Dominic Allan,Marti Bartra,Ben Broadbridge,Ricardo Coelho,Conor Coughlan,Michael Dawson,Manex Efrem,Jaime Fortea,Colin Foster,James Gaunt,Laura Herman,Alex Landrum Jr.,Thomas Lloyd,Kyle May,Juan Ramón Molina,Anthony Rintoul,Mark Roberts,Mirko von Berner,Jordan Washington,James Willis,Mark Weatherbe,Bernard Newton,Neil Reynolds,Boris Fernández,Mark White,Adrian Bennett,Christopher Eastwood
Series Visual Effects by	Jarrod Anderson,Harveen Bahia,Angus Bickerton,Louisa Bremner,Jack Dartford,Andie Davies,Lauren DeSantis,Valerio Maria Donati,Jay Elbourne,Olivia Farrar,Nikeah Forde,Paul Gardner,Ed Hawkins,Thomas M. Horton,Chris Hunter,Jishon.N.Shoby,Aditya Khati,Mihajlo Kocevski,Lev Kolobov,Douglas Larmour,Julia Lou,Van Ha Christian Nguyen,Kyle C. Olson,Matthew Ozerski,Anupam Pal,Dani Bellar Pilukas,Andrea Salvatori,Gillian Simpson,Lee Watson,Martin Lake,Alex Fynn,Christopher Gray,Raghvendra Singh,Joseph Angelo Steel,Kenny Li,Collette Nunes,Jubinville Steve,Mario Brioschi,Samuel Cabrera Marquez,Sachin Kumar Chauhan,Sitanshu Das,Pooja Deshpande,Amal K Jose,Robert McHugh,Ben Pickering,Christopher Banasko,Matteo Birilli,Dadarao Navnath Gadhe,Samantha Hiscock,Gregorio Manara,Aditya Ananthamurthy,Pedro Andrade,Antonio Cascone,Virginia Cefaly,Fabio Cerrito,Oli Clarke,Isabella De Blasio,Aritra Dey,Diego Di Paola,Ghosh Diganta,Andrew Dohan,Mattia Fede,Alex Fenichel,Sara Gargano,Thomas Gillet,Vlasis Gogousis,Matthew Hill,Rishabh Laheja,Richard J. Lee,Francesca Lombardi,Steven Lovell,Alessandro Macis,Giulio Parati,Emanuele Perrina,Matilde Rossi,Hannah Starkins,Aditya Thirunirmalai,Pasquale Tomaiuolo,Dawn Turner,Lorena Cano Acosta,Corinne DeOrsay,Katherine Miccio,David Piombino,David Muñoz Arjona,Debabrata Bairagy,Wyatt Bartel,Elliot Best,Mayur Bhosle,Juan Francisco Biancardi,Satyendra Chaturvedi,Léonie Clément,Dogra Daman,Alex de la Sotilla,Clemente Del Gracco,Virginia Dineen,Dave Duarte,Georg Engebakken,Dani Folch Gaya,Anaïs Gosselin,Alex Grau,David Griffith,Nathaniel Hancock,Megan Hartey,Bharath Hr,Nikolas Kanellopoulos,Josh Kerekes,Jesper Kjölsrud,Oktawian Klosko,Matt Knight,Marcin Kolendo,Gabriel Lebel Bernier,Louisa Hoi-Tung Leung,Jakob Lundbye,Rebecca Macdonald,Filipe Magalhães,Mrigank Shekhar Mahato,Maura Manfredi,Mike McGuinness,Hayley Morrison,Shubham Patil,Daniel Pereira,Mikael Pettersén,Giorgio Pitino,Esther Rosenzweig Misrahi,Bryan Ryan,Heather Savage,Agustin Schilling,Brett Schroeder,Sanket Shinde,Satish Kumar Singh,Orsola Sorrentino,Grant Spencer,Mihai Stan,Siddharthan Uk,Katrina Kamilla Vasilevska,Lucy White,Gavin Whittaker,Gabriel Wills,Aleksandar Yochkolovski,Taner Besen,Dan Bodenstein,Nicolas Bouf,Daryl Bruinsma,Rashabh Butani,Renato Carone,Nick Carvalho,Aniruddhya Chang,Alessio Chietera,Lucy Choi,Krishnamurti Costa,Coulter DeSimone,Blake Druery,Nick Fairley,Rafael Ghencev,Sandeep Kumar Goje,Anna Gravey,Josh Harrison,Hugo Jacquier,Lane Jolly,Renaud Louvet,Maximilian Mallmann,Roxane Marce,Diana Nikitina,Geoffrey Niquet,Krissy Nordella,Tristan Pasteur,Samir Patel,Cinzia Pegorin,Charlston John Peña,Matthieu Piat,Quentin Ramasseul,Balthazar Sahel,Damien Stantina,Keith Sullivan,Chitra Vinod,Stephane Vogel,Zijing Ye,Onur Can Yol,Annabelle Zoellin,Simran Kaur Matharu,André de Beer,Taylor Holton,Salar Salahi
Series Stunts	Eduardo Gago Muñoz,Rowley Irlam,Paul Shapcott,Sam Stefan,Rob Bowen,Nikita Mitchell,David Cronnelly,Richard Hansen,Leigh Maddern,Leona McCarron,Josh Wheeldon,William Willoughby,Josh Dyer,Erin Jameson,Oleg Podobin,Richard Wheeldon,Richard Hall,Nicklas Hansson,Max Häusle,Richard Leggett,Nick Roeten,Harvey Taylor,Marco Bertagna,Phil Campbell,Joel Conlan,Matt Crook,Tom Crowley Ellis,Matt Da Silva,Doren John Farmer,Pete Ford,Martin Gordon,Dan Griffiths,Kye Mckee,Elliot Murray,José Antonio Oña Sánchez,Christopher Painter,Dominic Preece,Andrej Riabokon,Brandy Rodríguez,Arran Topham,Gyula Tóth,Reuben Williams,Mark Ward,Eddy Beckett,Ferenc Berecz,Tola Bishi,Roberto Bonacini,Liam Carey,Yusuf Chaudhri,Nick Chopping,Jonathan Cohen,Alexander Corne,Will Dent,Adrian Derrick-Palmer,Levan Doran,Dom Dumaresq,Sam Durrani,Ben Essex,Isky Fay,Jonathan Fee,Luke Gomes,Jonty Green,Ryan Green,Lawrence Hansen,Lyndon S. Hellewell,Matt Hermiston,David Hernández Silva,Robert Hladik,James Horan,Gergely Horpásci,Paul Howell,Tsvetolyub Iliev,Paul Joseph,Jamie Karitzis,Mathew Kaye,Robbie Keane,Conor Kenny,Kenny Knight,André Layne,Lukaz Leong,Saul Lockwood,Álvaro Martín Ronco,Kim McGarrity,Stefan Mihalache,Eduardo Moratilla,Theo Morton,Steven Mullins,Pete Olivant,Abian Padrón,Kat Pickering,David Pintado,Joshua Ravenscroft,Daniel Rawlins,Elitsa Razheva,Ricardo Rocca,Stanislav Satko,Jodie Saunders,Hasit Savani,Fenix Searle,John Sharpe,Anna Stephenson,James Stewart,Ryan Stuart,Pedro Torres Cumbreño,Marek Toth,Anthony Traher,Vincent Wang,Eledro Wolf,Leo Woodruff,Gábor Zámbó,Aidan Brindle,Roy Taylor,Ramón Jiménez,David Chapman,Rob Hayns,Gavin Lee Lewis,Luke Tumber,Ricardo Cruz Jr.,Dan Euston,Erol Ismail,Anthony Knight,Jonathan Staples
Series Camera and Electrical Department	Cameron Affleck,Barry Aldridge,Chris Bellotti,George Bishop,Lucas Blake,Richard Bradbury,James Bridger,Alexander Bridges,Stuart Bridges,Jessie Brough,Matthew Budd,Fabio Cachucho,Erica Sarah Carrubba,Bennett Clarke,Lisa Cottington,Heather Crompton,Sean Cronin,Danny Cunningham,Joshua Davies,Malik Elbartal,Isaac G. Perez,Faith Glenister,Robbie Gray,Rory Grierson,Joshua George Hunt,Callum Longstaff,Sam Louka,Tanya Marar,David Marriott,Ian Marrs,John Marzano,Ricky McCullagh,Eamonn McKinney,Ralph Messer,Gary Norman,Ross O Brien,Amber Osborne,Ferran Parera,Jack Parry,Samantha Patterson,Mitchell Payne,John Piggott,Hamza F. Qureshi,Kofi Richards,Aaron Rogers,Nick Rogers,Joe Russell,Romyn Raj Sharma,Martine Skogstad,Khyle Smith,Myles Soldenhoff,Adam Suha,Adrian Sworn,Agnieszka Szeliga,Dave Thom,Iain Thomson,Jorge Santos Trallero,Oliver Upton,Harry Walker,Matt Webb,Ellie Weedon,Steve Weightman,Calum Weir,Clive David Williams,Joshua Wilson,Leandro Vaz da Silva,Gary Moyes,Andy Furby,Alberto Merino,Jota Parro,Diego Pérez Hurtado,Andy D. Stewart,Max Boon,Graham Driscoll,Pippa Griffith-Jones,Christine McKillion,Lewis Morgan,Miriam Ouchi,Sandra Pennington,Cecilia Chan,Robert Clark,Martina Fabian,Mac Hughes,Lydia Lewis,Richard Osborne,Sandra Pascu,Petar Petrov,Lucy Bradley,Caolán Caddell,Nick Crew,Ian McGurrell,Dan Nightingale,Jem Rayner,Joe Dore,Pippa Storey,Nick Thursby,Christopher Anthony,Phil Arntz,Connor Bede,Henry Bridges,Ed Clark,Aaron Cole,Jamie Eagles,Mike Foyle,Zane Garrett,Lewis Goode,Quentin Jorquera,Morgan Lowndes,Callan Matthews,Robert Owen,Lucrezia Pollice,Adrián Rodríguez Navas,Alan Tabner,Michael Woods,Michael Carstensen,Darren Bailey,Natalie Brown,Arabella Cristerna,Piter Fot,Leila García-Blanco Spazzapan,Justin Hawkins,Luke Jefferson,Jack Kelly,Gabriel Kerbs,Nina Mangold,Darren Miller,Paulo Miranda,Maiya Rose,Suzanne A. Smith,Alice Stevens,Jonny Stillwell,James Stormer,Josh Tilley,Bethan Williams,Amy H.C. Wilson,Viola Wyszynska,Dominika Zieba,David Allen,Adam Feeney,Ilaria Fulvio,James Grandi,Jordan Heath,Joseph Bradley Hill,Emmanuel Holcroft,Núria Server Llorca,Callum Walsh,Tom Watson,Leon Willis,Leo Winslow,Guillem Zamora,Diego Campos,Gino Raphael Payne
Series Animation Department	Sarah Padoan,Luca Chiari,Céline Chotard,Naga Raju Naraboina,Dibyendu Bhowmick,Mike McGuinness,Vladimir Vuletikj,Robert Zjawinski
Series Casting Department	Gordon Cowell,Kat Edmonds,Gabriella Summer Wolf,Rahul Chopra
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department	Joshua Bain,Danuta Banaszewska,Clare Banet,Helen Barron,Alexandra Bland,Saffron Bramley-Astle,Simon Brindle,Katherine Burchill,Lucy Calder,Faith Carey,Henry Christopher,Joel Christopher,Kate Collis,Lorraine Cooksley,Birgit De Brucker,Zara De Freitas,Charlie Doult,Megan Doyle,Samantha Ealden,Rachael Eastop,Harriet Edmonds,Berel-Anne Evans,Beata Fiertek,Natasha Freeman,Maria Garces,Rachel George,Christian Goddard,Davina Greening,Libby Gunner,Alice Herring,Freddie Hitchcock,Nicola Huckstepp,Sarah Humphrey,Benjamin Ip,Jenny Jarvis,Matt Kazmierczak,Jolanta Kowalska,Helena Leung,Joanna Lynch,Helen Mackenzie-Corby,Eudald Magri,Calandra Meredith,Zoe Morris,Olivia Murray,Leticia Palomares,Geo Pavlov,Chloe Peach,Tessa Phillips,Rubén Raposo,Koke Riera,Charlotte Smith,Zoe Taylor,Anabel Temple,Emily Thomson,Sarah Thornton,Alexandra Voloaca,Britt Walker,Amy Westwood,Marianna Zachariadou,Juan Antonio Bello,Melissa Rogula,Joanna Zadroga,Frances E. Barer,Daisy Curtis,Clare Vyse,Anna Graveling,Caroline Nicholls-Weston,Amelia Stephensen,Susana Muñoz,Militza Vélez,Jenna McGranaghan,Isabella Craig,Oliver Garcia,Jessica Allen,Fiona Barty,Lucy Caw,Maggie Foggett,Jenna Handley,Tom Stacey,Fern Berreen,Natasha McMahon,Rebeca Sola,Baker Matthew,Alys Young,Sarah Pollak,Archie Campbell,Elizabeth Lean
Series Editorial Department	Stuart Bryce,Samuel Cabrera Marquez,Marco Valerio Caminiti,Michael Davis,Siân Fever,Kevin Fairfax Harwood,Tom Mitchell,Yogi Patel,Holly Remmett,Otto Rodd,Daniel Saunders,Asa Shoul,Benjamin Stower,Anthony Raman Williams,Jordan Kennedy,Ryan Axe,Alex Hobbs,Dean Harding,Patrick Brine,Emma Marie Cramb
Series Location Management	Jason Allen,Michael Bangs,George Carmichael,Sam Chesworth,Clara Díaz,Matthew Hayes,Rosa Núñez,Alba Sabio Ochando,Mario Santa Cruz,John David Gunkle,Melissa Searle,Molly Glinn,Rubén Gundín,Mark Gladwin,Pedro Tate Aráez,Jack Barrie,Mark Clementson,Craig Cook,Ralph Harvey-Jefferson,Nicolás Kico Aráez,Irene Manrique Matin,Kiera Melachrino,Dale Platt,Emma Woodcock,Fraser Muir,Oliver Batchelor,Samuel Bates,Elliott Caen,Joel Cockrill,Frankie Cox,Benedict Crosby,Jacob Head,Isobel Holmes,Emily Jasper,Matthew Linge,Jake Sainsbury,Monty Till,Ruben Alves Pereira,Jayne Slater
Series Music Department	Stephen Coleman,Timeri Duplat,Evyen Klean,Garret Reynolds,David Klotz,Julian Nunez
Series Script and Continuity Department	Rory Herbert,Tessa Kimbell,Rebecca King,Isabella Whiteman,Maddison Marieges Moore
Series Transportation Department	Phil Allchin,Ramón Alonso,Roberto Greciano,Steve Mitchard,Javier Navarrete Fernández-Nieto,Katerina Ruskova,Clive Shaw,Jason Stedmon,Piotr Walczak,Nicol Shaw,Vero Wintxita
Series Additional Crew	Oz Arshad,Mayank Badhwar,Alfred Barwick,Tomas Battersby,George Benedetti,Sam Brocklebank,Julie Burnham,Megan Byrne,Natalia Sánchez Calvo,Naomi Connor,Alex Cooper,Jack Denison,Maria Ana D. Dias,Mark Dryden,Amy Eglen,Boris Fernández,Silvia Fischesser,Carlene Garvey,Ben Gazey,Rebecca Gibson,Alex Gillison,Amy Graham,Antti Hakala,Oliver Hill,Natalia Ibanez,Tim Ingall,Daniel Cusa Bayuk Karmeniani,Olga Kijana,Laura Knapp,Sky Kraigher,Clem Leneghan,Tim Lewis,Enric Llopis,Eleanor Lodge,Miriam Lucia,Vicente Martorell,Louissa McIntosh,Lisa J. Mitchinson,Camilla Naprous,Holly Neale,Rosie O Sullivan,Emmaline O Toole,William O Toole,Jessica Parsons,Tracy Parsons,Rodeck Quarshie,Hugo Ribeiro,Hayleigh Roberts,Mónica Sastre,Barry Sigrist,Esme Pembury Smith,Tom Stacey,Jheryl Stewart,Rachel Stollery,Dan Storey,Roy Stratford,Bartley Taylor,Louis Taylor-Baggs,Marcus Anthony Thomas,Sigita Vengalyte,Karen Margaux Walker,Anna Walters,El West,Ricky Wilcock,Richard Wild,Meredith Wilson,Jemima Rose,Laura Espinosa Minuesa,Aser García Rada,Anastasia Marto,Lauren Gledhill,Shelly O Mahony-Masso,Carlos Jesús Domingo,Fernando J. Monge,Luciano Scalzone,Daren Bailey,Fraya Dawe,Sophie Gray,Fay McConkey,Shailini Vijay Naik,Lucy North,Inga Fabian,Jánoux Gerber,Madeline Salmon,Joe Street,Iona Westlake,Molly Glinn,Francesca Jaynes,Lauren Beacham,Kylie Boersma,Tom Cox,Nerea Herrero,Emma Kaler,Olly Lloyd,Dale Mercer,David Monteath,Ben Morcumb,Grace Parr,Andy Stephens,Clara Sáenz,Nazim Uddin,Sunniva Bjørkeslett,Megan Brooks,Chris Cadby,Ruth Clarson,Lauren Dormody,Alexandra Doyle,Tanya Dyce,Sara Gomez Vitores,Sally Hague,Chantelle Law,Giuseppe Lentini,Daniele Lydon,Ranjana Mitra,Mickael Montfort,Joe Morley,Jillian Ong,Berenice Percival,Kai Justine Roberts,Jan Haydn Rowles,Becky Scurrah,James Tappenden,Kari-Ann Trachmann,Dean Weir,Kieran Wall,Rocio Lopez Costillas,Joshua J.A. Smith,Claudia Collins,Callum Mulholland
Series Thanks	Shahid Latif
Genres	Action, Adventure, Drama
Companies	1:26 Pictures, Home Box Office (HBO)
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	TV-MA
ImDbRating	8.7
ImDbRatingVotes	138423
MetacriticRating	69
Keywords	kingdom,dragon,prince,king,queen