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HBO just provided Game of Thrones fans with the ultimate treat: the first photos of the acclaimed show's anticipated prequel series, House of the Dragon.
The network unveiled three images on Wednesday of the cast in character and on set. Emma D'Arcy is seen as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower and Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, and Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon.
The cast also includes Eve Best, Paddy Considine, Fabien Frankel and Sonoya Mizuno.
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Last month, HBO confirmed via the House of the Dragon's Twitter account that production on the HBO Max series had begun. "Fire will reign," read the tweet, which featured a photo of the cast during a table read. "The @HBO original series #HouseoftheDragon is officially in production. Coming soon to @HBOMax in 2022."
© Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO House of the Dragon began production in April and is expected to premiere in 2022
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HBO additionally shared individual photos of cast members Smith, 38, Cooke, 27, Ifans, 53, Considine, 47, Toussaint, 56, and D'Arcy, 28, partaking in the socially-distanced table reading session.
House of the Dragon is a prequel series to Game of Thrones, which ran for eight seasons on HBO from 2011 to 2019. Set 300 years before the events that transpired in the award-winning drama, House of the Dragon follows the history of House Targaryen as the family goes through a civil war.
House of the Dragon is slated to debut in 2022.