House of the Dragon Release Time and Episode Count
House of the Dragon will chronicle a serious Targaryen conflict. Here is when and where you can watch it.
Set 200 years before the events of According to series co-creator Ryan Condal “It’s a moment of high wealth and greatness. The Targaryens have been in high power for a hundred years, and they’re really beyond reproach.” The Targaryens, and the world of Westeros as a whole, that we see in House of the Dragon are set to be very different from what we see in Game of Thrones.
House of the Dragon is set during the Dance of the Dragons, a bloody civil war that divides the Targaryen dynasty and ultimately sows the seeds of their downfall. This war is caused by disagreements surrounding who will succeed King Viserys (Paddy Considine) to the throne when the time comes. Even though seventeen different dragons to be exact.
Game of Thrones fans who are still bitter about handpicked by Martin. House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood. However, it’s important to that unlike the “A Song of Fire and Ice” novels that Game of Thrones is based on, this novel, while still fiction, is written as a historical of Westeros and the Targaryens during this time period rather than a more straightforward narrative story. Martin wrote this from the perspective of Archmaester Gyldayn, a historian whose sources have conflicting points of view on how the Dance of Dragons actually went down.
However this story plays out on screen, there’s bound to be some twists and turns that even the most seasoned Game of Thrones experts don’t see coming.
When and Where Will House of the Dragon Be Available to Watch?
In the US, the first episode of House of the Dragon will air on HBO at 9 p.m. ET on Aug. 21, 2022 and will be available to stream on HBO Max at the same time. Subsequent episodes will be released weekly on Sundays at the same time on both HBO Max.
In the UK, the first episode will follow the Game of Thrones scheduling pattern by first airing on Sky Atlantic and NOW at 2 a.m. on Aug. 22, 2022 and then being repeated at 9 p.m. the same day. Subsequent episodes will be released on Sky Atlantic and NOW weekly.
How Many Episodes Will House of the Dragon Have?
House of the Dragon will have 10 episodes in season 1, though unlike Game of Thrones this series is set to tell its story in a non-linear structure that jumps between events that are 20 years apart.
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