House of the Dragon

Everything you need to know about ‘House of the Dragon’

The “Game of Thrones” spinoff series, “House of the Dragon,” premieres Sunday, Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max

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Set around 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” it follows the Targaryen family (Daenerys and Jon Snow’s ancestors) through a civil war

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This show is based on George R.R. Martin’s book “Fire & Blood,” which chronicles the (fictional) history of the Targaryens.

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The basic story is a civil war between Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and her half-brother, Aegon II, over which one of them will succeed their father, Viserys I, to the throne

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This is the world of Westeros with many familiar visuals from “Game of Thrones,” but instead of jumping around to all corners of it, we’re focused on King’s Landing

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The key figures are King Viserys I (Considine); his scheming brother Daemon (Matt Smith) and the king’s daughter, Rhaenyra (Alcock and D’Arcy),

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who is a little too close with her Uncle Daemon, and who is trying to be the first woman on the Iron Throne long before her descendent, Daenerys.

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