‘House of the Dragon’ Official Teaser Unleashes Fire and Blood

The rich world of Game of Thrones returns this summer when the new prequel series House of the Dragon premieres on HBO Max, and the official teaser trailer was released today, unleashing fire and blood.

Based on author George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the new series is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen.

Paddy Considine (The Outsider), Matt Smith (Doctor Who), Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint (Doctor Who), Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel, and Rhys Ifans star. Additional cast members include Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collett, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Graham McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Theo Nate, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Phia Saban, Gavin Spokes, and Savannah Steyn.

Martin and Ryan Condal (Colony, Hercules) serve as co-creators on the series, while Miguel Sapochnik and Condal are showrunners, and the pair also serve as executive producers along with Martin, Sara Hess, Jocelyn Diaz, Vince Gerardis and Ron Schmidt.

House of the Dragon premieres on HBO Max on August 21.

You can watch the official teaser trailer below.

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