House of the Dragon is finally coming to screens. Since it was first announced in late 2019, we have watched filming and casting announcements roll in.
The show reportedly cost around $20 (£16.5) million per episode for its 10-episode run, according to Variety and the hype is in full swing. It will premiere on August 22 on Sky Atlantic in the UK.
House of the Dragon is set around 200 years before the events of a Song of Ice and Fire as the Targaryan family erupts into civil war. Caught in the middle of this war is Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, first-born daughter of King Viserys I.
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Who is Emma D’Arcy, who plays Rhaenyra Targaryen?
Emma D’Arcy is an English actor who was born in London. She attended Oxford University, studying fine art at the Ruskin School of Art.
Her acting career spans both stage and screen. She has appeared in several theatre productions, including Romeo and Juliet, The Games We Played, and The Crucible.
Emma’s screen roles include Truth Seekers, a comedy horror series starring Nick Frost for Amazon Prime Video, and Nick Payne's BBC and Netflix series Wanderlust. She starred alongside Keira Knightly in 2020’s Misbehaviour.
Who else has been cast in The House of the Dragon?
Joining Emma in the Targaryen ranks is Paddy Considine - who plays King Viserys I - and Matt Smith, who plays Rhaenyra’s uncle Daemon. Welsh favourite Rhys Ifans joins as Ser Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King.
Others starring in the House of the Dragon cast include Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, Milly Alcock as a Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Bethany Antonia as Baela Targaryen, Phoebe Campbell as Rhaena Targaryen, Emily Carey as a Young Alicent Hightower, Harry Collett as Jacaerys Velaryon, Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong.
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