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HBO announced that filming is officially underway on the third season of House of the Dragon back in April, and we now have some fairly late casting news that fans of George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood have been eagerly anticipating.

Deadline reports that Annie Shapero will play Alysanne Blackwood, aka Black Aly, in season 3. In the source material, Blackwood is a mighty warrior who ends up siding with Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) in the Dance of the Dragons before marrying Lord Cregan Stark (Tom Taylor.)

In the season 2 finale, Rhaenyra and Daemon (Matt Smith) put their differences aside and joined forces as they prepared to launch a full-scale attack on King's Landing.

We'll be meeting quite a few new faces in season 3, with James Norton (Happy Valley) previously joining the cast as Ormund Hightower, along with Tommy Flanagan as Ser Roderick Dustin, aka "Roddy the Ruin," and...

House of the DragonSeason 3 has finally cast one of the "most fierce" warriors from George R. R. Martin's best-selling work. As filming for the highly-anticipated third season of the Game of Thrones prequel continues, it has now been revealed who will be playing a legendary character from the saga.

Deadline reports that Annie Shapero (Red Skies) has been cast as Alysanne Blackwood in House of the Dragon Season 3. She will not be a series regular, but is expected to appear in five episodes of the upcoming season. The character plays a key role in Fire & Blood, so fans of the book have been waiting for the casting for quite some time. Details remain scarce on the upcoming season, but Shapero will make her debut as Alysanne when House of the Dragon returns to HBO sometime in 2026.

Alysanne "Black Aly" Blackwood is an important character from Fire & Blood, and could...

King Aegon II Targaryen was my favorite character from the second season of House of the Dragon. He was the screw-up king, a callow layabout hopelessly unprepared for the huge responsibility thrust upon him after the death of his father, King Viserys Targaryen. Yes, he's done bad things, but it was hard not to feel for him, especially after his power-hungry younger brother Aemond blasted him out of the sky on dragonback. Last we left Aegon, he was a wounded shell of a man fleeing King's Landing before Aemond could finish the job, aided by Larys Strong (Matthew Needham).

Even before he was wounded, Aegon was always "frail," as actor Tom Glynn-Carney put it to Awards Radar. "I don’t think there was ever a part of him that was strong," Glynn-Carney said. "He might’ve looked strong with a crown on his head, but I think he’s always been fragile.

Heavy lies the head that wears the crown. This is most definitely true of Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) in the HBO series, House of the Dragon. Queen Alicent's (Olivia Cooke) mistake has set off a chain of events that have since brought Rhaenyra and Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) to blows as the contest for the Iron Throne continues. Aegon sees little need for proper counsel, a flaw that is evident in his erratic decision-making. Meanwhile, his half-sister values counsel, albeit some she doesn't always agree with. This brings her into conflict with the men on her council, even with her King-Consort, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith). In the aftermath of one of those explosive verbal confrontations where Rhaenyra finally tells Daemon that she can't trust him, he departs for Harrenhal and remains there for a greater part of Season 2.

After several unnatural sightings and a vision of the future in the godswood...

In war, it's hard to know who to trust. In a civil war, it's even harder as the standoff is between previous allies. Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Aegon II Targaryen's (Tom Glynn-Carney) claims to the Iron Throne have brought the realm to its knees in House of the Dragon. The Targaryen civil war will ultimately cripple the most powerful house in Westeros, but before we get there, its key players must take advice from their most trusted councilors. While Aegon has Lord Larys (Matthew Needham) to count on, Rhaenyra, in Season 2 of the prequel series, depends on Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno), aka the White Worm, for counsel while on Dragonstone.

Mysaria is the woman Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) used as a pawn in his stunt to get his brother's, King Viserys (Paddy Considine), attention years ago. Daemon's trickery and manipulation was a shared experience for both women, and one they could bond over.

Disney+'s Andor recurring co-star, Joplin Sibtain, who played Brasso, is taking a trip to Westeros in House of the Dragon. His character in the science fiction series, which is part of the Star Wars franchise, was Cassian Andor's co-worker and friend. After having a devastating role to play in a Season 2 episode, the actor is now joining the cast of George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal's series.

According to Deadline, Sibtain recently snagged a role in Season 3 of House of the Dragon. He's among a few new cast additions to the fantasy drama, which debuted in 2022 on HBO. Sibtain will play Ser "Bold" Jon Roxton, and Tom Cullen will play Ser Luthor Largent. Meanwhile, Barry Sloane, who played Aiden Mathis in 43 episodes of ABC's Revenge, will play Ser Adrian Redfort. As House of the Dragon continues to grow in popularity, even more new additions are being announced.

“House of the Dragon” has added three new cast members for its upcoming third season.

Tom Cullen, Joplin Sibtain, and Barry Sloane have all joined the upcoming season of the hit “Game of Thrones” prequel. Cullen will play Ser Luthor Largent, with Sibtain set as Ser “Bold” Jon Roxton and Sloane as Ser Adrian Redfort.

Cullen is repped by United Agents and Telescope Agency. Sibtain is represented by The Artists Partnership and Goodman Genow. Sloane is repped by Conway van Gelder Grant, Brillstein, and Gersh

The new additions to the cast join returning cast members: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, and Abubakar Salim.

New cast members previously announced for Season 3 include James Norton as Ormund Hightower,...

“House of the Dragon” is adding three more cast members to its upcoming season. Tom Cullen, Joplin Sibtain and Barry Sloane have been added to Season 3 of the HBO fantasy hit.

Cullen, who is known for his work in the BBC series “The Gold” and the upcoming Channel 4 series “Trespasses,” will star as Ser Luthor Largent. Sibtain, who is known for his work on Disney+’s “Andor” and Netflix’s “Safe,” will play Ser “Bold” Jon Roxton. Finally, Sloane, known for his work on Netflix’s “The Sandman” and ABC’s “Revenge,” will star as Ser Adrian Redfort.

All three characters were knights in George R.R. Martin’s original novel series, which serves as the basis of “House of the Dragon.” While Ser Luthor Largent is connected to the City Watch of King’s Landing, Ser “Bold” Jon Roxton is the head of House Roxton, and Ser Adrian Redfort...

Three new players are coming to Westeros to join in on the game of thrones.

House of the Dragon has added Tom Cullen (The Gold, Trespasses) as Ser Luthor Largent, Joplin Sibtain (Andor, Safe) as Ser “Bold” Jon Roxton, and Barry Sloane (Sandman, Revenge) as Ser Adrian Redfort.

The trio will join Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, and Abubakar Salim for season 3.

Previously announced new cast members include James Norton as Ormund Hightower, Tommy Flanagan as Lord Roderick Dustin, and Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

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

House of the Dragon is getting more and more crowded in Season 3.

TVLine has learned that English actor Barry Sloane (Revenge, Six), Welsh actor Tom Cullen (Knightfall, Downton Abbey) and English actor Joplin Sibtain (aka Andor‘s Brasso) have boarded the HBO fantasy saga’s cast.

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Sloane will fill the role of Ser Adrian Redfort,...

When dragons take flight, kingdoms burn. And House of the Dragon Season 3 is fanning the flames for what might be its most explosive chapter yet. Fire, blood, betrayal—it’s all brewing into a full-blown Targaryen inferno. Though it started slower than a raven in winter, HBO’s first Game of Thrones spin-off has found its fire. House of the Dragon has gone from cautious political plays to fiery clashes, with fans once again rallying under the banners of George R.R. Martin’s epic world.

And if whispers from the realm are true, Season 3 could rival the best of Thrones—think “Battle of the Bastards” level mayhem with dragons added to the mix.

House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 7 Red Sowing [Credit HBO]

For the uninitiated, House of the Dragon draws from Martin’s Fire & Blood, set 200 years before Game Of Thrones. It’s the rise and fall of House Targaryen.

It's been a good week to be a House of the Dragon fan. On Monday, HBO confirmed that the third season of its Game of Thrones prequel series had begun filming. At the same time, two new cast members were announced: Tommy Flanagan as Roderick Dustin aka Roddy the Ruin, and Dan Fogler as Lord Torrhen Manderly. And on top of that, showrunner Ryan Condal sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss everything from the Battle of the Gullet to George R.R. Martin's critical blog post of last year. It's been a busy few days!

We're still poring through Condal's words about season 3, and today it's time to shine the light on none other than King Aegon II Targaryen, played by Tom Glynn-Carney. Aegon was one of the surprise breakout characters of season 2; I never particularly liked him in Martin's book Fire & Blood, but Glynn-Carney infused the conflicted king with a sense of tragedy,...

Finally. There is some hope regarding when we might return to Westeros to watch the Targaryen civil war continue to unfurl. Accompanied by a new look at Emma D'Arcy's Rhaenyra Targaryen, it has been announced that House of the Dragon Season 3 is officially in production. Showrunner Ryan Condal will be returning to help bring to life, as authentically as possible, the events in George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood. The coming season will most likely take on a more brutal face, as the Dance of Dragons gets ever more intense. This means the arrival of new characters to help drive the narrative further, and one of those new characters is Prince Daeron Targaryen, the third son and youngest son of King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) and his second wife, Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke).

Daeron will be arriving from Oldtown to join his brother and mother in their...

HBO has announced that filming is officially underway on the third season of House of the Dragon, and the show's social media accounts have shared a behind-the-scenes look at star Emma D'Arcy calling action while in-costume as Rhaenyra Targaryen.

In the season 2 finale, Rhaenyra and Daemon put their differences aside and joined forces as they prepared to launch a full-scale attack on King's Landing.

We'll be meeting some new faces in season 3, and following the recent news that James Norton will play Ormund Hightower, EW is reporting that Tommy Flanagan has joined the cast as Ser Roderick Dustin, aka "Roddy the Ruin," along with Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

“I don't want to say much because I think this is one of those truly memorable Game of Thrones characters, and I'm very excited to bring him into the fold,” showrunner Ryan Condal says of Roddy. “But he is a fixture in Fire & Blood,...

House of the Dragon Season 3 is officially in production. The new season will also come with a series of newcomers.

House of the Dragon is the second series in the adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise and the first Game of Thrones spin-off. The HBO fantasy drama serves as a prequel to Game of Thrones, and it's loosely based on the 2018 novel Fire & Blood, set a couple of centuries before the events of the original series. As Season 3 started filming, Sons of Anarchy star Tommy Flanagan was among the newcomers, and he's set to play fan-favorite character Roddy the Ruin, per Entertainment Weekly.

House of the Dragon Season 3 has just cast two crucial characters. After James Norton was cast as Ormund Hightower in February 2025, Flanagan will join Targaryen civil war as Ser Roderick Dustin, the Lord of Barrowton and the head of House...

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House of the Dragon begins production on Season 3

Production has officially commenced on the eight-episode third season of HBO's House of the Dragon. Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series, set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen. Season 3 started shooting Monday in the United Kingdom.

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New cast members announced for Season 3 include Tommy Flanagan as Ser Roderick Dustin, Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly, and James Norton as Ormund Hightower.

Returning cast members for Season 3 include: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan,...

House of the Dragon marked the first spin-off in the Game of Thrones franchise, and the series received positive reviews. However, author George R.R. Martin criticized the changes in Season 2.

Although Martin praised House of the Dragon Season 2's "magnificent" beginning, the author later posted a blog review in late August 2024 to address "everything that's gone wrong with House of the Dragon." He published a follow-up several days later in early September, criticizing the adaptation and the character omissions and changes. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal addressed his criticism for the first time.

"It was disappointing," Condal admitted about Martin's words. "I will simply say I've been a fan of A Song of Ice and Fire for almost 25 years now, and working on the show has been truly one of the great privileges of, not only my career as a writer,...

Tommy Flanagan and Dan Fogler join ‘House of the Dragon’ (Photo Credits: Simon Murphy / HBO)

Season three of HBO’s House of the Dragon has officially begun production in the UK with two newly confirmed cast members. Per HBO, Tommy Flanagan will play Ser Roderick Dustin and Dan Fogler is on board as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

Returning stars include Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Queen Dowager Alicent Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, Rhys Ifans as Ser otto Hightower, Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen, and Tom Glynn-Carney as King Aegon II Targaryen. Sonoya Mizuno plays Mysaria, Harry Collett is Prince Jacaerys Velaryon, Bethany Antonia is Lady Baela Targaryen, Phoebe Campbell is Lady Rhaena Targaryen, Phia Saban is Queen Helaena Targaryen, Jefferson Hall is Ser Tyland Lannister, and Matthew Needham is Lord Larys Strong.

House of the Dragon Season 3 is now officially in production, and HBO has confirmed it will be adding two major cast members to the crew. The Game of Thrones prequel, which stars Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, and Olivia Cooke, is expected to return on the cable channel sometime in 2026. The ensemble cast has officially expanded once again, adding new names that are no strangers to participating in major franchises.

On Monday morning, HBO announced that House of the Dragon Season 3 has commenced production, with Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) and Dan Fogler (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) cast in the series as Ser Roderick Dustin and Ser Torrhen Manderly, respectively. The two actors join the recently-announced James Norton, who makes his debut as Ormund Hightower in the impending third season. HBO has confirmed that it will once again run for eight episodes, keeping up the same count from the second season,...

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¡Dracarys! El rodaje de la tercera temporada de la serie original de HBO La casa del dragón ha comenzado en el Reino Unido y la cosa está que arde (literalmente).

Basada en Fuego y Sangre, de George R.R. Martin, la serie se ambienta 200 años antes de los acontecimientos de Juego de Tronos y cuenta la historia de la Casa Targaryen. La tercera temporada, que constará de ocho episodios (al igual que la anterior), será la penúltima y nos llevará de lleno a los preparativos de la esperada Batalla del Gaznate.

Entre el reparto que regresa en esta tercera temporada no pueden faltar Emma D’Arcy como Rhaenyra, Matt Smith como Daemon Targaryen y Olivia Cooke como Alicent Hightower. También repiten, entre otros, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall,...

The cast of HBO’s House of the Dragon is back in front of the cameras in the United Kingdom for its next season.

The fantasy drama series has started filming season three, which will once again consist of eight episodes.

In addition, the show has announced two actors for the new season: Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) has been cast as Ser Roderick Dustin and Dan Fogler (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

The production also announced its new season’s directors: Clare Kilner, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Andrij Parekh and Loni Peristere.

The timing suggests the new season will debut sometime in 2026.

They join the show’s sprawling cast, which includes Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew,...

House of the Dragon began in 2022 and after two seasons, it has received praise for its production, story, and cast performances. And while not every moment from the series has been universally lauded, HBO can still consider this series a hit.

A spin-off coming from George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones universe, House of the Dragon currently has 18 episodes as of the time of writing, but more are to come in the near future.

Namely, we know that the series has been renewed for a third season, but we can now confirm that production on that third season has started, and that some new cast members have been added.

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The production start has been confirmed on social media with a very interesting video that you can see here:

The fight for the Throne is far from over.

HBO announced today that its Original drama series House of the Dragon has begun production on an eight-episode third season in the UK.

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

The cast returning for the third season includes Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, and Harry Collett.

Also returning are Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, and Abubakar Salim.

New cast members joining the series include Tommy Flanagan as Ser Roderick Dustin and Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

The previously announced new season three cast includes James Norton as Ormund Hightower.

House of the Dragon season three will be directed by Clare Kilner,...

“House of the Dragon” Season 3 is officially in production, with two new cast members officially confirmed to join the epic HBO drama.

Both Tommy Flanagan and Dan Fogler will appear in Season 3. Flanagan will play Ser Roderick Dustin and Fogler will play Ser Torrhen Manderly. It was previously announced that James Norton would be joining “House of the Dragon’s” third season as Ormund Hightower.

HBO has also confirmed that the third season will be eight episodes, like Season 2. The first season of the show had been ten episodes. Showrunner Ryan Condal had previously addressed the episode count issue, saying at a press conference in August 2024, “I haven’t had discussions with HBO about it. I would just anticipate the cadence of the show, from a dramatic storytelling perspective, will continue to be the same from Season 2 on.”

“House of the Dragon” serves as a prequel to “Game of Thrones,...

Production has begun on Season 3 of “House of the Dragon.” Additionally, the HBO juggernaut has added two new cast members to the upcoming season.

Tommy Flanagan will play Ser Roderick Dustin, and Dan Fogler will play Ser Torrhen Manderly. Previously, it was announced that James Norton will play Ormund Hightower, a new addition this season.

They will join returning cast members Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin and Abubakar Salim.

Season 3, which will consist of eight episodes, picks up in the lead-up to the Battle of the Gullet, which was not included in the sophomore installment to the dismay of some fans. The Season 2 finale sees Alicent (Cooke) make a plea for peace with...

A third season of House of the Dragon is on the way, with another spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, set to debut on HBO this year. There have been a number of Game of Thrones projects that have been scrapped, including a Jon Snow series, which Kit Harington has said is now on the shelf. “Currently, it’s off the table, because we all couldn’t find the right story to tell that we were all excited about enough,” Harington said. “So, we decided to lay down tools with it for the time being. There may be a time in the future where we return to it, but at the moment, no. It’s firmly on the shelf.” Although the Jon Snow spinoff is no longer in development, HBO’s Casey Bloys said he would be open to revisiting it down the line.

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Tommy Flanagan has joined the cast of HBO’s fantasy drama series House of the Dragon for Season 3 in a key role.

Based on Martin’s Fire & Blood and set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon tells the story of House Targaryen.

Flanagan will star as Ser Roderick Dustin, a battle-hardened warlord of the north who leads a large contingent of veteran soldiers known as the Winter Wolves into battle at the Dance of the Dragons to support Rhaenyra Targaryen’s claim.

Flanagan joins the previously announced new cast member James Norton, who will portray Ormund Hightower in the new season. In Martin’s books, Dustin and Hightower eventually face off on opposing sides of the battle. Dustin is also known as “Roddy the Ruin.”

The series stars Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Emma D’Arcy, Oivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best,...

Earlier this week, House of the Dragon cast member Steve Toussaint, who plays Corlys Velaryon, sat down to read through the upcoming third season along with his castmates...and posted a list of every character appearing in the fourth episode. The list may not spoil much, but it does tell us a few important things, like that Alicent Hightower's youngest son Daeron Targaryen will officially be part of the cast. I understand why Toussaint didn't think posting something so small would give anything away, but he may have underestimated how wonderfully obsessed this fandom is; he quickly took the post down.

Anyway, the list featured characters both old and new. Some of them are drawn from the pages of George R.R. Martin's book Fire & Blood and some are original to the show. One of the new characters is simply named "Tom." At first, I assumed Tom was just some random supporting character.

Last year, the Prime Video limited series Blade Runner 2099 – which is, of course, a continuation of the franchise that began with the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner and then got a long-awaited follow-up called Blade Runner 2049, which had Denis Villeneuve at the helm, in 2017 – made its way through production. We’re waiting to hear when the show is going to premiere, but in the meantime, cast member Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) has told Variety that Blade Runner 2099 is closer to the aesthetic of the original film than to 2049.

Tom Burke stars in the series alongside Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Hunter Schafer (Euphoria), Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Daniel Rigby (Renegade Nell), Johnny Harris (A Gentleman in Moscow”), Amy Lennox (Only Child), Sheila Atim (The Woman...

With production on House of the Dragon season 3 underway, the creative team is hard at work in putting the pieces in place for the highly anticipated next season of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel and, in doing so, they’ve officially cast the first major new character for the season!

As first confirmed by Variety, actor James Norton has joined the season 3 cast of House of the Dragon in the role of Ormund Hightower, a character who was previously referenced during the show’s second season but had previously never appeared on-screen. Ormund is the nephew of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) and cousin to both Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Gwayne’s (Freddie Fox) cousin.

If his last name and family ties weren’t enough of a context clue, you can very much expect Ormund to be part of Team Green and he’s very much in opposition to Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). In Fire & Blood,...

House of the Dragon has found its Ormund Hightower. Happy Valley star James Norton is joining the third season of the HBO series as Ormund, our sister site Variety reports.

The character was referenced in Season 2 but has not yet appeared on screen. Ormund is Otto’s nephew, Alicent and Gwayne’s cousin, and the Lord of Oldtown. “He is presently leading the Hightower host in a march on King’s Landing to support his house against Rhaenyra,” according to HBO’s official character description.

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James Norton has been tapped to portray Ormund Hightower in Season 3 of HBO’s House of the Dragon, Deadline has learned.

Ormund, who was referenced in Season 2 but never appeared on onscreen, is then nephew of Otto (Rhys Ifans), cousin to Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Gwayne (Freddie Fox) and the Lord of Oldtown. He is presently leading the Hightower forces in a march on King’s Landing to support his house against Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy).

Variety was first to report Norton’s casting.

Based on Martin’s Fire & Blood and set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon tells the story of House Targaryen.

In addition to Ifans, Cooke, Fox and D’Arcy, the cast also includes Matt Smith, Emma, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Matthew Needham, Sonoya Mizuno, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban and Jefferson Hall. Additional Season 2 cast includes Abubakar Salim,...

“House of the Dragon” has found its Ormund Hightower.

Variety has learned exclusively that James Norton will join the HBO show’s upcoming third season as Ormund.

The official description for the character states that he is “Otto’s (Rhys Ifans) nephew, Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Gwayne’s (Freddie Fox) cousin, and the Lord of Oldtown. He is presently leading the Hightower host in a march on King’s Landing to support his house against Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy).”

The character had previously been reference during Season 2 of “House of the Dragon” but has never been seen onscreen.

Norton is perhaps best known for his roles in the British TV shows “Happy Valley” and “Grantchester,” though he has also starred in series such as “McMafia” and the 2016 miniseries adaptation of “War & Peace.” Norton also previously starred in the HBO series “The Nevers” and he received a BAFTA nomination in 2015 for his role in “Happy Valley.

What Do We Know About the upcoming limited series Blade Runner 2099? More than you may think. The Prime Video series continuing the story begun in Ridley Scott’s classic film Blade Runner has been on the top of the most anticipated list since it was announced in 2022. With production wrapped, we may see it in 2025. From plot details, casting news, and more, let’s dive in and look at what is coming up in Blade Runner 2099.

What is the plot?

An official synopsis for Blade Runner 2099 was revealed recently. The series picks up fifty years after Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049. According to the synopsis, “In Los Angeles 2099, Cora lived her entire life on the run, a chameleon forced to adopt numerous identities. To secure a stable future for her brother, she assumes one final identity and is forced to partner with Olwen, a Replicant confronting the end of her life.

House of the Dragon star Tom Glynn-Carney, the actor who gives life to Aegon the usurper, aka King Aegon II, has revealed a few details about what fans can expect from his character in Season 3 of the Game of Thrones prequel series. While he remained vague about the finer details of what could happen to Aegon, the actor teased some changes for the character, who didn't actually have a great time during the Dance of Dragons.

Season 2 of House of the Dragon ended a few months ago, and to call its ending a cliffhanger is an understatement. The shift in terms of character is inevitable for Aegon. He's now a victim of his greed and his lack of skills. In Season 2, he had to get some respect. Season 3 will see him trying to simply survive as everyone in the Targaryen clan, the one in King's Landing, sees Aemond as the new leader.

House of the Dragon is a show about the divide of House Targaryen and its power struggles after the death of King Viserys Targaryen. Given House Targaryen's reputation for making irrational decisions and exhibiting violent tendencies, it should come as no surprise that civil war is one of the bloodiest events in the history of Westeros.

However, when it comes to the deadliest characters in the show, not all of them are of the ruling house. Some of these characters know how to use others to commit violence in their name, while others do the deed with the help of their dragons, but all of them have a long list of victims.

Rhaenyra Targaryen Makes a Reckless Sacrifice for Dragonriders Portrayed by: Milly Alcock & Emma D'Arcy

Rhaenyra hadn’t killed anyone except for a boar in the woods until Season 2, episode 7, but then she killed quite a bunch of people all at once.

Earlier this year, we shared updates as a cast was assembled for the Prime Video limited series Blade Runner 2099 – which is, of course, a continuation of the franchise that began with the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner and then got a long-awaited follow-up called Blade Runner 2049, which had Denis Villeneuve at the helm, in 2017. Now, Discussing Film has shared a short and simple update on the project: Blade Runner 2099 has wrapped filming!

‘Blade Runner 2099’, starring Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh, has wrapped filming.

Coming soon to Prime Video. pic.twitter.com/gUUdDAon9o

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) December 29, 2024

Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) star in the series alongside Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Daniel Rigby (Renegade Nell), Johnny Harris...

House of the Dragon star Emma D'Arcy confirms the one thing their character cannot do without in Season 3.

During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (per Screen Rant), D'Arcy opened up about the petition she put in with the series' showrunner and co-creator, Ryan Condal. "The petition I've put in is I want a weapon," D'Arcy explained. "Like it's getting ridiculous. I don't even mind if it’s like a little dagger, a short sword. I don't really care."

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" All the men in the show don’t have to worry about where they put their hands because they’re constantly holding the pommel of their sword," D'Arcy added. "That obviously sounds...

Golden Globe nominee Emma D’Arcy has shared a brand-new update about the current status of House of the Dragon Season 3. In the HBO series, D’Arcy portrays the leading role of Rhaenyra Targaryen, whose rightful claim to the throne is challenged by those who don’t believe that Westeros should have a queen.

During a recent interview with Collider, D’Arcy admitted that they haven’t read the scripts for House of the Dragon Season 3. However, they’re excited about what’s in store for the next installment, as the cast and crew are expected to return to the set in "early next year." "No, I haven’t, is the truth," D’Arcy revealed. "But soon, I hope. I’m really excited to go back.” Besides D’Arcy, series regulars Matt Smith, Tom Glynn-Carney, and Fabien Frankel also confirmed in a previous interview that they also haven’t received any scripts...

Quick Links The Sophomore Slump Hurt 'House of the Dragon' Do the Golden Globes Matter for 'House of the Dragon?'

It hasn’t exactly been a good week for fans of Westeros. A few days ago, George R.R. Martin seemingly confirmed a fear fans have had for years now: it’s unlikely that he’ll ever finish the last two books of A Song of Ice and Fire. But an even bigger surprise came during the Golden Globe nominations, which House of the Dragon had handily dominated two years before. Despite mixed reviews for its sophomore season, critical reception has never stopped any Westeros-set series from having guild support. Even the maligned final season of Game of Thrones got (at the time) a record number of Emmy nominations and won Best Drama Series.

Instead, House of the Dragon only earned a single Golden Globes nod for...

As the fantasy TV show landscape grows larger and more impressive every year, older shows must conclude and make way for new projects entering the sphere. Plenty of long-running shows currently on the air are not only exiting gracefully but are completing their planned arcs. By having a confirmed end date, these shows get to carefully orchestrate a conclusion that will successfully bring the character development and story full circle, which always satisfies fans. As difficult as it is to say goodbye to such high-quality shows, it's good to know they won't suddenly be canceled at their peak.

There's hope that these series will join the ranks of fantasy TV shows with almost perfect endings since having a definitive conclusion is often better than going on for too long. When a fantasy TV show continues for too many seasons, it taints the legacy of the series, making the case that...

New AI-generated art turns beloved Game of Thrones characters into minions. The acclaimed HBO series, based on the spectacular books by visionary George R. R. Martin, is rated as one of the best television shows. The series was so successful, despite its heavily criticized last season, that it spawned spinoffs like House of the Dragon and the upcoming A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Game of Thrones, and A Song of Ice and Fire, the series it's based on, were lauded for their strong and thoroughly fleshed-out characters, who have become prominent figures in pop culture.

A post on X, from user @pabloprompt, transforms many key Game of Thrones characters into minions, and the result is kind of disturbing. To make the crossover even funnier, the videos soundtrack is a minion rendition of the iconic Game of Thrones theme. Each minion rendition has key features and accessories of each character,...

George R.R Martin's complaints about the television adaptation of House of the Dragon caught the attention of HBO execs. While his grievances have not been addressed directly, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, recently touched on the topic.

Martin's comments came up when Deadline asked Bloys to share his thoughts about House of the Dragon's Emmy Award chances since Season 2 divided some fans. "Well, I'm not sure that the fans were divided over Season 2," the HBO exec said before the publication mentioned the acclaimed author by name. "Yes, maybe one fan was. But no, the show did really, really well. I expect that will be in competition," he added.

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Ahead of the premiere of House of the Dragon season 2, HBO rolled out a number of gorgeous promotional images of the characters raked by pain and anguish, appropriate since they were about to go head to head in a brutal civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. It resulted in stark posters like this one of Rhaenyra Targaryen looking ashen and pained:

Teaser Art – Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon season 2

HBO released these images under the tagline "All Must Choose." Now, fans have found that photographer James Minchin has uploaded a bunch of other images that look like they're from that same batch, and they are gorgeous. Just look at Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra:

New promotional images of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen in ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2 pic.twitter.com/ZozjM0waS2

— westerosies (@westerosies) September 15, 2024

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House of the Dragon Season 2 had many twists and turns, but perhaps the biggest took place at the end when Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) strike a bargain, only for Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) and Larys (Matthew Needham) to escape King's Landing, setting up complications for Season 3. The scheming Master of Whisperers used his talents to gain favor with Aegon, rising in the ranks quickly, but their rushed escape makes little enough sense. Alicent may have sold Aegon out, but no one knows that. In fact, Larys initiates his plan before Alicent ever sees Rhaenyra. The speed at which he smuggles the King out of the city is suspicious, especially with all the advanced planning required for such a task, suggesting that the cliffhanger is a calculated move on Larys' part.

Spoiler Alert: Possible spoilers follow for future seasons of House of the DragonSomething is rotten in the state of Westeros. After promising last week to talk about his dissatisfaction with parts of House of the Dragons second season, franchise maestro George R.R. Martin made good on that promise on Wednesday in a now-deleted blog post. Specifically, he detailed the changes to the season premieres Blood and Cheese plotline, which controversially removed Queen Helaenas youngest son, Prince Maelor. Since Helaena no longer had to willingly sacrifice Maelor (only for Blood and Cheese to kill Jaehaerys instead), fans felt this lessened the emotional impact of the scene. While Martin praised the season as its own entity, he clearly sides with the fans.

As he explained, his bigger concern is the repercussions that Maelors exclusion from the show would have going forward (Spoiler Warning Ahead). In the book Fire and Blood, Maelor is...

This article contains Potential Heavy Spoilers for an upcoming season of House of the Dragon.

Fans praised House of the Dragon even if it changed storylines in the source material. George R.R. Martin revealed a key character from his novel will never be introduced in the TV show.

George R.R. Martin asserted (in a now-deleted blog post) that Maelor Targaryen will be written off of House of the Dragon. Martin also revealed how the character's arc was supposed to be depicted in the show, which since Season 1 has proven capable of crossing moral taboos. "If you have never read Fire & Blood, maybe it does not matter, because all I am going to 'spoil' here are things that happen in the book that may Never happen on the series," he wrote. "Starting with Maelor himself. Sometime between the initial decision to remove Maelor, a big change was made. The prince's...

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Last week, George R.R. Martin took to his “Not a Blog” to hint at some significant grievances with the recent sophomore season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon, promising to go into more detail soon.

The writer has now done just that, with a lengthy post outlining why he felt one particular character omission in the season premiere could have a "butterfly effect" on later seasons of the show.

He also spoils a significant season 3 death - at least for those who haven't read the book.

In the show, King Aegon and Queen Helaena have two children (Jaehaerys and Jaehaera), but in Martin's Fire and Blood, the twins have a younger brother, 2-year-old Maelor. The infamous “Blood and Cheese” sequence in the series shows the hired thugs kill Jaehaerys in front of his mother, but the events of the book are quite different - and a lot more disturbing.

George R.R Marin has been pretty vocal about what he loved about House of the Dragon. However, the acclaimed author recently took issue with how the series portrayed Blood and Cheese and the death of Prince Jaehaerys.

"I still believe the scene in the book is stronger," Martin wrote in a Sept. 4 post on his Not a Blog website. "The readers have the right of that. The two killers are crueler in the book. I thought the actors who played the killers on the show were excellent. But the characters are crueler, harder, and more frightening in Fire & Blood. In the show, Blood is a gold cloak. In the book, he is a former gold cloak, stripped of his office for beating a woman to death. Book Blood is the sort of man who might think making a woman choose which of her sons should die is amusing, especially...