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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...

Exclusive: Lizzy Greene (Ransom Canyon) and Harry Collett (House of the Dragon) have been confirmed as the leads in coming-of-age love story Easy, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Tammara Webber.

Australian director and producer Luke Eve, who is known for the web-series Low Life and High Life as well as the 2020 feature film I Met A Girl, directs the movie which recently wrapped principal photography in Malta.

Producers are Ryan Hamilton, Addam Bramich and Volodymyr Artemenko as well as author Anna Todd (Shiver), whose writing credits include the YA romance series After.

Greene, who also serves as an executive producer, stars as Jacqueline Wallace, a college freshman forced to rebuild her life after a traumatic event, while Collett plays Lucas Maxfield, the enigmatic classmate with a troubled past who becomes an unexpected source of strength and connection.

HBO is currently filming the third season of House of the Dragon, and we're getting a close-up view of a lot of the action. Tons of reports and set pics have been leaking lately as the show films on location in Wales and England, and the flood hasn't stopped. Beware Spoilers beyond this point!

A lot of the on-location filming in Wales has involved the Battle of the Gullet, a huge naval battle that was originally supposed to serve as the climax to the second season of the show. It's now been pushed to the start of the third; expect to see it in the premiere episode.

The Battle of the Gullet involves a clash between a fleet led by Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) on the one side and a fleet captained by Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn) on the other; Corlys fights for Queen Rhaenyra and Lohar on behind of her rival King Aegon II.

Filming for the third season of House of the Dragon is ongoing. The show will forge ahead adapting George R.R. Martin's book Fire & Blood, about a brutal civil war fought between factions of the Targaryen dynasty. There are lots of characters in the mix, some front and center, some in the background. But in an ensemble show like this, any can steal the spotlight, if only for a moment.

In season 2, we were briefly introduced to a character named Lady Sabitha Frey, whom Jaecaerys Velaryon (Harry Collett) met with partway through the season. Lady Sabitha is the head of House Frey alongside her husband Forrest, played by Kenneth Collard. They agreed to throw their lot in with Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) and open the gates of the Twins, the ancestral seat of House Frey, to an army of Northerners on their way south; we saw that group crossing...

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,...

This week, HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon finally started filming on its third season. To mark the occasion, showrunner Ryan Condal spoke with Entertainment Weekly about season 3, hyping up things we already knew were on the way and giving us a bunch of new details, like that the series has officially cast Tom Flanagan as Roddy the Ruin and Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly!

Condal also teased that the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons will get very bloody, very fast this season, as the armies of Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) and her half-brother Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) take to the field. “I will say that the war this season goes very hot, very, very quickly,” he said. “I think the people that were waiting and waiting for all of the horrible, brutal, pitiless bloodshed will be getting it in copious amounts.

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,...

Harry Collett is one of the ensemble cast members on House of the Dragon; he plays Prince Jacaerys Velaryon, the son and heir of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, who is a fight for her throne as the show heads into its third season. Speaking to Vman, he remembered when he auditioned for the role back before season 1.

"My character was called 'Jack' for 'Untitled HBO Series.' Which I now find quite funny," Collett recalled. "But before the in-person audition at the studio, I was told [the truth]. Which probably gave me a kick up the butt, in a good way. But it also made me so nervous. I was going into the audition and I saw the sheet of all the other guys. They were all strong and tall. I thought I had no chance to play a prince. Which didn’t help the nerves. It was now time for my audition and I went in,...

The Song of Ice and Fire universe has had plenty of heartbreaking deaths between George R. R. Martin's books, "Game of Thrones," and "House of the Dragon." It's hard for anything to top events like the beheading of Ned Stark or the Red Wedding, but the end of "House of the Dragon" Season 1 took a crack at it with the death of Lucerys Velaryon (Elliot Grihault). Luke might not have had as much screen time as some other characters in the franchise before their own tragic ends, but his status as an innocent child, the accidental nature of his death, and a fantastic performance from young star Elliot Grihault all combine to make his murder a truly devastating finale for the show's inaugural season.

As tensions between Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) and the Hightower faction in King's Landing rise, Rhaenyra scrambles to assemble as many allies to her banner as she can.

House of the Dragon Season 2 opened with Jacaerys Velaryon seeking support from major houses in Westeros, particularly House Stark. While speaking with Lord Cregan Stark, he learned more about the long history of the bond between their ancestors.

Harry Collett in House of the Dragon / Credits: HBO

In times when peace and unity are threatened, a strong support system goes a long way, and it’s good to know that the Starks have never forgotten their oath—the pledge made by Lord Rickon Stark to King Viserys I when the latter named Rhaenyra as his heir in the first season. However, this allegiance holds a more sacred reason that goes beyond the politics of Westeros.

The alliance between House Targaryen and House Stark goes back to the time of Aegon the Conqueror

In Season 2 of House of the Dragon, Cregan told Jace of King Jaehaerys and Queen Alysanne’s visit...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoiler warning for George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood

Just when everyone thought we’re ending House of the Dragon Season 2 on a high note, we got an underwhelming conclusion, or more like a long-winded teaser for the upcoming Battle of the Gullet, which is reportedly set to kick off Season 3.

Emma D’Arcy in House of the Dragon / Credits: HBO

There were many reasons why the previous installment was cut down to only 8 episodes instead of 10. Apart from the controversial writers’ strike, the creative team also needed more time to build the set. It is known as one of the bloodiest sea battles in the history of Westeros, so fans will be expecting a high-budget viewing experience.

House of the Dragon Season 3 could open with a major character’s death

As HBO’s Head of Drama Series and Films Francesca Orsi announced via Deadline, the upcoming Season 3 of...

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,...

The epic HBO fantasy series "House of the Dragon" has exceeded fan expectations in many ways, giving those who were burned by "Game of Thrones" another chance to love and grieve the incredible characters of franchise creator George R. R. Martin's worlds. Taking place approximately 200 years before the events of "Game of Thrones," "House of the Dragon" contains all of the great aspects of its television predecessor, just done much better, and that includes all kinds of complicated family drama. In fact, "House of the Dragon" pretty much triples down on the family drama (and incest) because it's centered on the "Dance of the Dragons," a war between two factions of the dragon-riding Targaryen family. On one side is Team Green, headed up by Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and her son Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney), whom she crowned as king after the death of his father Viserys...

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.

Dragons and royal drama? Cool. But even House of the Dragon’s wildest moment couldn’t top Outlander’s most legendary episode. This one hit like an emotional freight train — fans were ugly crying, yelling at their TVs, and questioning their life choices all at once.

A still from Outlander | Credits: Sony Pictures Television

Sure, House of the Dragon brought fire and chaos, but Outlander brought pure, unfiltered feels. Sometimes, all it takes is time travel, heartbreak, and a killer storyline to absolutely destroy the competition. Mic drop.

Outlander’s finale proves love and heartbreak beat House of the Dragons any day A still from House of the Dragon | Credits: HBO Entertainment

The Season 2 finale, Dragonfly in Amber, rocks a killer 9.5 IMDb rating, beating House of the Dragon’s fiery crowd-pleaser The Red Dragon and the Gold (9.4). Yep, Jamie and Claire’s heartbreak-packed journey took down Westeros’ biggest dragon flex.

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...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoiler Warning for George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood

House of the Dragon fans must be taking this time to prepare themselves for the upcoming deaths in Season 3, although there is nothing that could get us all ready for Jacaerys Velaryon’s impending demise at the Battle of the Gullet as we’ve grown to like him and his tenacity in defending his mother’s claim to the throne.

Credits: Harry Collett in House of the Dragon / HBO

The character could charm us all, but he will inevitably meet his death after getting shot while fighting the Triarchy’s fleet. Unless the show has different plans for the young prince, we can count on the writers to make his end more dramatic and surprising by involving a nasty betrayal.

Jacaerys Velaryon’s Death in House of the Dragon Could Involve Betrayal From One of the Dragonseeds

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The second season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon began with a visit to the North, where Rhaenyra Targaryen's son Jacaerys Velaryon (Harry Collett) brokered an alliance with young Cregan Stark (Tom Taylor), the head of House Stark in these days. They didn't have much time together, but it was neat to visit the Wall again, and to see some of the Stark iconography.

For instance, Cregan Stark bore the Valyrian steel blade Ice, the same one that Ned Stark would wield over 100 years later on Game of Thrones...before it's used to behead him at the first season. The official Game of Thrones YouTube channel recently dropped a little behind-the-scenes video about how they recreated this iconic sword for the prequel show. Watch it above!

Does House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal seem a little too giddy over the prospect of getting to play with Ice,...

Includes Massive Spoilers for Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon's source material.

A theory about House of the Dragon season 3 suggests that the show's saddest death could be changed, and one Rhaenyra scene from season 2 indicates the possibility. The HBO prequel series is based on the book Fire & Blood, a companion piece to George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire series. With any adaptation comes the need to make changes to the source material to better fit the television medium, though, in the case of House of the Dragon, those changes have resulted in division among audiences.

House of the Dragon season 2's ending received a significant amount of flack for leaving audiences without a worthy climax, but the more notable controversies of the season were the many changes made to the book's story. For example, Blood & Cheese, the Battle of Rook's Rest, and the Sowing...

Today marks the release of House of the Dragon: Dawn of the Targaryen Civil War, a coffee table book that dives deep on the second season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel show. Author Gina McIntyre had access to the set and was able to talk to cast and crew members about their experience. The book also includes tons of photographs straight from the set, concept art, pictures of props, and more.

Let's focus on the images for right now, because a lot of them are making their way around the internet, with an X user named @glindacent being extremely thorough. I won't actually embed the photos here for fear of angering the copyright gods, but will link out to tons of stuff, including:

A new pic of Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) sitting on the Iron Throne in Daemon's visionA concept art illustration of that same momentMilly Alcock as Young...

Harry Collett is part of the vast ensemble cast on HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon. He plays Jacaerys Velaryon, the son of hopeful Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy), which means he's only a few bodies from taking the Iron Throne. Collett only featured in a couple of episodes of the first season, but we got to see a lot more of his well-intentioned, noble-hearted character in season 2.

Collett talked to Hero about how he got the role in the first place. It ends up that HBO was trying to keep things hush hush at first, even from the stars. "I did a self-tape and it didn’t say much, it just said ‘Untitled HBO Series,’" Collett remembered. "I was like, 'Ok, that’s great, I know a lot now.' [laughs] My character was called Jack, so it could’ve literally been anything and this was...

Young actor Harry Collett is best known for his work on House of the Dragon, where he plays Jacaerys Velaryon, aka Jace. Jace had a frustrating time in the show's second season. He has his own dragon, Vermax, that he can ride, but as the son of future queen Rhaenyra Targaryen he was discouraged from riding it lest a political rival shoot him out of the sky. His mother burdened him with the knowledge of a prophecy which every Targaryen ruler must work to fulfill, and he feels his birthright is threatened by a bunch of a new peasant dragon-riders who are putting their feet up on tables and using the flatware wrong and generally classing down the place.

How do you relax in a situation like that? Sometimes you need to let it all hang out. This is all a very tortured segue into telling you that Harry Collett...

House of the Dragon stars Matt Smith, Tom Glynn-Carney, and Fabien Frankel have shared an update about the upcoming third season of HBOs hit Game of Thrones spinoff. In the series, Smith portrays the role of Daemon Targaryen, while Glynn-Carney and Frankel portray his enemies Aegon II Targaryen and Criston Cole, respectively.

Smith, Glynn-Carney, and Frankel attended the recently held House of the Dragon panel at the 2024 New York Comic-Con, where they were asked about their thoughts on the next installments script. Per Variety, Smith and Glynn-Carney both admitted that they still have no clue about what will happen in Season 3, since the creative team hasnt let them read the scripts yet. "Not a jot, not a letter," Glynn-Carney said. "The longer they take, the longer we dont have to read anything for a while." Smith added, "Ive not heard hide nor hair. I dont know about you guys. Ive...

We have a while to wait before we get to see new episodes of House of the Dragon, HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series, but the cast members are keeping busy in the meantime. At the moment, Emma D'Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen) is starring in a Greek myth-inspired drama called The Other Place at the National Theatre in London. D'Arcy is incredibly compelling onscreen and I can easily imagine them commanding the stage as well.

That said, the National Theater is an ocean away from where I live, so I doubt I'll be taking it in. But D'Arcy's House of the Dragon castmates live much closer. In a video on X, we can see House of the Dragon stars Harry Collett (who plays Rhaenyra's son Jace) and Ewan Mitchell (who plays her younger half-brother Aemond) showing up to watch their colleague work:

ewan mitchell and harry collett supporting emma d’arcy at...

Bella Hadid is back on the runway!

After a two-year hiatus, the 27-year-old model made her triumphant return while walking in the Saint Laurent Fashion Show held during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday (Sept. 24) in Paris, France.

For the show, Bella wore a black suit, white button-up shirt, black tie, and oversized.

The last time Bella walked in a fashion show was back in October 2022 before she took some time off to focus on her health amid her battle with Lyme disease.

Following the show, we compiled photos of the stars in attendance so that you can see who was there!

Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to see the photos…

Anok Yai

Bella Hadid

Anja Rubik

Carla Bruni

Elsa Hosk

Fai Khadra

Gwyneth Paltrow

Harry Collett

Heart Evangelista

Iris Law

Jasmine Tookes

Justin Theroux

Kate Moss

Kid Cudi & fiancée Lola Abecassis Sartore

Laura Harrier

Lenny Kravitz

Lila Moss...

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

We encourage you to head to Minchin's website to check out the rest,...

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.

It sounds like George R.R. Martin may have some issues with the second season of House of the Dragon.

The Game of Thrones author, who is also listed as co-creator and executive producer on House of the Dragon, took to his “Not a Blog” over the weekend to hint at some significant grievances with the recent sophomore season of HBO's Got prequel series.

Martin began by admitting that he’s had “a pretty wretched year,” before revealing that he is planning to list off his problems with the show in an upcoming blog post.

"I need to talk about some of that, and I will, I will… I was away from my computer traveling from July 15 to August 15, so a lot of things that needed saying did not get said. I am glad I took that trip, though. My stress levels beforehand were off the charts, so much so that...

Birth status matters in Westeros. Bastards are given certain names, so everyone knows their history, but a few escape that fate. In House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra (Emma DArcy) spends so much energy insisting her sons are Laenor Velaryons (John Macmillan), though they look nothing like him for this reason. Jacaerys (Harry Collett), Lucerys (Elliot Grihault), and Joffreys (Oscar Eskinkanzi) parentage remains an open and humiliating secret as they are called strong in a demeaning way, referencing Harwin Strong (Ryan Corr), to whom they bear a striking resemblance. Throughout House of the Dragon Season 2, Jace is bitter about his true parentage, growing angry with his mother. As the dragonseeds claim dragons , he worries about what it will mean for his future and the rumors of illegitimacy that have always surrounded him. Though it does little to comfort him, Baela (Bethany Antonia) assures Jace that he is not the only bastard...

Warning: This article contains major spoilers for House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones may not have invented the shocking character death, but it seemingly perfected it. From Sean Bean's Ned Stark meeting his untimely demise in the first season to the Red Wedding in the third season, the show turned killing off characters into an art form, and moments that defined the series. Producers of the show also started a tradition that continues now with the prequel series House of the Dragon: the Call of Death. According to actors from both series, when their time on the show is up, and they are being killed off, they get a call from producers with the bad news. And no one wants to get that call.

In an interview with Variety, actor Harry Collett, who plays Jace, the eldest son of Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy), discussed the "Call of Death,...